Murray Kinsley & Wicked Grin

Murray Kinsley & Wicked Grin are an Ottawa based original roots blues/rock band that brings their innovative original blues to venues and festivals across Canada, the US, England, and Germany. Gritty vocals and guitar and an “in your face” groove that doesn’t quit!

Reviewers have described Murray Kinsley & Wicked Grin the Maple Blues Award-winning band as stripped-down, hellaciously rockin’ new blues with the distinctive voice and guitar-work of Murray Kinsley, awesome harmonica, and a rhythm section that swings with reckless, casual precision.

Leigh-Anne Stanton has been nominated as 2108 Maple Blues Awards Bassist of the Year, and the act was a semi-finalist at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, January 2019.

Wicked Grin’s latest album “Murder Creek,” released October 2018, has earned widespread industry acclaim and was a semi-finalist for the 2019 IBC Best Self-Produced CD Award.