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Hometown	Thunder Bay, Canada
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Band Members	Christine Ewacha princess and lead vocals<br/><br/>... » more
Achievements	» more
Upcoming Shows	None

Contact Information:	Artist / Band Member Chrissy Klass thechain@live.com 807 621 0661
# Years Experience Performing Live:	30
# Live Perfomances Past Six-months:	8
Market Draw:	Canada: 800+
Venue History:	Thunder Bay Community Auditorium - Thunder Bay, CA:ON Thunder Bay Blues Fest - Thunder Bay, ON
Opener Experience:	The Commitments; George Leash; Taj Mahal; Colin James; Edgar Winters
Discography:	Shine On LP—2009; The Chain LP—2008

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Achievements

February 2010 Judging Excellence

January 2010 Judging Excellence

December 2009 Judging Excellence

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by Thunder Bay Blues Festival
Daisy Chain Renowned for her powerful yet achingly soulful voice, Chrissy Ewacha Klaas has been entertaining Thunder Bay audiences for more than twenty years. Those emotionally charged vocals have opened shows for The Commitments, The Kinsey Report and Tinsley Ellis. Her many fans have cheered as they watched Ewacha Klaas mature into a poised and confident artist fronting her rock band C. R. Slam and her blues band Bourbon Haze. Ewacha Klaas is now embarking on another musical venture with Daisy Chain. This exciting new quintet will be performing original songs from her third solo album which will be released this summer as well as classic blues standards. Accompanying Ewacha Klaas on the project is her writing partner of fifteen years Peter Gleeson who plays keyboards and harmonica in the band. With three decades of experience behind him, Gleeson is well known to local musicians as a producer and arranger with a keen and sensitive ear and as a recording engineer who manipulates a mixing console with a craftsman’s touch. Rob Jardine wears many hats in the city’s musical community. A long-time guitarist with Chris Krienke and Strawdawg, he is also the Audio Director of the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium and owner/operator of Reeltone Recording, a local recording studio. Greg McIntosh (bass) credits his father with introducing him to blues and jazz. He began taking piano lessons at age six and moved on to the guitar in high school before finally graduating to bass guitar. In 2003, McIntosh’s skills were featured on an award-winning children’s CD. Daisy Chain will be the stellar beginning of what promises to be an extraordinary Saturday of blues music at the Thunder Bay Blues Festival. Don’t miss a note of it! Ken Wright

by www.tbayblues.ca
Hot Blues by the Bay “Hey, everybody, let’s have some fun You only live but once And when you’re dead you’re done, so Let the good times roll” Marvellous local blues singer, Chrissy Ewacha belted out those words from the Louis Jordan classic “Let the Good Times Roll” to launch her set and an incredible Saturday of blues music. The lyrics may be 60 years old but their sentiment of whole heartedly embracing life’s joyful moments is timeless and perfectly expressed the gala mood of the seventh annual Thunder Bay Blues Festival.

by www.tbayblues.ca
The Chain Print Renowned for her powerful yet achingly soulful voice, Chrissy Ewacha Klaas has been entertaining Thunder Bay audiences for more than twenty five years. Her emotionally charged vocals have opened shows for The Commitments, The Kinsey Report, Tinsley Ellis and George Leach. Her many devoted fans have cheered as they watched Ewacha Klaas mature into a poised and confident artist lighting up the stage fronting her rock band C. R. Slam and her blues band Bourbon Haze. One of Thunder Bay’s most popular and engaging artists, Ewacha Klaas has now embarked on another musical venture with The Chain. This exciting quintet of skilled veterans will be performing original songs from her third solo album, Daisy Chain, which was released at last summer’s Thunder Bay Blues Festival, as well as classic blues favourites. Accompanying Ewacha Klaas on the project is her writing partner of more than fifteen years Peter Gleeson who plays keyboards and harmonica in the band. With three decades of experience behind him, Gleeson is well known to local musicians as a producer and arranger with a keen and sensitive ear as well as a recording engineer who manipulates a mixing console with the deft touch of an artisan. A founding member of Dreamchild, he has worked with well known local artists such as Shelley Jacobson, Ari Lahdekorpi, Martin, Gibson and I and Rodney Brown. Rob Jardine wears many hats in the city’s musical community. A long-time guitarist with Chris Krienke and Strawdawg, he is also the Audio Director of the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium and owner/operator of Reeltone Recording, a local recording studio. Jardine has opened for such famous acts as Muddy Waters, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Meat Loaf, Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels and Rick Derringer. Greg McIntosh (bass) credits his father with introducing him to blues and jazz. He began taking piano lessons at age six and moved on to the guitar in high school before finally graduating to bass guitar. In 2003, McIntosh’s skills were featured on an award-winning children’s CD. More than a drummer, Jim Differ is an adept percussionist whose specialty is diversity. Perched solidly on his drum stool, Differ expertly lays down the Mediterranean moods of Flamenco Caravan, the Latino strut of Ti Amo, the jazzy reflections of Mood Indigo as well as the blues grooves of The Chain. The Chain plays a sparkling platter of blues, rock and R&B with smile-fetching enthusiasm. Don’t miss a note of it! www.myspace.com/thechainca Ken Wright

The Chain by Thunder Bay Blues Fest
The Chain PRINT Well meaning though they inevitably are, good intentions often lead to awkward moments. On the upside, when applied surreptitiously to the right inclination, they can be the little spark that kindles an artistic calling. In her youth, Chrissy Ewacha Klaas had absolutely no desire to be a singer. Sure, there was an upright grand piano around the house, “one of those big old clunkers,” she recalls, that on occasion, would attract her fleeting interest. When a friend who overheard her “goofing around” in the gym locker room suggested that Ewacha Klaas enter a public school talent contest she balked. The friend signed her up anyway. Put on the spot, Ewacha Klaas had to step on stage. “After the first round of applause,” she says, “I was hooked.” Ewacha Klaas formed her first band, a rock cover unit, in high school and progressed rapidly from there. While her voice undoubtedly has the power and the emotive qualities and her recent focus has been on blues and R&B, Ewacha Klaas doesn’t consider herself to be a traditional blues singer. She has always found her inspiration in great vocalists – Etta James in blues, Janis Joplin and even Robert Plant in rock, Anita Baker in smooth jazz and Gladys Knight in R&B – rather than any specific genre of music. As someone who penned poetry before she ever started to sing, Ewacha Klaas gravitated naturally to song writing. For the past sixteen years she has collaborated in that endeavour with her writing partner and The Chain’s keyboard player, Peter Gleeson. Their exemplary creative efforts have stood out in the local music community for their noteworthy results. The nub of a song can come from almost anywhere, a riff, a phrase, an event or an experience. “Sometimes you can create a song in ten minutes,” she says. “Sometimes it takes a year.” Currently, the process revolves around Ewacha Klaas’ lyrics, Gleeson’s melodies, a guitar, a piano and a computer coming together in Gleeson’s basement recording studio. “We always try to freshen it up, throw in something so it’s not so cliché like a rock chord in a blues song,” she says. Ewacha Klaas, who has appeared at eight of the nine Thunder Bay Blues Festivals, is delighted to have a later performance slot this year. “I’m excited to be able to play our music in front of more people,” she relates. Her most memorable career highlights are opening for The Commitments and sharing the stage with the late Koko Taylor. The other members of The Chain include guitarist Rob Jardine, the Audio Director of the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium and owner of Reeltone Recording Studio, bassist Greg McIntosh, whose skills have been featured on an award-winning children’s CD and percussionist Jim Differ, who has performed with Flamenco Caravan, Ti Amo and Mood Indigo. The band is looking to expand their touring range into Minnesota. Watch for their latest CD of new material and reworked older numbers. The Chain plays a sparkling platter of blues, rock and R&B with smile-fetching enthusiasm. Don’t miss a note of it! www.myspace.com/thechainca Ken Wright

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