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		Bio Recordings:     Blues Party   Bluesology   Second Look   Sixteen Shades of Blue   Taking Our Time Audio Sample Upcoming Gigs Reviews Buy Online Artist's Homepage 4 Juno nominations, including one for "Bluesology" SOCAN Songwriter of the Year Maple Blues Awards 1997 Horn Player of the Year Maple Blues Awards 1998 Jazz Report Blues Album of the Year 1993 (for "Bluesology")
	Chris Whiteley For over 25 years Chris Whiteley has been performing, writing, and recording roots music, both as a multi-instrumentalist (trumpet, harmonica, guitar, and pedal steel) and as a vocalist. Along the way he has worked and recorded with such artists as Leon Redbone, John Hammond, blues piano great Blind John Davis, country stars Prairie Oyster and folk legend Tom Paxton among many others. He has appeared on over 100 recordings. Chris has four Juno nominations, including one for “Bluesology,” recorded with longtime musical partner, brother Ken Whiteley. The Jazz Report Awards named “Bluesology” Blues Album of the Year. The latest release by The Whiteley Brothers is “Sixteen Shades of Blue,” an album of all-original blues songs. Chris has written a top ten Canadian country hit for Prairie Oyster, and also had his songs recorded by such artists as Cindy Church, Penny Lang, McGinty, Quartette and R & B favourites Fathead. He also received acclaim for two albums of original songs with wife Caitlin Hanford, including a 1985 Juno nomination and extensive radio airplay. He has also written songs for radio, television, and film, including Sesame Street and the National Film Board, and has performed live on many radio and T.V. Shows, including "Vinyl Cafe", “Morningside,” “Swingin’ on a Star” and “Saturday Night Live” with Leon Redbone. Chris has performed throughout North America at festivals, clubs, and concerts - from New York city to Baffin Island, from Newfoundland to Nashville, and from L.A. to a featured concert with brother Ken at the prestigious Chicago Blues Festival. These days, Chris often performs and records with his eldest son Dan Whiteley playing lead guitar, continuing the musical family tradition. Their sound is featured on the Borealis release “Second Look,” hailed by RPM Chart Weekly as “a bountiful mix of original material, peppered with just the right amount of classic swing and blues outings.” With the release of "Blues Party", his second solo album on Borealis, Chris continues his tradition of writing and performing top notch roots music. recorded live off the floor with no overdubs or remixes, "Blues Party" captures the exciting sound of a live blues band.
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