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Liner Notes: Revealing Chats With Canada's Retro Music Makers
Gary Fjellgaard is a Juno winning and multi award-winning singer/songwriter, guitar player, and Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductee. In this chat with Dan Hare Gary shares much about the early days of his career, working with Valdy, his extensive touring, opening for Tanya Tucker and Dolly Parton, one of his most embarrassing moments on stage, why Royalty Records tried to stop him from performing and so much more. Find out about Gary @fjellgaard.bc.ca
On this special episode of the podcast Theo and Paul have an in-depth conversation about human trafficking. They discuss Paul's connection to this very serious issue and hope to bring awareness and support to #NotInMyCity, a movement to generate awareness, engage communities and create action against human trafficking.Paul Brandt is a Canadian Country Music Hall of Famer. Musician, songwriter and performer. He’s also an entrepreneur, humanitarian and philanthropist. Paul Brandt draws on his vast musical experiences and abilities, his creative mindset as well as his former role as a Registered Nurse at Alberta’s Children’s Hospital to engage his audiences and challenge them to be more outward looking, and to create “stuff the world needs”. When not on tour, Paul has served as Calgary’s Mount Royal University’s “Storyteller in Residence” at the Bissett School of Business. Through an entrepreneurial process, Paul collaborated with Branding & Marketing students to develop new business and social enterprises, including the successful Anti-Human Trafficking movement #NotInMyCity. Through storytelling and song, Paul draws on his varied experiences of success, resiliency and advocacy to help people understand that every person has a unique purpose full of potential, leaving them inspired and motivated to do more than they had ever dreamed possible.Paul lives with his wife Liz and their two children on The Buckspring Ranch in the foothills of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains.More information can be found at the following links:www.notinmycity.cawww.paulbrandt.comSupport the show (https://www.theofleury.life/contact-us)
https://www.michelle-wright.com With the release of her first brand new music in five years, Michelle Wright once again shows why her expressive voice and her distinctive style has earned her twenty‐five Top Ten radio hits, more than forty major awards (including her 2011 induction into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame) and sold millions of records.
The Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame honours Canadian country music artists, builders or broadcasters, living or deceased and on this episode we are celebrating some of the inductees. The hall of fame is located in one of the oldest heritage buildings in downtown Merrit, BC and began in 1984. Canadian country music may not have the deep roots that it does in the south, be we do have a long history and some amazing talent that has made an impact on the genre. Hear music from:Paul BrandtHank SnowMichelle WrightFamily BrownBuffy Sainte-MarieCharlie MajorMurray McLauchlanAnne Murraywww.canadiancountrymusicshow.com
Terri Clark interviews Canadian Country Music Hall of Famer Michelle Wright, who updates us on her career. Michelle had a Top 10 US country hit in the 90s with "Take It Like a Man."
Inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2011, Michelle Wright found herself permanently recognized for her musical achievements. What an honour for a small town dreamer & big time singer from Merlin, Ontario. That could have been a time to take a break and let her career have a first and last chapter. But for Michelle, music isn't something she only does, it's who she is. And thankfully for fans, the songs & performances keep on coming. The CCMA honoured Michelle with CCMA nominations for Female Artist of the Year in 2012 & 2013 - an award she had won 5 times previously. Her most recent album is called Strong. And that's a great one word description of how she still looks, sounds & writes. “I created this record with a group of friends I admire as writers, singers and producers. We had a lot of fun,” says Michelle. “The songs are a collection of my observations about life and the people around me and how we’re all just stumbling through it. At times there is laughter and joy; at other times, pain and disappointment. Overall, I hope this record is inspiring and relatable to my fans.”
Since his first record release of Gonna Have a Party in 1958, his first chart record That's What I Call Livin' in 1961 and his first number one recording of Hitch Hikin' on RCA in 1964, DICK DAMRON has written over 500 songs and recorded more than 30 CDs, cassettes and vinyl records. Dick has performed in thousands of venues around the world, ranging from tiny country halls and clubs, to Las Vegas casinos and some of the largest Country Music Festivals. He has won almost every Country Music Award in Canada, as well as 5 Texas Awards and was twice named Foreign Artist of the Year in Europe. His records and music can still be heard on classic country radio stations around the world, as well as online and satellite radio. Dick spends his summers in his hometown of Bentley, Alberta and winters in Mexico. Dick Damron is a proud member of the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, Canadian Country Music Hall of Honour, Alberta Country Music Hall of Fame and the International Country Music Hall of Fame. His words and music reveal far more than this short bio can capture so his autobiography titled The Legend & The Legacy published in 1998 is worth the read. Tune in to get caught up with Dick Damron and hear stories from his life and music career - plus some of his songs and the stories behind them,