James Hay is a Western Canadian electric blues guitarist and
singer/songwriter with over thirty years experience working full
time as a sideman in blues bands. These days James can be
found fronting The James Hay Blues Band and working
occasionally as a solo blues act.
The James Hay Blues Band is a hard driving, swampy, delta
slide, blues, jump, jive, swing and boogie trio based out of
Kelowna B.C. comprised of James Hay on guitar and vocals,
“Boogie Man” Blue Rooney on bass, and PJ “Like the Pyjamas”
Hermann on drums.
The band brings a blend of original blues material as well as
selections of vintage and modern blues standards and
favourites. Including artists such as Robert Johnson, Elmore
James, Booker White, Billy Boy Arnold, Slim Harpo, Jimmy
Rogers, Memphis Slim, T-Bone Walker, Lonnie Johnson,
Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Freddy King, Magic Sam, Bobby
Bland, B.B. King, Albert King, Otis Rush, Taj Mahal, Albert
Collins, Buddy Guy, John Mayer, Eric Clapton, Gary Clarke Jr.,
North Mississippi All Stars, Marcus King and many more.
Like all good stories, this is a story rooted in love.
The seeds of this story were planted way back in the 1970's, when I, Lalita, moved to Kaleden and met the Hayter family. As a youth I would love, laugh, dance, sing, and play on these lands with the Hayter cousins Kris and Myron, eating Grandma Hayters cinnamon toast after school. This family would take over my heart.
Life would happen and we would lose the Hayter cousins at a young age. Grief would move my feet to travel, but eventually these feet would bring me back home to raise my own family.
To return a lifetime later to these lands and these beautiful people completes a circle in my life, full bloom.
It is my honor to be given the opportunity to operate Frog City Cafe with my husband and hold space for love, laughter, dancing, singing, and playing.
This is a love story. This is Frog City Cafe.
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