Mike Stevens is a

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player from Bright's Grove, Ontario. He is best known as a bluegrass musician. During his career he has had hundreds of performances at the

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. He is also known for his work connecting creative artists with indigenous youth in isolated communities as part of the ArtsCan Circle. Stevens' harmonica style was described by one reviewer as "multivoiced and blindingly fast"."CD Reviews: Old Time Mojo", ''Toronto Daily Star'', 20 January 2005 Stevens entertained at the Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards festival in

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in 1998. Stevens often performs with American fiddle and banjo player

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. The duo entertained at the

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in July, 2003. They headlined a concert to raise money for the ArtsCan Circle in Toronto in 2004. They performed together at the Pineridge Bluegrass Folklore Society concert in February, 2008.''Strings'', newsletter of the Pineridge Bluegrass Folklore Society, February and March 2008

Discography

* ''Harmonica'' (1990) - Canadian Bluegrass Recording of the Year * ''Life's Railway to Heaven'' (1994) * ''Colin's Cross'' (1995) * ''Normally Anomaly'' (1997) * ''The World is Only Air... and a Very Dangerous Hat'' (2001) * ''Blowin' Up a Storm'' (2002) * ''Old Time Mojo'' (2005) with Raymond McClain * ''Black Mustard'' (2005) * ''Piggyback'' (2009) with

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* ''Push Record'' (2011) with

References

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ArtsCan CircleFacebook fan group
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