The Smoke Wagon Blues band

In 2022 the band promoted the release of their eight album“The Ballad of Albert Johnson” to great fan fair after winning two 2021 Maple Blues Awards(Canadian Blues Awards) for “Album/recording of the year, new artist of the year and a 2021Independent Blues Award for “Best Modern Roots Song”. “Smoke Wagon Blues Band”, is one of the hottest blues acts in Canada.

Featuring whiskey-stained soul vocals,funky blues harmonica, slick R&B/rootsguitar, swinging piano work, soulfulorgan, riveting saxophone, with a racy,taut rhythm section, The Smoke Wagon

Blues Band has been performing on festival stages for two decades. Formed in 1996, the band became crowd favorites in Hamilton, Ontario’s famous Hess Village. Eight independent releases, international radio play, and a large local fan base propelled the band to venues across the continent. The group’s last three albums were award winning international hits reaching the top of the roots and blues charts and garnering 5-star reviews in blues magazines and blogs around the globe. The bands live performances have become the talk of the town at festivals across the province including the 2016 IBC’s in Memphis Tennessee where they became fan favorites during a three-night stand at Club 152 on Beale St.