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SEPTEMBER TOUR COMING UP SOUTHERN ONTARIO! see poster

Known internationally for beltin' out the blues with her Right Hand Band, Tracy K's desire to form a specific kind of acoustic duo was fulfilled after moving to Thunder Bay, Ontario in 2004. She met Jamie "Snakeman" Steinhoff, a humble, funny-guy by nature and chef by trade. When he's not cookin' in the kitchen he's cookin' on guitar! Ms. K pulled him out of the kitchen, stuck him onstage and now they cook together! Their 2011 release Canned Heat introduces the pairing of this unknown bluesman guilty of preserving authenticity with the award winning performer.

"For old time Blues and Beyond, done right, I give "Canned Heat" my highest rating of 5*****" - John Vermilyea (Blues Underground Network)

Woodshedding for over twenty years, Steinhoff’s dedication to early folk and blues from the 1920s to 40s is revealed in his beautiful Piedmont finger style guitar work and Delta slide. With gritty, soulful vocals he sings clever songs with funny lyrics. He's been caught playing banjo too! The duo's steamy blues and lively rags, contemporary originals and vintage gems make up their sound. Their 2011 debut release 'Canned Heat' has picked up some five star reviews, like this one:

http://www.rosslandradio.com/node/3064

Highlights include CBC Radio One and Two live recordings, a private performance in the Caribbean, opening for Ramblin' Jack Elliot and co-writing an epigrammatic song for the Six String Nation Guitar tour. They tour acoustic venues and festivals across the land, packing their Tracy K's Stolen Apple Jelly and Snakeman's Canned Heat Salsa.

"…a program of pre-war blues and originals highlighted by excellent rapport & expert playing, their vocals are assured & confident." - J.Valentyn, Toronto Blues Society/Maple Blue Magazine, 2011

Raspy voiced Tracy K has experienced the thrill of earning awards for her performing, songwriting and harmonica skills. Her incredible Right Hand Band was nominated as Best Electric Act by Winnipeg blues.com and performed in two Los Angeles movie productions. Jamie plays on Tracy K's two award winning songs from her 2007 release Old, New, Borrowed and Blues. Together Tracy and Jamie have been recorded by CBC Radio’s “Bandwidth” and “Canada Live”, gave a private performance in the Carribean, and co-wrote an epigrammatic tribute for Jowi Taylor’s Six String Nation Guitar tour. One buyer claims "they produce a memorable show you’ll carry long in your heart"! "

Tracy K grew up in the tiny prairie town of Beausejour, Manitoba, Canada. Raised on sixties radio and older sibling's records, her musical interests developed with the British Invasion and psychedlic eras. Tracy K's first harmonica adventure happened while backpacking Europe in 1982. A Canadian soldier in Germany gave her one of his old harmonicas because she was always playing on his - a lifelong bond was formed between the tiny instrument and Tracy K. She spent the rest of that decade in Toronto, Canada swept up in the bustling music scene. After a hiatus prompted by motherhood Tracy K began her solo career in Winnipeg, Canada in the late 1990s. Since then, Tracy K has been selected to perform at the Toronto Blues Society Blues Summit, their Harmonica Workshop, and their Women's Blues Revue. She has been a featured vocalist with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra and has performed at countless music festivals and concerts across mid-Canada.

Tracy K has been awarded with:
Ontario Independent Music Award BEST BLUES
International Songwriting Competition Award Recipient BLUES & PERFORMANCE
Toronto Blues Society Talent Search Finalist FIRST RUNNER UP
Winnipeg Blues.com HARMONICA PLAYER of the year and FEMALE VOCALIST of the Year

DISCOGRAPHY
2011 - Album - Canned Heat / Blues Duo featuring Tracy K & Jamie “Snakeman” Steinhoff
2011 - Album - 2011 Thunder Bay Blues Showcase Live
2008 - Single - Science of Being Distant with Jamie Smith for CBC Radio One's Bandwidth
2007 - Album - Old, New, Borrowed & Blues / Tracy K and the Right Hand Band
2003 - 3 Singles for Prairie Fire Project, Canadian Diabetes Foundation
2002 - Single - Rock This House, licensed to Zernick Von-Sertner Films, L.A.
2000 - Album - Welcome to my Fantasy / Tracy K with various artists