NEWS

Nominations

Walk in the Dark has had a couple more great honours.

The album has been nominated for a 2018 Prix GAMIQ (Quebec) for Folk Album of the Year.  Winners to be announced in November at the Gala. 
GAMIQ Nominations

And for his work on that record, Rob Lutes has been nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Awards for Contemporary Singer of the Year. 
CFMA Nominees

 

Europe Tour 2018 
I'm heading over to France, the Netherlands and Germany for 11 shows in 12 nights beginning Wednesday, September 26. 


 

 

 

 

 

Walk in the Dark, Roots Music Report Canada

Almost a year after its release, Walk in the Dark still sits at #8 on the Roots Music Report Canada. 

https://www.rootsmusicreport.com/charts/view/album/country/canada/weekly

Nice piece in Montreal Gazette about upcoming Jazz Fest show.

10 Picks for 10-day Love In

Walk in the Dark - official video New official video for Walk in the Dark.

Directed by Michael Wees, and starring Cormac Lutes (Rob's son). 

During the Maple Blues Awards in Toronto, I stepped away to be interviewed by Mako Funasaka, for his Talkin' Blues podcast. It was a great chat about music and origins, stagefright and creativity. Click below to listen. 

 

 

Talkin' Blues - Episode 93 - Rob Lutes

Walk in the Dark has been added to another "best of" list, this time by Great Dark Wonder. Click below to read. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://greatdarkwonder.com/2017-year-end-roundup-jazz-blues/

Honoured to have Walk in the Dark picked as album of the year by Folk Roots Radio. 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/folkrootsradio/photos/a.335905330585.196811.193433690585/10155848100900586/?type=3&theater

 

Walk in the Dark honoured as one of Folk n Roots Radio's Five Canadian Roots Music Albums from 2017 You Need To Hear.

 

 

 

 

http://folknrootsradio.com/five-canadian-roots-music-albums-from-2017-you-need-to-hear/