Broke Fuse
Toronto - Ontario - Canada
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About the Band
Jay Moonah, the man behind Broke Fuse, has been active on the Canadian music scene for more than 30 years and is a former member of a number of bands including indie-roots-rockers Uncle Seth and retro-folk act The McFlies. Jay is also co-founder of the Scarborough Uke Jam. While probably best known on the Toronto blues scene as a harmonica specialist, Jay plays a number of different instruments and is also a singer and songwriter.
In 2014, Jay decided he wanted to form a band to play the original blues songs he had been writing as well as classic songs from Willie Dixon, Jimmy Reed, Lead Belly, Bob Dylan, and many others. After struggling to find people who could commit, he decided to embrace the challenge of being a one-man band using all available limbs playing guitar, harmonica, suitcase kick-drum and tambourine all at once. As Broke Fuse, he released two EPs The Underground in 2015 & Broke Down + Blue in 2017, which offered Moonah some success, securing opening slots for acclaimed artists such as Suzie Vinnick, Tim Williams, Al Lerman and Greg Godovitz, as well as a showcase at the TD Toronto Jazz Festival.
In 2017 Jay teamed up with legendary guitarist Mike McKenna (Luke & The Apostles, McKenna Mendelson Mainline) to form McKenna Moonah Blues Duo. Mike and Jay later formed the rockabilly band the Rockin' Redcoats, which also included Cleave Anderson (Battered Wives, Blue Rodeo).
Early in 2020 Jay decided it might be time to add some additional members to Broke Fuse and began rehearsals with other musicians toward that end. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 crisis put the breaks on this plan, so Jay switched gears and decided to engage as many of his musical friends as he could to collaborate remotely. The recording experience was a bit of a bumpy process, but the resulting album "Why Should I Be Blue?" speaks for itself.
Discography
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Rocket Ride
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| Track # | Song Title | Style | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Stephenson Swamp Stomp - details | Contemporary Swamp Blues | Blues |
| 2 | Rocket Ride - details | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 3 | Strawberry Moon - details | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
| 4 | One Shot - details | Classic Blues | Blues |
| 5 | Stingray Blues - details | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 6 | Agitation (For the Common Good Part 1) - details | Progressive Rock | Rock |
| 7 | Hear the Rain - details | Acoustic Blues | Blues |
| 8 | Miss Me when I'm Gone - details | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 9 | Stolen Time - details | Classic Blues | Blues |
| 10 | I Don't Care - details | Country Blues | Blues |
| 11 | Los Detalles Del Diablo - details | Latin Rock | Latin |
| 12 | The Ballad of Sonny Shade - details | Blues Rock | Blues |
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Why Should I Be Blue?
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Label: Self-Release
Genres: Blues, Folk
Styles: Acoustic Blues, Soul Blues, Blues Rock, Classic Blues, Blues, Folk
Songs on the Album
| Track # | Song Title | Style | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blow All the Blues Away - details | Acoustic Blues | Blues |
| 2 | Rack 'Em Up - details | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 3 | Night Before - details | Acoustic Blues | Blues |
| 4 | You Know It's True (feat. Sandra Bouza) - details | Classic Blues | Blues |
| 5 | Whisky Bottles - details | Acoustic Blues | Blues |
| 6 | Bluffer's Blues - details | Acoustic Blues | Blues |
| 7 | The Runner Duck - details | Soul Blues | Blues |
| 8 | Why Should I Be Blue? - details | Acoustic Blues | Blues |
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Broke Down + Blue
Label: Self-Release
Genres: Blues
Styles: Acoustic Blues
Songs on the Album
| Track # | Song Title | Style | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beer Drinker's Blues | Acoustic Blues | Blues |
| 2 | Roads & Rails | Acoustic Blues | Blues |
| 3 | River Rouge (When I Die) | Acoustic Blues | Blues |
| 4 | Broke Down & Blue | Acoustic Blues | Blues |
| 5 | Where You Wanna Go? | Acoustic Blues | Blues |
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The Underground
Label: Self-Release
Genres: Blues
Styles: Acoustic Blues
Songs on the Album
| Track # | Song Title | Style | Genre |
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| 1 | Subway Blues - details | Acoustic Blues | Blues |
| 2 | Been Up So Long - details | Acoustic Blues | Blues |
| 3 | I Won't Go - details | Acoustic Blues | Blues |
| 4 | Monday Blues - details | Acoustic Blues | Blues |
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