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  • Genre: Alternative / Ambient / Pop

    Location Vancouver, British Columbia, CA

    Profile Views: 12529

    Last Login: 7/17/2011

    Member Since 2/2/2008

    Record Label Unsigned

    Type of Label Unsigned

  • Bio

    Bonar is a guitarist and Songwriter from Canada. Putting the finishing touches on a first CD - you can hear some of the tracks here. ....The Six Rings.... ..The Six Rings is a PodCast by musician and songwriter bonar from Canada. You can subscribe to The Six Rings at the iTunesstore - it's free. Bonar has developed an "evolutionary" approach to understanding how music works and for mapping that understanding onto guitar and bass - although the basic content pertains to all musicians..... ..bonar has been playing and writing music in Canada off and on since the 1970's. a guitarist of some renown, he played and wrote rock/jazz/fusion with The Cat's Pyjamas. He has played blues with Backalley John and with The Bullshit Blues Band. He played and wrote original 80's pop/rock with the band GASH. Played bass and helped out arranging with Human Interest. recorded on a dozen odd sessions back in the day. toured Canada a few times. Today he performs fairly regularly on the Sunshine Coast of BC. He is working on the last few tasks of his upcoming CD "The Moonlight Jamboree" and is already at work on a new stream of original material. He loves his Epi 335 which he calls "The Red Devil" and his Jay Turser Mosrite knock-off a.k.a. "The Cream Dream".
  • Members

    ..It's just me, bonar. But I am working on remixes, co-writes and new songs with some very special collaborators. I'll credit everybody who contributes right here. Starting with this: .... ..Theme 4 6 Rings ..- Production & General Magic provided by Canadian producer, ..DJ Marlin.. (in my top friends). .... ..Snowed In..- Production by Canadian producer, ..DJ Marlin.. .... ..In Your Kitchen.. - Fiddle by (the astonishing) Canadian multi-instrumental ..Erynn Marshall.. (in my top friends), Washboard by Canadian Master Luthier and fingerstyle guitarist, ..Fabrizio Alberico.. (in my top friends), brilliant banjo (yes, you can tune these!) by the beautiful ..Clay Hepburn.., backing vocals by those devilishly good singing angels, ..Acacia and Stephanie Slingerland.., Production by Canadian producer, ..DJ Marlin... .... ..Things We Did.. - Co-written with and vocals by the incredible singer/songwriter ..Skye Wallace.., organ track (a generous sprinkling of acoustic diamond dust) by the wonderfully sweet ..Wayne Slingerland.., backing vocals feature the lovely and talented ..Niv.., Production by my friend and mentor, Canadian producer, ..DJ Marlin....... ..The Moonlight Jamboree.. (The Title Track) - Piano by Canadian dancehall legend ..Miss Berni G.., song inspired by the inimitable ..Cab Calloway.., (still dazzling us, Cab, after all these years!) Trumpet is performed by my good friend, another multi-talented Canadian artist, Mr. Blaine Dunaway. Production by Canadian producer, ..DJ Marlin... .... ..Something Extra.. Acoustic Piano by the lovely and brilliant ..Millie Wood.., Rap courtesy of Tha Supafine ..Oka.. Production by Canadian producer, ..DJ Marlin... .... ...... ........ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... ...... ................
  • Influences

    Jeff Beck, Robert Conti, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Muddy Waters, Cole Porter, Yousou N'Dour, Nelson Cavaquinho, Baden Powell, Bob Marley, Henry Mancini, Jane Siberry, Cesaria Evora, Pat Metheny, Milt Jackson, Wes Montgomery, Chet Baker, Betty Carter, Dinah Shore, Eartha Kitt, Marvin Gaye, Michael Franks, Simple Minds, Robert Fripp, Bill Nelson, Muriel Anderson, Lisa Loeb, Chet Atkins, Chuck Berry, Howard Devoto, Stephen "TinTin" Duffy, David Bowie, Mick Ronson, Keith Richard, Jimmy Smith, Ray Brown, Harry Belafonte, Pete Seeger, John Phillips, Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello, The Stranglers, Steve Gelling, Tim Hadley, The Merrymen, Johnny Clarke, Sly and Robbie, Talking Heads, Les Nubiennes, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Harvey Mandel, Gordon Lightfoot, Dave Mathews Band, Ben Harper, The Spinners, Kurt Weill, Tony Bennett, Nara Le�o, Dinah Washington, Eno, Andy Narell, Fela, Alpha YaYa Diallo, Celso Mechado, The New Seekers, Garbage, Muse, Jane Bunnett, George Gershwin, Fats Waller, Freddy Green, Joe Sample, Larry Carlton
  • Sounds Like

    An old friend you haven't heard from in a long time, but you wish you had.

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    Number 4 on the ReverbNation Alt charts for Gibsons, BC. (Okay, E! hasn't called me for an interview, but... http://lnk.ms/dSqvM

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    We're number 4 on the ReverbNation Alternative charts for Gibsons, BC, CA. http://lnk.ms/dSqvM

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    Bonar has a show on 2012-08-12 at 12:00 @ Roberts Creek Heart... in Roberts Creek, BC http://lnk.ms/cz4YQ #concert

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    Bonar has a show on 2012-06-03 at 13:00 @ Heritage Playhouse Theatr... in Gibsons, BC http://lnk.ms/cCVtB #concert

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    Bonar has a show on 2012-06-03 at 13:00 @ Heritage Playhouse Theatr... in Gibsons, BC http://lnk.ms/c8lxh #concert

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  • Maria C. Hillard

    Hey!thanks add me.


    2 years ago
  • BEss HAmblIn

    Thanks for the add. Great music.

    2 years ago
  • mississippi live & the …

    sir

    i'd love to some play the coast sometime and i hear you're the guy to talk to...

    best
    connely

    3 years ago
  • Fat Cat strings

    Thanks for the add bonar - great tracks!
    all the best
    Rich
    Fat Cat Strings
    String arrangements online

    3 years ago
  • Barbara Ann

    Hi Bonar,
    It was great to meet you on Saturday and thanks again for the booking at The Wild. I had an amazing time and met some wonderful people. Hope we can do it again sometime.
    Cheers,
    Barbara Ann

    3 years ago
  • Shot Bravo

    Don't worry dude, I been kinda slack. Thanks for the kind remakrs too! I've been intermittently too busy / too drunk. You da man! Looking forward to sharing a stage again soon!

    3 years ago
  • Allison Barkley

    ha! that's so strange...i thought i had already added you. oh well...yay! we're friends! lol.
    a.

    3 years ago
  • ~Kristen Lawrence~ Hal…

    Hey, thanks so much! What a nice thing to say! That makes me happy.

    If you haven't already, be sure to get free downloads from my WebbySite:

    www.HalloweenOrgan.com

    I'm right in the middle of recording a new, full-length CD for this upcoming Halloween. Elegant music for witches, cats, bats, vampires, and those who love Halloween all year!

    If you'd like to be notified when it's released, you can sign up on my mailing list on my WebbySite.

    Splendid days to you!

    Kristen

    3 years ago
  • Margaret Stowe

    Hi Bonar,
    I love your new track with Skye Wallace!! I think it's a hit. Cool.
    Good luck with the album.
    Marg

    3 years ago
  • Matt

    Hey Champ
    Thanks a lot for the kind words. I was really surprised that I was chosen for that radio contest. But it's a great honor to be chosen for a show like Alan Cross's. Even just to be nominated.

    Hows life on your end?

    Matt Dell (Secrets Between Us)

    3 years ago
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The Six Rings

The Six Rings is a weekly PodCast by musician and songwriter bonar from Canada. Click on the iTunes PodCast link below to subscribe. Bonar has developed an "evolutionary" approach to understanding how music works and for mapping that understanding onto guitar and bass - although the basic content pertains to all musicians.


Subscribe to The 

Six Rings PodCast in iTunes

You can subsribe to The Six Rings Podcast in iTunes!
The 

Six Rings PodCast by bonar at libsyn.com

Check out my new PodCast about learning how music works. It's called The Six Rings. You can find it here:


RSS feed 

for The Six Rings PodCast by bonar at libsyn.com or you can subscribe to the RSS feed here:

bonar has been playing and writing music in Canada off and on since the 1970's. a guitarist of some renown, he played and wrote rock/jazz/fusion with The Cat's Pyjamas. He has played blues with Backalley John and with The Bullshit Blues Band. He played and wrote original 80's pop/rock with the band GASH. Played bass and helped out arranging with Human Interest. recorded on a dozen odd sessions back in the day. toured Canada a few times.

today he can be found on the left coast of Canada - just inches from Howe Sound.

He is working on the last few tasks of his upcoming CD "The Moonlight Jamboree" and is already at work on a new stream of original material which will be recorded in 2010.

He loves his Epi 335 which he calls "The Red Devil" and his Jay Turser Mosrite knock-off a.k.a. "The Cream Dream".

Members:


It's just me, bonar. But I am working on remixes, co-writes and new songs with some very special collaborators. I'll credit everybody who contributes right here. Starting with this:

Theme 4 6 Rings - Production & General Magic provided by Canadian producer, DJ Marlin (in my top friends).

Snowed In- Production by Canadian producer, DJ Marlin

In Your Kitchen - Fiddle by (the astonishing) Canadian multi-instrumental Erynn Marshall (in my top friends), Washboard by Canadian Master Luthier and fingerstyle guitarist, Fabrizio Alberico (in my top friends), brilliant banjo (yes, you can tune these!) by the beautiful Clay Hepburn, backing vocals by those devilishly good singing angels, Acacia and Stephanie Slingerland, Production by Canadian producer, DJ Marlin.

Things We Did - Co-written with and vocals by the incredible singer/songwriter Skye Wallace, organ track (a generous sprinkling of acoustic diamond dust) by the wonderfully sweet Wayne Slingerland, backing vocals feature the lovely and talented Niv, Production by my friend and mentor, Canadian producer, DJ Marlin.

The Moonlight Jamboree (The Title Track) - Piano by Canadian dancehall legend Miss Berni G, song inspired by the inimitable Cab Calloway, (still dazzling us, Cab, after all these years!) Trumpet is performed by my good friend, another multi-talented Canadian artist, Mr. Blaine Dunaway. Production by Canadian producer, DJ Marlin.

Something Extra Acoustic Piano by the lovely and brilliant Millie Wood, Rap courtesy of Tha Supafine Oka Production by Canadian producer, DJ Marlin.






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