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25 Years In Hamilton Trickbag has been entertaining music lovers live and on record for over two and a half decades. They are now poised to open another exciting musical chapter in their long history. The recent addition of two new members, bassist Rick Miles and Steve Beach, a master of the mighty Hammond organ has revitalized the classic Read the Full Story
The Ninth Annual Blues with a Feeling To try and document the impact of Richard Newell on the Canadian blues scene in a few short sentences or paragraphs might seem like a daunting task until one realizes that it can all be summed up in one line – Richard Newell was the blues in Canada. There weren't many before him and, it can easily be argued Read the Full Story
Years of Music Trickbag’s Blues By The Bay After 22 years of making some of the finest blues in Hamilton, Trickbag seem poised to be developing their national name. Featuring Paul Panchezak (drums), wife Donna Panchezak (vocals), Larry Feudo (guitar, harmonica), Mike Hickey (bass) and Les Smith (vocals, harmonica, guitar), this weekend they also offer the start of a new monthly blues music concert series. Read the Full Story
8th Hamilton Hometown Christmas Sonny Del Rio and Friends’ Hamilton Hometown Christmas 8 happens this Sunday December 5 at the Filipino Community Center (1275 King Street E) featuring 40 Sons, Christopher Clause, Dawn Before Decent, Sonny Del Rio Band, Shelley Hastings, Carl Horton, Read the Full Story

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Tricknology

TRICKNOLOGY (2008)
The new album from Trickbag finds the Hamilton, Ontario, group again bringing together diverse strands of music behind the vocals of Les Smith and Donna Panchezak. ”Heart of the City” has the push pull pulse of Memphis soul; “Get There When You Get There“ crosses the Louisiana-Texas border, adding a taste of Tex-Mex to a zydeco rhythm; ”You Better Do Right” is a backwoods duet with the feel of The Band. Several blues in the Chicago and jump styles work well, as does the splendid gospel ”I Wish I Was in Heaven(With Rosetta Tharpe),”
-October/November 2009 Blues Review Magazine
Genre: Blues
Release Date: 2008
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Record Label: Trickbag
Track Listing
Walk That Talk
Get There When You Get There
I Never Fool Nobody But Me
Heart of the City
Motherless Child
I Wish There Was a Heaven
Cold Outside
Susanna
You Better Do Right
Friends on Friday
Piece By Piece
Long Gone
Pain in the Heart
Jumpin' the Gun On Mardi Gras
Angelina
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Cacti Redux

Cacti Redux (2005)
Hamilton's Trickbag are a veteran outfit who've decided to record a live set and make it available to their fans. Guests at this Cactus Festival in Dundas last August are Sonny Del Rio on sax & vocals and Jesse O'Brien on keys.

This was the band that Richard Newell worked with most often and they give credit to him for the arrangements and inspiration. This must have been quite a party and the songs reflect it. "Let The Good Times Roll", "Good Rockin' Daddy", "T-Bone Shuffle" "Pockey Way", "Blue Light Boogie" and "Georgia Slop" keep everything hopping, they certainly will at your party. The two Les Smith originals, "Get There When You Get There" and "Friends on Friday" are excellent. This band should record more often!
-John Valenteyn, Toronto Blues Society
Genre: Blues
Release Date: 2005
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Record Label: Trickbag 
Track Listing
Let The Good Times Roll
Walkin' To My Baby
Good Rockin' Daddy
Get There When You Get There
Rainin' In My Heart
I Know
T Bone Shuffle
Friends On Friday
Pockey Way
Saturday Night Fish Fry
Blue Light Boogie
Georgia Slop
*Bonus* Now I'm Good
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