| FEATURED ARTIST: CORB LUND |
| First and foremost, Corb Lund is a storyteller, known for his Alberta-specific lyrics and aversion to typical love songs; but not only that - he boasts a kick-ass backing band he calls The Hurtin' Albertans. |
| Coming from four generations of Albertan ranchers and rodeo cowboys, Lund was born and raised in rural southern Alberta. His music is influenced by horseback riding and chasing cattle on the family farm. |
| Lund has built his country career with gold-selling albums like 2002's Five Dollar Bill and 2005's Hair in My Eyes like a Highland Steer. His fifth studio album, Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!, released on November 13th, is another diamond in the rough for the country-folk songwriter who has built up his name of being one of the most valued songwriters in Canada. |
| Corb Lund and The Hurtin' Albertans embark across Canada starting in November; the tour will head from east to west, hitting 29 cities, including Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary and Vancouver. |
| Hayes Carll and Danny Michel will also be joining Corb on the road to support the tour. |
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| SERENA RYDER HITS GOLD! |
| Congratulations to Serena Ryder, whose latest album, If Your Memory Serves You Well, has gone gold! |
| The album, released in November 2006, is a collection of notable Canadian songs from the past 100 years. Tracks include Leonard Cohen's "Sisters of Mercy," Galt MacDermot's "Good Morning Starshine," The Band's "This Wheel's on Fire" and Paul Anka's "It Doesn't Matter Anymore." |
| Ryder recently toured the U.S. with Scottish singer Paulo Nutini. The two label mates traveled to 17-cities together, including Boston, Dallas, Nashville and Atlanta. In November, Serena found her way home and has plans to rest up this holiday before heading into the studio in 2008. |
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| NEW SIGNINGS |
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The Art of Time Ensemble
Art of Time Ensemble concerts fuse artists and ideas from unlikely inspirations: popular, classical, old and new. Hailed as "a landmark interdisciplinary collaboration" by the National Post, artist director Andrew Burashko has shared the stage with Martin Tielli (Rheostatics), Melissa Stylianou and more recently, Sarah Slean, Hawksley Workman, Serena Ryder and Danny Michel.
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Contrary Theatre Company's You Fancy Yourself
Award winning writer/performer Maja Ardal's one-woman comic tour-de-force is a hilarious and poignant tale of Celtic culture, playground politics and childhood loyalty, set in 1950's Edinburgh. Ardal's brilliant, quirky characters are guaranteed to both entertain and strike a chord with audiences of all ages.
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Florence K
Florence K's passion for music may have been ignited in utero. She was born to an opera singer and a guitarist-composer. Fluent in French, English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, Florence K is already a seasoned world traveler. It was during her journey that she discovered a passion for songwriting, and began to seduce audiences around the world with her incredible voice and virtuosity on the piano. Her last album, Bossa Blue, went gold in under six months.
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Kobo Town
Kobo Town is named after the historic neighborhood in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. Exploring the rich lyrical tradition and compelling rhythms of calypso's formative years, Kobo Town continues to extend the tradition of rhythmic and melodic cross-pollination. While rooted in old time calypso and various West Indian folk musics, their music also draws heavily on dub poetry, roots reggae, zouk, son montuno, funk and jazz.
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Little Mosque on the Prairie
Experience your first brush with Country and Eastern music, and get a glimpse of the inner workings and sneak peeks of CBC's hit show about a small Muslim community living side by side with the residents of a little Prairie town. Spend an evening of music, comedy and antics with the colourful Little Mosque on the Prairie characters live!
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Mr. Something Something
Mr. Something Something represents four years of composing, performing, risk-taking, improving and mobilizing the vision of founding members Larry Graves and John MacLean. 20 years of playing, studying and traveling passed before these two childhood friends settled on the unbeatable dance rhythms that would ultimately make up the Mr. Something Something sound. Aside from wildly energized live shows, the fresh sound and powerful message of the band's second album The Edge led to a nomination for a 2007 Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year.
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Nick Gilder
Nick Gilder earned his rock wings with his first group, Sweeney Todd. His extensive list of #1 songs and Juno awards, which include "Roxy Roller," "She's a Star in Her Own Right," "Hot Child in the City," "The Warrior" and "Here Comes the Night" secured his rock status in the industry over 30 years ago. Nick Gilder has toured with the likes of The Cars, Cheap Trick, Peter Gabriel, Foreigner, Styx, Journey and Chuck Berry and it won't be long before he's back on the road for the 2008 festival season.
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Thomas the Tank
Thomas & Friends Live! On Stage invites preschoolers and their families to enter a world of imagination and adventure through engaging story-telling and exciting songs that encourage discovery, friendship and cooperation. See how Thomas and his engine friends pull together to get the railroad ready for another heart-warming adventure.
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