JIMMY BOWSKILL

Jimmy Bowskill (born 16 September 1990) is an award-winning Canadian blues singer, guitarist and bassist based in Toronto, Ontario.

Bowskill grew up in Bailieboro, a small village near Peterborough, Ontario, where he learned to play guitar.

Career

Bowskill began performing at a young age, and first played on stage at the age of eleven at Jeff Healey's club in Toronto, Ontario. The next year he recorded his first album, Old Soul, and performed on the main stage at the Peterborough Folk Festival.

Bowskill's second album, Soap Bars and Dog Ears, was nominated for a Juno Award when he was fourteen years of age.

In 2005 he was presented with a Maple Blues Award as "Best New Artist of the Year".

In 2010, he toured in Europe with Joe Bonamassa and Jeff Beck.He also performed more locally at the Belleville Blues Festival.

In 2011, he released his first live album, Jimmy Bowskill Band Live, produced by Ruf Records.

In 2012, Bowskill introduced his album Back Number at the Kincardine Lighthouse Blues Festival.  The album was recorded at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario. He also performed at the Windsor International BluesFest and at the All-Canadian Jazz Festival in Port Hope with the Ganaraska Sheiks.

While on tour in 2009, the Jimmy Bowskill Band included Wayne Deadder on bass and Dan Neill on drums. In 2012, the band members were Ian McKeown on bass and Dan Reiff on drums.

In November 2015, Bowskill joined Canadian rock band The Sheepdogs playing lead, rhythm and pedal steel guitar.

In 2016, Bowskill recorded on two tracks for the released Blue Rodeo album 1000 Arms.

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Professional career started at age 11 when discovered by Jeff Healey, full time job ever since. Tour North America and Europe as the Jimmy Bowskill Band. Currently playing electric guitar with the Sheepdogs, touring Europe and North America. Just getting ready to release 6th album, first solo album, independently produced and released. Most of the instruments on the album are played by Jimmy Bowskill.