Jimmy Bowskill
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Jimmy Bowskill | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | September 16, 1990 |
| Genres | Blues, Rock, Country |
| Instruments | Guitar, Pedal Steel |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Member of | Blue Rodeo |
| Formerly of | The Sheepdogs |
Jimmy Bowskill (born 16 September 1990) is a Canadian blues singer, guitarist and bassist.
Bowskill grew up in Bailieboro, a small village near Peterborough, Ontario,where he learned to play guitar.[1]
Career
Bowskill began performing at a young age, and first played on stage at age 11 at Jeff Healey's club in Toronto.[2] "They wouldn’t let an 11-year-old inside his club, so I started busking on the side-walk outside," he recalled in Guitar Player Magazine "Jeff heard about me, invited me in to play, and I did pretty well. I got a lot of gigs and exposure just from that one night."[3]
Bowskill's second album, Soap Bars & Dog Ears, was nominated for a Juno Award when he was 14.[4]
In 2005, he was presented with a Maple Blues Award as Best New Artist of the Year.[5]
In 2010, he toured in Europe with Joe Bonamassa and Jeff Beck.[6] He also performed locally at the Belleville Blues Festival.[7]
In 2009, he released his first live album, Jimmy Bowskill Band Live.[citation needed]
In 2012, Bowskill introduced his album Back Number at the Kincardine Lighthouse Blues Festival.[8] The album was recorded at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario. He also performed at the Windsor International BluesFest[9] and at the All-Canadian Jazz Festival in Port Hope with the Ganaraska Sheiks.[10]
While on tour in 2009, the Jimmy Bowskill Band included Wayne Deadder on bass and Dan Neill on drums.[11] In 2012, the band members were Ian McKeown on bass and Dan Reiff on drums.[12]
From 2015-22, Bowskill was a member of the Canadian rock band, The Sheepdogs, playing lead, rhythm and pedal steel guitar.[13][14]
In 2016, Blue Rodeo released their album, 1000 Arms, with Bowskill contributing on two tracks.[15][16] By the time Blue Rodeo released their next album, Many a Mile, in 2021, Bowskill was a full member of the band.[17]
In 2023, Bowskill released Too Many Roads with singer-songwriter Brittany Brooks, whom he later married.[18]
In 2024, Bowskill released Blissful State of Mind with Brooks.[19]
