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Alberta, Americana, Arranger, Canada, CCMA, Composer, Country, Cowboy Music, Folk, Guitar, JUNO, Neotraditional, Producer, Songwriter, Voice, Willie Nelson March 16, 2024

Drunken poker, gummy bear highs and a famous friend: Corb Lund on his new album El Viejo

The Alberta singer-songwriter’s talent for (true) storytelling is on full display in El Viejo. Lund plays the Danforth Music Hall on March 20. by Nick Krewen Special to the Star When it comes to penning storytelling adventure songs, nobody is more entertaining than Taber, Alberta’s Corb Lund. Especially when they’re extracted from actual experience. On his 10th and latest studio album of uniquely authentic Western originals, El Viejo, there are several…

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Canada, CCMA, Composer, Events, Keith Urban, Music Publishing, Nashville, Nashville Sound, Record Labels, Songwriter, Toronto, Uncategorized, United States July 27, 2023

Steven Lee Olsen’s Miraculous Trek To the Grand Ole Opry

The songwriter behind Keith Urban’s hit ‘Blue Ain’t Your Color’ was working at an Audi dealership in Newmarket when he got his first big break. By Nick Krewen Special to the Star This Sunday night, Scarborough-born country singer and songwriter Steven Lee Olsen will realize another lifelong dream. Olsen, 37 — and currently on Canadian country radio airwaves with his Top 10 hit “Outta Yours,” — will be making his…

Alberta, Brett Kissel, Canada, CCMA, Country, JUNO, Songwriter, United States December 28, 2017

Country-music stalwart Brett Kissel says he’s done looking for U.S. breakthrough

Canadian hitmaker says his new album is utterly true to himself — but he’s sure it will put him on ‘big stages, big festivals and arenas’ somewhere. Nick Krewen, Music Sun., Dec. 17, 2017   There aren’t too many artists who can boast of an appearance by heavy metal guitarist Dave Mustaine and country music legend Charley Pride on the same album. In fact, Flat Lake, Alta.’s country music sensation…

British Columbia, Canada, CCMA, Country, Dean Brody, Songwriter August 19, 2017

Canadian country star Dean Brody’s latest conquest: Toronto

Without any real help from a U.S. career, Brody savours his upcoming big T.O. show at the Budweiser Stage — and plans his next move. Nick Krewen Music, Sat., Aug. 19, 2017 Precedents are difficult to come by in the world of music, but when he plays Toronto on August 24, country music sensation Dean Brody will be achieving a big one. When he takes to the Budweiser Stage headlining…

CCMA, Country, Festivals, Manitoba August 10, 2017

Doc Walker pleased to start the party at Boots and Hearts country festival

Canadian stalwarts like their place in the Boots and Hearts lineup and their place in the country-music game. Nick Krewen Music, Thurs., August 10, 2017 Although they’re sharing headliner status this year with Keith Urban, Luke Bryan and Brantley Gilbert at this year’s Boots and Hearts celebration of country music, Manitoba’s Doc Walker is more than happy to be kicking off the festivities with a first-day appearance. “We did the…