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Colin James鈥檚 current album Open Road is his 20th studio album and his 19th nomination for Blues Album of The Year, winning at the 2022 Juno Awards.

In the latest installment of 鈥楾oday in BC鈥�, host Peter McCully chats with the blues guitarist whose early years were playing traditional/Celtic music in his hometown of Regina.

鈥淚t was just a bunch of people getting together and playing dances,鈥� said James. 鈥淏ut it was a great learning place for a 13-year-old. I was ears wide open all the time.鈥�

The first single for Open Road is 鈥楧own on the Bottom鈥�, a Bob Dylan tune from the 1960s.

鈥淵eah, he just wrote it and never put music to it,鈥� said James. 鈥淭he New Basement Tapes was put out a few years ago now, they recorded that song, and my producer liked it. I鈥檓 always happy to have another rock song in the group.鈥�

James is a member of the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame and has run into many interesting characters and great musicians over the years 鈥� and shares his thoughts and stories.

We鈥檒l also hear the single 鈥楧own on the Bottom鈥� - on this edition of Today in BC.

(Down on the Bottom/Dylan)

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