tag:www.yktunes.com,2005:/blogs/blogBlog2017-08-13T17:39:14-04:00Yiannisfalsetag:www.yktunes.com,2005:Post/48129302017-08-13T17:39:14-04:002017-08-13T17:39:14-04:00How I got my first Bouzouki! <p>My musical journey and where it all began....</p>
<p>https://yktunes.wordpress.com/2017/08/08/my-first-instrument-the-bouzouki/</p>Yiannistag:www.yktunes.com,2005:Post/45860892017-02-11T11:05:57-05:002017-02-11T11:05:58-05:00Vote for Yiannis! CBC Searchlight 2017 Competition!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong>Voting begins February 14th!</strong></span></div><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/49448/9e527291000f6b8ffb712670676f404b3e389966/medium/02-searchlight-2017-social-option-2a.png?1486829073" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><a contents="http://artists.cbcmusic.ca/artist/53257" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://artists.cbcmusic.ca/artist/53257" target="_blank">http://artists.cbcmusic.ca/artist/53257</a></span></p>Yiannistag:www.yktunes.com,2005:Post/43073542016-08-02T22:25:15-04:002020-06-23T09:15:09-04:00Yiannis live at Taste of the Danforth Toronto!<p>Join Yiannis Kapoulas with special guest Elena Luka and her band ENA K'ENA this weekend at Toronto's Taste of the Danforth! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/49448/9796829874e9b4bd65e10c27708fcf784478c1de/original/image.jpeg?1470190975" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Yiannistag:www.yktunes.com,2005:Post/42814612016-07-16T12:14:11-04:002017-01-14T11:02:44-05:00Yiannis live at The Beaches Jazz Festival!Join Yiannis and his band in front of the Seagull Classics at 1974 Queen St. East July 21, 22, 23 7-11pm.<br>Don't miss this world renowned music festival! We look forward to seeing you!<br><span class="font_regular"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/49448/1b6a6c1ba4a5e9967ccc232aa3e9aa4858c52778/original/10013239-106928852987973-592981583-n.jpg?1461885442" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span>Yiannistag:www.yktunes.com,2005:Post/42211192016-06-09T09:22:02-04:002017-01-14T11:02:44-05:00Yiannis live at The Beaches Jazz Fest!Yiannis will be performing live with his full band at the amazing Toronto Beaches International Jazz Festival!<br>July 21, 22, 23<br>Details to come...<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/49448/1b6a6c1ba4a5e9967ccc232aa3e9aa4858c52778/original/10013239-106928852987973-592981583-n.jpg?1461885442" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Yiannistag:www.yktunes.com,2005:Post/42211182016-06-09T09:20:12-04:002017-01-14T11:02:44-05:00Yiannis live at the Royal Ontario Museum!Catch Yiannis performing live at the ROM on Friday July 15th, 5-8pm.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/49448/fa664f116e5ab177e10e6227da9bb7ea42567b98/original/romnewlogo-body-2015.jpg?1465478396" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Yiannistag:www.yktunes.com,2005:Post/41582832016-04-28T19:23:52-04:002017-01-14T11:02:44-05:00CD #3 Coming Soon...I am so looking forward to previewing my upcoming CD with you this summer at my various performances!<br>The band and I are looking forward to seeing you all again!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/49448/da402ba10931a088ca8199196f1492e8082d80c4/original/12135240-1628225644093648-976431777-n.jpg?1461885802" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Yiannistag:www.yktunes.com,2005:Post/38249512015-08-19T11:40:38-04:002022-04-12T07:26:24-04:00New Music Coming Soon...<p>As our summer of music tour comes to an end, I would like to thank everyone who joined us at one of our events this summer.<br>Coming soon is some new music from me and in order to do so I will be retreating to my studio this fall/winter.<br>Stay tuned..Summer of 2016<br>Thank you again to all the festival directors for having us and to all our fans for supporting us!<br>See you soon.<br>Yiannis</p>Yiannistag:www.yktunes.com,2005:Post/37882072015-07-23T07:36:03-04:002021-12-23T02:54:50-05:00Summer of MusicJoin me for the Beaches Jazz Streetfest tonight through Saturday, July 23-25 in #Toronto's renowned Beaches Community. <br>I will be in front of St. Louis Bar and Grill at 1963 Queen St. E from 7-11pm all nights!<br>Join me as my Summer of Music journey continues! Yiannistag:www.yktunes.com,2005:Post/36077122015-03-17T16:33:30-04:002017-01-14T11:02:44-05:00Yiannis live in Perth Ontario this Spring!Join Yiannis with his full ensemble in Perth, Ontario<br>Friday April 17, 2015<br>For tickets: www.ticketsplease.ca<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/49448/14a8cc38e0b30b87c5765aafae59a3dcfdd20a1d/original/perth-concert-poster.jpg?1426624159" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Yiannistag:www.yktunes.com,2005:Post/30101832014-06-11T21:46:43-04:002014-06-11T21:46:43-04:00Summer 2014 PerformancesCheck out Yiannis' Show page for details on upcoming performances. <br>Yiannis and his band hope that you will join them!Yiannistag:www.yktunes.com,2005:Post/25809122014-02-14T10:12:16-05:002014-06-11T21:45:42-04:00Happy Valentine's Day!<strong><span class="font_regular">Did you know Yiannis Kapoulas and his wife Elena wrote and recorded their very own wedding song? <br>Sharing their song <em>"Our Love Story"</em> for the first time...available on Soundcloud<br><a contents="https://soundcloud.com/yianniskapoulas/to-diko-mas-paramithi-our-love" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://soundcloud.com/yianniskapoulas/to-diko-mas-paramithi-our-love" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/yianniskapoulas/to-diko-mas-paramithi-our-love</a></span></strong>Yiannistag:www.yktunes.com,2005:Post/24111192014-01-16T11:38:03-05:002020-03-13T23:47:56-04:00Inspirational Thought of the day<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Opportunity comes in many styles. You don’t have to take life the way it comes to you. You can design your life to come the way you want it. So which will it be? You have the power to decide. This is your life, your one-and-only, and you don’t want to miss any part of it. So don’t miss the opportunity on taking charge. Make the next years of your life exciting, satisfying, productive, and above all be inspired by all that you do whether it’s music or any other art form. Einstein said that “Your imagination is the preview to life’s coming attractions.” So why not take charge? Take this opportunity to attract the positive into your life and start living your life with passion. </span></div>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Visualize your dream and see it come to life!<br>#inspirationalthought #followyourdreams #music</span></p>
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</div>Yiannistag:www.yktunes.com,2005:Post/20755742013-11-19T12:34:37-05:002022-02-16T09:23:58-05:00Yiannis Kapoulas takes home 2 Awards!!!<p><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=789529135&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/yiannis.kapoulas?directed_target_id=0" style="color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;">Yiannis Kapoulas</a> takes home 2 Hamilton Music Awards<br><strong>1. Special Instrumentalist of the Year<br>2. Ethnic/World Recording of the Year</strong><br>This was an amazing night! <br>Congratulations Yiannis with your amazing band!<br><span style='color: rgb(55, 64, 78); line-height: 18px; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;'><a contents="" data-link-label="HMA 2013" data-link-type="page" href="/hma-2013"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/49448/2f102ac31fcaa83451d32e829934d5414c0c19c9/small/1452312-10151692046117330-265360620-n-1.jpg?1384882404" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/49448/30fcdd13a7edb3600bf856ae815f0f4923b753ab/small/yiannis-kapoulas-hmaawardsband.jpg?1384877914" class="size_s justify_left border_" /></a></span></p>Yiannistag:www.yktunes.com,2005:Post/20755102013-11-19T12:28:58-05:002022-04-23T22:37:57-04:00Nominated for 4 HMA Awards<p>Yiannis Kapoulas<font color="#37404e" face="lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" size="2"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> </span></font>and his Band...George Barbas, Angelo Kapoulas, Peter Korbis and Jarrod Ross <br>Performing and nominated for 4 awards tonight at the HMA Awards.</p>
<ol> <li>Ethnic/World Recording of the Year</li> <li>Instrumental Recording of the Year</li> <li>Guitarist of the Year & </li> <li>Special Instrumentalist of the year!!!</li>
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<p>Good luck and rock the house!!!</p>
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<div> </div>Yiannistag:www.yktunes.com,2005:Post/20751682013-11-19T11:47:24-05:002017-01-14T11:02:44-05:00SURPRISE!!! 2 more nominations<div>SURPRISE!!! We just found out that <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=789529135&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/yiannis.kapoulas?directed_target_id=0" style="color: rgb(59, 89, 152); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Yiannis Kapoulas</a> has also been nominated for </div><strong>Guitarist of the Year & <br>Special Instrumentalist of the year!!!</strong><br>So <strong>4</strong> Nominations for @YiannisKapoulas tonight!<br>This is just getting better!<span class="userContentSecondary fcg" style="color: rgb(137, 145, 156); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> — with <a data-ft='{"tn":";"}' data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=689347353&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3Anull%2C%22viewer_id%22%3A789529135%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/jarrod.ross1?viewer_id=789529135" style="color: rgb(59, 89, 152); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Jarrod Ross</a> and <a ajaxify="/ajax/browser/dialog/participants/?q=AeJn0i_ivVT533T_kbb7d03rfVdoEHJ301Q6sm-VcwW5x8mNJOXhUMtXpDQPA3crA-jg57KQuWt1Plg7zVAXJnSSvRuJKXkmgiWz1RXqjVspKFeIGZA8a_GJ4fXBoCvtia4tyIChnM50d9B5r6xaT3TCIUpiYu5794t_I-A2ji09C-bTPmhPUMQYzt5MvD36t9JkRyOW5x0xyiPKdzM6Glo_L5ah3x91woPx2oWoLAVZaZoeGayVKfBN41hgW8MHc6K_WK-kLAAGqXkjhA12WNzr" aria-label="George Barbas
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A charity fundraiser for Campbellford's Memorial Hospital. Tickets available at: www.arontheatre.com</span><br><br type="_moz">Yiannistag:www.yktunes.com,2005:Post/15242942013-02-08T01:00:00-05:002013-02-08T01:00:00-05:00Yiannis is a Semi-Finalist in 2012 ISC CompetitionYiannis is a semi-finalist in the Instrumental Category in the 2012 International Songwriting Competition for his composition "Canalia" from his upcoming CD! <br><br>
Yiannis has promised to share a preview of this song on Facebook for all his fans soon! Follow Yiannis on FB!<br>
Finalist results will be announced this Spring.<br><br>
www.songwritingcompetition.comYiannis