Angelina Hunter Trio

Something for everyone, but always from the heart.

This perfectly describes the Angelina Hunter Trio, three lifelong friends and mainstays of the Ottawa music scene. The band has grown and cultivated their sound around the personality and stylings of Angelina Hunter on vocals and guitar. When she plugs in her Stratocaster, expect a wide range of style, emotion, and power. She can lull you in with sweet melodies and sear you with razor sharp blues attitude and screaming guitar lines. 

Angelina has the power to shrink a venue or blow it up with her voice alone. Totally unique, when she begins to sing, she sounds like no one else. She can tell a sweet story with her voice or bewitch you with its intensity. It’s a powerful instrument on its own. The Trio is rounded out by Sandy Hunter on drums and Adam Bell on bass.

The band is on an upward trajectory since they represented Ottawa in the Memphis International Blues Competition and has since performed at several festivals including the Kitchener Blues Festival, the Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival,the Kemptville Live Music Festival as well as many performances at the Ottawa Bluesfest and more.  

The eclectic but powerful blues based trio has carved out a distinct and forceful presence in the local scene, while also grabbing attention from beyond Ottawa’s borders. A real melting pot of influences and many years of perfecting musical and stage craft have seen the “AHT” (as dubbed by their fans) win over audiences with their contemporary take on the blues throughout Canada.

On September 29, 2023, The Angelina Hunter Trio released their sophomore full-length album, LET IT SLIDE. This sees the band dancing across genres into a platter of vast influences, from soaring romantic blues ballads, to all out fun, to down and dirty blues rockers. However, as wide as the scope is, it is deliberate, unfettered Angelina Hunter Trio.

Immediately upon first listen, the unmistakable vocals of Angelina Hunter bring the listener into focus. Angelina possesses a gigantic voice that swerves from rock sassiness on “Crispy Bill” and “Back in 73”, to soaring melodies in “Wait for Tomorrow” and “Hard to Breathe” to gritty blues power in “The Sun Never Sets” to highway driving ambiance in “Let it Slide”. Her guitar work matches the voice, being tasteful and melodic and also possessing feedback-drenched blues attitude. She is supported by, and matched in attitude with thunderous drums from Sandy Hunter and grinding basses from Adam Bell. This rhythm section is both aggressive and able to turn on a dime.

The Angelina Hunter Trio, runs the gamut in attitude, soul and volume with LET IT SLIDE and because of this, the band is incredibly proud of this album. Something for everyone, but always from the heart.

 With performances blazing across festivals and venues throughout Canada, the show itself matches the power of the record delivering unforgettable musical moments that stick to your soul. As the word spreads, the band is having a great time delivering their brand of unique and distinctive rockin’ blues to vastly growing audiences across the country!

With the new album “Let it Slide” released, the sky is the limit for the Angelina Hunter Trio!