It has been an absolutely unforgettable few days. Angie’s featured performance at the Maple Blues Awards alongside Matt Anderson, Crystal Shawanda, the Blackburn Brothers, Brandon Isaak, and Quisha Wint was a true highlight. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!

It was great to reconnect with old friends and make so many new ones throughout the Summit. The days started early with panels, rolled into showcasing artists who all brought their A-game, and each night was capped off with an after-party. We can’t wait for the next summit!

Thank you to the Toronto Blues Society, most notably Derek Andrews, Lucie DuFault, and Manny DeGrandis. We recognize and applaud all of the hard work you’ve put in to this event and your overall contribution to the Canadian music scene. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

We are honoured to be nominated for Faces Magazine’s 2024 Music Group of the Year.

To vote head to 2024 Ottawa Awards, scroll down and open the Music & Art category and you’ll find us under the Musical Group of the Year. Voters are allowed to post a vote once a day.

We are so excited to be added as Special Guests for the one, the only: JW Jones on Saturday January 13th @ The Overflow.

Get your tickets here before they are all gone….

Not only will it be a killer night of awesome blues, but we have a special treat for you…You will get to see our super showcase set we’ve put together for the 2024 Toronto Blues Summit….This one is full of fun musical moments that you won’t want to miss….Be there, and be the first to see it…

Get there early, we go on at 7:30pm

The AHT is honored to be on the nomination list alongside Ottawa artists Tony D., Steve Merriner, Angelique Francis, Sue Foley and Matt Sobb.

The winners for this category will be decided by YOU. So please, check out the artists and vote now.

VOTE HERE

[Note] Voting closes on December 1st 2023

Thanks to Lynn Saxberg for this article

We can’t tell you how honoured we are to be nominated for NEW ARTIST / GROUP OF THE YEAR for the 2024 Maple Blues Awards. This is the culmination of many years of blood, sweat and music and it was worth every second for this very moment.

The winners for this category will be decided by YOU. So please, check out the artists and vote now.

VOTE HERE

[Note] Voting closes on December 1st 2023

We are thrilled to announce that we will be playing another killer night of tunes at downtown Ottawa’s Rainbow Bistro (76 Murray St) . Be sure to get your advance tickets now! (10$ + tax) here are the deets:

Friday Nov. 3rd

8pm – 9:15 pm: The Blind and the Beautiful

9:30pm – 10:45pm: Angelina Hunter Trio

We would also like to thank the Ottawa Blues Society for their continued help and support. Check out their site to sign up to be part of the blues crew (all music lovers welcome 😉 and to view their upcoming shows!

A big thank you goes out to John the Rock Doctor for his excellent review of our new album, Let it Slide.

“This is the sophomore effort for this Ottawa-based blues trio, led by singer/ guitarist Angelina Hunter. Let It Slide is powerful blues-based rock & roll, highlighted by Hunter’s passionate vocals and fierce guitar playing. This baby is definitely NOT for the faint-hearted.

The Angelina Hunter Trio is a blues band in the same way that Led Zeppelin was a blues band. They play hard and passionate as Ms. Hunter’s gigantic voice leads the charge. Bassist Adam Bell lays down a thick, irresistible bottom end while Sandy Hunter (relation to Angela? Dunno) drives everything nicely from behind the kit. Let It Slide rocks hard but it’s got boatloads of soul too. It’s Angelina’s voice that gets your attention for sure, but once that pulls you in you can’t help but notice what a great band they are and what a fine guitar player Hunter is too; expressive, powerful and yet knows when to pull it down for the quiet stuff. Her solos are full of fire and brimstone, and I can’t get enough of it.

The Angelina Hunter Trio represented Ottawa in the Memphis International Blues Challenge and has since performed at festivals in Kitchener, Orangeville, Kemptville and, of course, many appearances at the Ottawa Bluesfest. Listening to this disc tonight reminds me of the first time I heard Ally Venable, nearly knocked over by the power of her singing and playing. Saying Angelina (or Ally for that matter) is ‘pretty good on guitar for a chick’ is laughable and condescending. She’s a fine player period, and when she makes that Strat scream and cry the hair on the back of your neck stands up. Trust me- I’ve done the research.

Let It Slide is sort of the same blues/rock as we got from SRV, that same fire and passion and musicianship, an eclectic but powerful type of blues that can move mountains. As the bio I received with this says, their music has “something for everyone, but always from the heart” and you can feel that with every note they sing and play. Pretty friggin’ spectacular if you ask me.

HOT TRACKS: Let It Slide, Back In ’73, Show Me A Sign”

See the article here.

The Angelina Hunter Trio has been included in today’s playlist on ‘Just us Folk’. Just us Folk is celebrating 42 years of broadcasting acoustic roots music including contemporary and traditional folk, singer-songwriters, acoustic blues and bluegrass music and has chosen ‘Hard to Breathe’ from the AHT’s latest album, Let it Slide. The entire show is available here and Hard to Breathe is featured at 83:08.