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<br><strong><span class="font_xl">CBS Hit Sitcom '2 Broke Girls' star Matthew Moy<br>'Adorable Han Lee' </span><br><span class="font_large">Interview with Kim Cyr KCM-LIVE.COM</span></strong>
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<p><a contents="Matthew Moy" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/TheMoyWonder"><span class="font_large">M</span>atthew Moy</a> is often the butt of the jokes on the CBS sitcom '2 BrokeGirls' (Mondays 8/7c), but he's quick to prove he's got hilarious jokes of his very own. On the series, currently in its six season, Moy delivers witty, obscene comebacks as Han Lee, the delightful and charming and somewhat controversial Korean owner of the Williamsburg Diner and boss of Max Black (<a contents="Kat Dennings" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/OfficialKat">Kat Dennings</a>) and Caroline Channing (<a contents="Beth Behrs" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/BethBehrs">Beth Behrs</a>). Fans may also recognize the actor from stints on Scrubs, The Middle, the 2011 film No Strings Attached, and as a voice on the Cartoon Network's animated series Steven Universe.   </p>
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<p>Moy took time away from running his dive diner to answer a few questions with me showing us all why we love his geniality and quick wit.  <br><br>During my interview with Matthew, we had some technical issues so you will only hear the first 3 minutes.  Here are some of the questions you missed.</p>
<p>Kim:  Caroline Channing or Max Black: Who would you rather be stuck on a deserted island with? <br><br>Matthew:  Oh no, neither!<br><br>Laughter.  <br><br>Neither of them would probably get any work done to be rescued, especially with me ordering them around. Well, maybe I'd choose Max. I feel like she'd have a lighter at least. <br><br>Kim:  What is the funniest experience you have had with a fan?<br><br>Matthew:  I meet a lot of fans at the grocery store, especially Costco. I like a good deal folks!<br><br>Kim:  What is your favourite memory on the show so far?<br><br>Matthew:  Oh boy, well let me see.  I know, the best memory so far when Kat Dennings grabs my butt.<br><br>Laughter<br><br>Kim:  If you have music playing in your trailer, what would it be?<br><br>Matthew:  Back in Black by AC/DC. I can listen to it over and over and still be pumped up!  I love it!<br><br>Kim: Do you have stage fright before you go on?<br><br>Matthew: This isn't a story, but a fact: I don't eat a few hours before I get onstage. I get too bloated if I eat. I guess it's nerves. I have a sensitive stomach, folks!  Not good to be around...ha!<br><br>Kim:  Give me your best gangster impression as Han Lee!<br><br>One answer I wish I could play back for you as it just isn't the same unless you hear it.  Maybe we will get to ask Matthew in another interview because it was hilarious!<br><br>Kim:  The creator of this sitcom did such an amazing job with the characters in this show...how is it working with the cast?<br><br>Matthew:  Many layers of success for the show. 1) Our cast is amazing and we have GREAT chemistry. Chemistry is not to be taken lightly. It can make or break a team. 2) FANTASTIC writers and the jokes they write. 3) Michael Patrick King. He KNOWS success. He already lived it when he did SEX AND THE CITY. Every day I watch his work ethic, and it is like no other. He sets the excellence bar very high. I’ve learned a lot!</p>
<p>Kim:  If you had the chance to share the stage or have a role in a film with anyone dead or alive, who would that be?<br><br>Matthew:  Bruce Lee or Jack Lemmon</p>
<p>Kim: Where can we and the fans keep up with you online to stay up-to-date on all your projects? </p>
<p>Matthew: On Instagram and Twitter @TheMoyWonder</p>
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<p>Born and raised in San Francisco, Moy followed his love of animation and began studying voice over.  <br>  <br>His video game voice over credits include "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," "Blur" and the "White Knight Chronicles" saga. </p>
<p>Moy's television credits include "Scrubs" and "The Middle."  <br>  <br>He also appeared in the feature film, "No Strings Attached."  <br>  <br>Currently, he studies acting at the Atwater Playhouse and Gray Studios. </p>
<p>Moy enjoys bungee jumping, wine tasting and cats, and is a proud supporter of Habitat for Humanity.  <br>  <br>Currently, he resides in Los Angeles.  <br>  <br>His birth date is February 3rd .<br><br>Make sure to tune in to see more of Moy on the upcoming episodes of ‘2 Broke Girls’ on CBS every Monday at 8 pm EST! Also follow Moy on twitter (listed below with the rest of the cast) and catch him on Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe. Lots going on for him and we can only imagine what more is to come.<br><br><br>To interact with the cast during the show and after, you can go to twitter:<br><br>Matthew Moy - https://twitter.com/TheMoyWonder/<br>Kat Dennings - https://twitter.com/OfficialKat<br>Beth Behrs - https://twitter.com/BethBehrs<br>Jonathan Kite - https://twitter.com/JonathanKite<br>Garrett Morris - https://twitter.com/_garrettmorris<br>Jennifer Coolidge - https://twitter.com/jencoolidge<br><br>Written by Kim Cyr</p>
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<p>“<a contents="American Housewife" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.ctv.ca/American-Housewife">American Housewife</a>” stars <a contents="Katy Mixon" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/KatyEMixon">Katy Mixon</a> as Katie Otto, <a contents="Diedrich Bader" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/bader_diedrich">Diedrich Bader</a> as Greg Otto, <a contents="Meg Donnelly" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/ImMegDonnelly">Meg Donnelly</a> as Taylor, <a contents="Daniel DiMaggio " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/dimaggio_daniel">Daniel DiMaggio </a>as Oliver, <a contents="Julia Butters " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/Julia_Butters">Julia Butters </a>as Anna-Kat, <a contents="Carly Hughes" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/carlyhughes101?lang=en">Carly Hughes</a> as Angela and <a contents="Ali Wong" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.aliwong.com/">Ali Wong</a> as Doris. </p>
<p>The new ABC sitcom American Housewife is about Katie Otto, “ an average wife and mother” living in the tiny town of Westport, Connecticut (where Martha Stewart and Paul Newman used to live). Funny lady Katy Mixon plays Suzanne with aplomb and with the support of her character’s husband Greg Otto, portrayed by Diedrich Bader. </p>
<p>Bader is known for his roles in <a contents="Rush Hour" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMiFsFQcFLE">Rush Hour</a> (Agent Westhusing), <a contents="Veep" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.hbo.com/veep">Veep</a> (Bill Ericsson), <a contents="The Exes&amp;nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/TheExesTV/">The Exes </a>(Paul), <a contents="Save Me" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.nbc.com/save-me">Save Me</a> (Elliot Tompkins), and <a contents="The Drew Carey Show" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3GbF_s4q6M">The Drew Carey Show</a> (Oswald Lee Harvey). Bader is also well recognized for his role as Lawrence, Ron Livingston's neighbor in the film <a contents="Office Space" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMIrlP61Z9s">Office Space</a>, and as a voice actor (the Saber-Toothed Tiger in Ice Age, Albert on Phineas and Ferb), among many others. Bader has had roles in animated features such as “Ice Age,” “Surf’s Up,” “The Simpsons,” and voiced the role of “Batman” in the animated television series “<a contents="Batman: The Brave and Bold" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCRpStzoWb4">Batman: The Brave and Bold</a>.”    </p>
<p>He has also been in the comedies “The Beverly Hillbillies,” “<a contents="Napoleon Dynamite" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.foxsearchlight.com/napoleondynamite/">Napoleon Dynamite</a>,” “Miss Congeniality 2,” “Balls of Fury,” and “Meet the Spartans.”   <br>   <br>He was the series lead on the NBC comedy “<a contents="Outsourced" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.nbc.com/outsourced">Outsourced</a>” and can also be seen on USA’s “Psych,” Netflix’s “<a contents="Arrested Development" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.netflix.com/title/70140358">Arrested Development</a>,” and Fox’s “Bones.”   <br>   <br>Diedrich was on three seasons of HBO’s “Veep,” opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus.  </p>
<p>Now he has hit gold again with his role as Greg Otto that Diedrich say's is the one role he relates to the most on '<a contents="American Housewife." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/AmericanWifeABC">American Housewife.</a>' </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Kim Cyr's interview with Diedrich Bader on the best new sitcom on ABC called "American Housewife"</strong></p>
<p>Kim: I think this show is golden for the whole cast of American Housewife, what was your take on the script when you received it?</p>
<p>DB: I was really excited about this role, I didn't think we were going to reinvent the wheel so to speak but I think we have a chance at really giving people a show that they feel is fresh and one that they can really relate to.  <br><br>Kim: Let's face it, when people move into a new town or city, we all feel the need to fit in and the show is really based on that reality for the whole family but mostly the character Katy which is based on the real life of Sarah Dunns.  The character Katy (played by the very funny Katy Moxin) goes through the judgement of her weight and fitting in with all the other women that want to be skinny, the Joneses, perfect children and you are the husband who helps Katie and reminds her that she can feel normal without letting other peoples  judgements and opinions affect her so much.<br><br>DB: Anyone who’s felt like a fish out of water will really associate with this show. Trying to keep up with the Joneses is not anything, my character, Greg is interested in at all. He really doesn’t care. They’re in that neighborhood for the schools. But Katie feels judged because she is judged. A lot of women feel judged by other women because lets face it, you guys are not easy on each other.<br><br>Kim: We’re not nice.<br><br>Laughter<br><br>DB: Guys are generally better to each other.. So Katie takes it more personally and it’s a tougher adjustment for her.<br><br>Kim: How is your experience working with real life Katy (Mixon)?<br><br>DB: Real life Katy is fantastic. She’s really funny. She’s really sweet. She calls everyone pumpkin. When she first started calling me pumpkin, I was like are we really going to do that? But she stuck with it. Now, if she doesn’t call me pumpkin, I think ooh she’s mad at me.<br><br>Kim: Or something’s wrong.<br><br>DB: I can’t anticipate where she’s going with any line readings which I love. One of the great things about working with Katy Mixon is that she’s a real actor. So when we do scenes we’re really acting off of each other. That doesn’t happen very often. I’ve been on television shows…Veep is not a good example of this, because everyone on Veep is a phenomenal actor….but there are a lot of shows that you do where the actor is okay. So you’re not really acting, You’re doing what you thought of doing while you were driving to the set. So nothing really happens. You’re just getting through it. But with Katy, you don’t know where a scene is going. We do it differently every single time. I don’t even know how they edit it. We really go at each other when we go at each other and it’s great. It’s almost like a real marriage. It’s beautiful. I leave my real wife in the morning and come to my next wife.<br><br>Kim: Your work wife!<br><br>DB: Yes! <br><br>Kim:  This is a very different character for you to play in comparison to the other diverse characters in your career<br><br>DB: I have played a lot of broad characters for a long time, like Oswald for example, I don't even know how that guy got a drivers license.  They characters I have played have been really fun characters.  But this role, this guy is very close to me.  I come from an academic family and Greg is a professor in the show and I have a dry sense of humour, so does Greg.  The writers in the show have a fantastic ability to pick up on our real life characters and somehow combine the two in the script.    I will go out for lunch with the writers and they are listening like a sponge using my real life role and situations that make this show so great.  You will see that in some of the episodes.  They are really great.<br><br>To hear the rest of the interview with Diedrich Bader, go to the podcast attached to this interview.<br><br>Schmoozing on "American Housewife"</p>
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<p><br>Thanksgiving aftermath on "American Housewife"</p>
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<p><br>Kids forget lunch "American Housewife"<br> </p>
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<p>Sarah Dunn shares how the role of Katy was based on her true life story which makes this show so relatable for so many women around the world.<br><br>Do you relate the character Katy to yourself?<br><br>Dunn: "Yeah, yeah, definitely. I know — it’s a little scary — but true. And the husband character in the show is really based on my husband. Because he teaches and you know, does all that stuff. It is very strange to be sitting behind monitors watching a family act out while my family is on the other coast, say Dunn."<br><br>How has this character you created changed how the women in your town view you?<br><br>Dunn:  The truth is, I have great friends, and I love the women in my town. They’re all so excited about the show — it’s been really wonderful. When I moved to the town, I had little kids, and I gained some weight, and I really wasn’t interested in going on a diet or anything. The moms just looked great. All of my friends, they all look wonderful. It started to make me a little angry, how good everyone looked. I kind of channeled that into this character<br><br>Dunn: The sitcom, which just got a full-season pickup, featuring a wisecracking sarcastic mom (played by Katie Otto) on her last nerve (and wearing her last semi-clean sweater). While creator and executive producer Sarah Dunn based Katie on herself, Mixon isn’t anything like Katie Otto. Mixon talks about what Katie’s going through, the importance of staying true to yourself, and what reception from housewives around the country has been to her “firecracker” role.<br> <br>Katie Otto, a confident, unapologetic wife and mother of three, raises her flawed family in the wealthy town of Westport, Connecticut, filled with “perfect” mommies and their “perfect” offspring.  <br><br>Katie’s perfectly imperfect world is upended when her neighbor’s decision to move notches her up from her ideal social standing and sets her on a path to ensure that doesn’t happen, regardless of the consequences. <br><br>Luckily, her husband, Greg Otto, supports her in every way possible, but with a dash of reality thrown in as they work to ensure their children do not end up like everyone else.<br>  <br>However, that isn’t going to be easy when her oldest teenage daughter, Taylor, is already set on the “perfect” path; middle son Oliver has one goal in life: to be rich; and her youngest, Anna Kat, needs a little extra help navigating life.  <br><br>Then there are her friends, Angela and Doris, who help Katie keep it all in perspective and are the allies she needs in a town where “keeping it real” is not a compliment. <br><br>Despite her flaws and unconventional ways, Katie ultimately only wants the best for her kids and will fight tooth-and-nail to instil some good old-fashioned values in them, if it’s the last thing she does.<br><br><br>Watch this brand new hit sitcom on Tuesdays on ABC from at 8:30 - 9 p.m. ET.   Follow the cast from 'American Housewife' on twitter at: https://twitter.com/AmericanWifeABC<br><br>Written by Kim Cyr</p>
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<span class="font_xl"><strong>It's Official - Keith Urban to Headline Country's<br>150th Canada Day Fireworks Festival in Timmins<br><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/13f88c9c9d5c5294ee9134f5386cf8ecd9135c71/original/2016-11-25-17-44-40.jpg?1480113384" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></span>
<p><strong>TIMMINS - As promised, the City of Timmins has lined up some big name entertainment that will be performing next summer at the International Fireworks Competition and Music Festival. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The long-awaited announcement as to which performers have been hired for the eight-day event was made at noon Thursday during a news conference held at the Timmins Museum. </p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a contents="Keith Urban" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.keithurban.net/">Keith Urban</a> is the big name that has been booked for the Canada Day 150 celebration, which is designed as a celebratory finale to the eight-day festival that begins on June 24, 2017 and runs through to July 1, 2017; each night featuring a spectacle of fireworks and music at the Hollinger Park’s Fred Salvador Field. <br><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/ec4a2f8abd02661d8731e3357ed777dcbf1268f5/medium/320225-10151187254860180-1055223369-n.jpg?1480117891" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">With Urban as the main Canada Day performer being a New Zealander, there is still plenty of Canadian content in the Saturday night line-up including Juno Award winning <a contents="Johnny Reid" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.johnnyreid.com/">Johnny Reid</a>, Canadian Country Music Award nominee <a contents="Meghan Patrick" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.meghanpatrickmusic.com">Meghan Patrick</a> and the <a contents="Sons of Maxwell" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://sonsofmaxwell.com/">Sons of Maxwell</a>, the popular East Coast Music Award winners Don and Dave Carroll, who grew up in Timmins and now live in Nova Scotia. </p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">The eight days of music and fireworks is to kick off on Saturday, June 24, which is St. Jean Baptiste day and a traditional day of celebration of music and culture for the Francophone community. </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">In tribute to that, the June 24 performers include <a contents="Michel Pagliaro" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.pagliaro.ca/">Michel Pagliaro</a>, a well-known and popular Juno Award winning rocker from Montreal, who is a member of the Canadian songwriters hall of fame. Also performing on the opening night will be LGS and Timmins-born pop rocker <a contents="Cindy Doire" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.cindydoire.com/">Cindy Doire</a>. </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The Sunday show includes a stellar line-up of vintage rockers that includes <a contents="David Wilcox" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://davidwilcox.net/">David Wilcox</a>, <a contents="Sass Jordan" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://sassjordan.com/">Sass Jordan</a>, along with the more folksy and pop presentations from <a contents="Scarlett Jane" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.scarlettjane.com/">Scarlett Jane</a> and Timmins performer <a contents="Céleste Lévis" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.celestelevis.com/">Céleste Lévis</a>. </p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">The Monday night performance will appeal to the 1980s-era rockers in the community as <a contents="Tom Cochrane" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.tomcochrane.com/">Tom Cochrane</a> with Red Rider will take to the stage. </p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">The younger crowd are expected to enjoy the Tuesday night performers, which includes <a contents="Lights" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://music.iamlights.com">Lights</a> and <a contents="Simple Plan" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.simpleplan.com/">Simple Plan</a>. The Wednesday show also has a more contemporary appeal as Hedley and Alyssa Reid are booked for that night. </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Then on the Thursday, the older rock crowd might enjoy seeing <a contents="April Wine" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.aprilwine.ca/">April Wine</a>, <a contents="Alan Frew" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.alanfrew.com/">Alan Frew</a> and <a contents="The Box" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.theboxband.com/">The Box</a>. </p>
<p><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/10d9fc94bf1b3a19025e1c0b1f69bfb2c382f2bb/medium/2016-11-25-18-52-30.jpg?1480117651" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/e887ddbffb51d35d1248c3931d194b532038f792/medium/2016-11-25-18-55-28.jpg?1480117642" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Friday night, stage goes country with <a contents="The Washboard Union" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.thewashboardunion.com/">The Washboard Union</a> and <a contents="Cold Creek Country" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.coldcreekcounty.com/">Cold Creek Country</a>. It appears there will be other performers, not yet revealed, who will be invited to perform as well. This is expected to include local performers. </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The eight day event has what might be considered a catchy name, Stars and Thunder 2017, which is also the name for the ticket-buying website: http://www.starsandthunder.com/ </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">A scan of the website at noon today indicated that tickets for residents of Timmins will go on sale in six days time, while tickets for the non-residents of Timmins go on sale a day later. </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Following is the complete list of performers booked for the festival: </p>
<p>Saturday June 24, 2017 </p>
<p>Michel Pagliaro </p>
<p>LGS </p>
<p>Cindy Doire </p>
<p>Sunday June 25, 2017 </p>
<p>David Wilcox </p>
<p>Sass Jordan </p>
<p>Scarlett Jane </p>
<p>Céleste Lévis </p>
<p>Monday June 26, 2017 </p>
<p>Tom Cochrane with Red Rider </p>
<p>Tuesday June 27, 2017 </p>
<p>Simple Plan </p>
<p>Lights </p>
<p>Wednesday June 28, 2017 </p>
<p>Hedley </p>
<p>Alyssa Reid </p>
<p>Thursday June 29, 2017 </p>
<p>April Wine </p>
<p>Alan Frew </p>
<p>The Box </p>
<p>Friday June 30, 2017 </p>
<p>Cold Creek Country </p>
<p>The Washboard Union </p>
<p>Saturday July 1, 2017 </p>
<p>Keith Urban </p>
<p>Johnny Reid </p>
<p>Meghan Patrick </p>
<p>Sons of Maxwell</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a contents="Deerhurst Resort's" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.deerhurstresort.com/">Deerhurst Resort's</a> 10th Annual <a contents="Girlfriend’s Getaway Weekend" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://huntsvillegirlfriendsgetaway.ca/">Girlfriend’s Getaway Weekend</a> with Michelle Wright </strong></p>
<p><br>I had the chance to sit down with <a contents="John Marshall (CKNX, AM&amp;nbsp;920)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://cknx.ca/">John Marshall (CKNX, AM 920)</a> and Canadian country music artist,  ‘<a contents="Michelle Wright" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.michelle-wright.com">Michelle Wright</a>’ before she hit the stage for <a contents="Girlfriend’s Getaway Weekend" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://huntsvillegirlfriendsgetaway.ca/">Girlfriend’s Getaway Weekend</a> at <a contents="Deerhurst Resort" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.deerhurstresort.com/">Deerhurst Resort</a>, in Huntsville. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/cca4e3a51b1cedd94c333cfad783b430371d144c/large/dsc2352-copy.jpg?1478927713" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><strong>Michelle Wright at Deerhurst Resort Photo Credit Kim Cyr <a contents="KCM-LIVE.com Magazine​" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kcm-live.com">KCM-LIVE.com Magazine​</a></strong><br><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/fcf53cac2c4d40f7853bb7a48d966e0124777f5e/original/dsc2355-copy.jpg?1478927704" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><strong>Michelle Wright at Deerhurst Resort Photo Credit Kim Cyr <a contents="KCM-LIVE.com Magazine" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kcm-live.com">KCM-LIVE.com Magazine</a></strong><br><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/c94362adddb4feff0bca7761bd3450173ac53e6e/original/dsc2373-copy.jpg?1478927692" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><strong>Michelle Wright at Deerhurst Resort Photo Credit Kim Cyr <a contents="KCM-LIVE.com Magazine​" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kcm-live.com">KCM-LIVE.com Magazine​</a></strong><br><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/8ff90aec9ea8eca5b782fe75e4e9c46e6e95f760/original/dsc2354-copy.jpg?1478927754" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><strong>Michelle Wright at Deerhurst Resort Photo Credit Kim Cyr <a contents="KCM-LIVE.COM Magazine" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kcm-live.com">KCM-LIVE.COM Magazine</a></strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/49f30a471b34779fd8992f6b99efe89a84187da6/original/dsc2371-copy.jpg?1478927681" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> <strong> Michelle Wright at Deerhurst Resort Photo Credit Kim Cyr <a contents="KCM-LIVE.com Magazine" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kcm-live.com">KCM-LIVE.com Magazine</a></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/4e52247b92e8936e936575b39f71a1128595ebd7/original/dsc2186-2-copy.jpg?1478928183" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><strong>Michelle Wright at Deerhurst Resort Photo Credit Kim Cyr <a contents="KCM-LIVE.com Magazine" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kcm-live.com">KCM-LIVE.com Magazine</a></strong><br> </p>
<p><a contents="Michelle Wright" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.michelle-wright.com">Michelle Wright</a> is one of the country’s most widely recognized female country artists spanning her extremely successful career over 25 years.  Not many artists of any genre can say that.  Michelle has charted more than twenty-five singles, including six number one hits: “Take It Like a Man”, “One Time Around”, “Guitar Talk”, “One Good Man”, “Nobody’s Girl” and “Crank My Tractor”.    </p>
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<p>  <br>Michelle is the first Canadian born artist in the modern era of country music to have a top ten hit in America with “Take It Like a Man”, in 1992 and a number one video on CMT, USA with (Take It Like a Man).  She also won a major U.S. music industry award (Academy of Music Top New Female Artist, 1993).).    In September 2011, Michelle was inducted into the <a contents="Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.ccmhalloffame.com/">Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.</a>  <br>  <br>Michelle was performing at <a contents="Deerhurst Resort" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.deerhurstresort.com/">Deerhurst Resort</a> for the 10th Annual Girlfriends Getaway Weekend in Huntsville spending time with her mom, sister and her niece.  Michelle was born in Chatham, Ontario.  Wright grew up in the small nearby town of Merlin where her parents were both local music performers.  This was a great opportunity to spend some quality time with her family as well as perform at the lady’s weekend. </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>"He Would Be 16" Michelle Wright <a contents="Click Here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YGnh2GJvK0">Click Here</a></strong></p>
<p>Wright has spent 35 years on the road in her career.  That is incredible and she isn't slowing down.  <br><br>The lady's of the <a contents="Girlfriends' Getaway Weekend" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://huntsvillegirlfriendsgetaway.ca/">Girlfriends' Getaway Weekend</a>, partied along with Michelle Wright as she performed some of her greatest hits like 'Take It Like a Man' , 'Safe in the Arms of Love', 'I Surrender', 'Shut Up and Kiss Me', 'He Would Be 16, and 'Laugh a Little', to name a few.   The cowgirl crowd was on their feet singing, dancing and having a fantastic time at <a contents="Deerhurst Resort" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.deerhurstresort.com/">Deerhurst Resort</a> on Saturday night, November 5, 2016.  </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>"Shut Up and Kiss Me" Michelle Wright <a contents="Click Here&amp;nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/WR-PkWJt0ZU">Click Here </a> </strong></p>
<p>Spending time in this part of the woods brought back a lot of memories for Wright. <br>  <br>“My earliest memories of music are singing in the car … or spending the weekend with my father after my parents separated, and watching him put on a rhinestone-studded suit to perform in,” says Michelle.<br><br>The country queen from Chatham-Kent’s community of Merlin also went back to where it all started for her career earlier this year.  On Sept 9, 2016, she performed at the <a contents="CCMA Legends Show " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.ccma.org/cgi/page.cgi/_article.html/News/The_CCMA_Legends_Show_A_Tribute_to_Yesterday_Today">CCMA Legends Show </a>and the <a contents="CCMA Award Show" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.ccma.org/awards_overview.html">CCMA Award Show</a>, in London, Ontario.  </p>
<p>London holds a special place in Wright's heart because it started her career internationally with 'Take It Like a Man' the hit maker says.   </p>
<p>That start goes back at least 30 years to a contest that kick-started Wright’s career which provided her with the startup money she needed to record her music.  </p>
<p>The Legends show at Centennial Hall represented a very special moment with Michelle Wright and her past with fellow CCMA Hall of Famer <a contents="Marie Bottrell" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://mariebottrell.com/">Marie Bottrell</a> of London.  In London, all those years ago, Marie Bottrell gave the young Wright the chance of a lifetime forward to the present, these two stars met once again on the London stage doing the very same thing that Bottrell had done for Michelle Wright.  The Legends were on stage with the rising stars of today.  </p>
<p>Wright was paired for duet purposes with Nashville — and Toronto-based rising star <a contents="Jessica Mitchell" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.jessicamitchellmusic.com/">Jessica Mitchell</a>, a former Londoner. </p>
<p>“I will just tell you that I’m a massive Jessica Mitchell fan. I hosted a talent show for the Ontario country music awards . . . she was the last one to get up. I was like, ‘Oh boy, we have just seen something, people. Did you just see what we just saw?’ ” Wright said. </p>
<p>A 2016 CCMA Awards nominee, Mitchell has been writing songs with Canadian country star <a contents="Patricia Conroy" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://patriciaconroy.net/">Patricia Conroy</a>, Wright’s “dearest friend.” Conroy and Mitchell are part of the creative team behind Mitchell’s new single 'Workin’ On Whiskey'. </p>
<p>However Wright and Mitchell were teamed during Country Music Week at venues in and around London, Wright’s return brings up memories of the night back in the day when Bottrell stepped up for the young Wright — just as Wright praised Mitchell more recently. Bottrell was already a two-time CCMA female vocalist of the year with such hits as 'The Star' when she heard Wright in what turned out to be a magic moment.</p>
<p>“Marie Bottrell was a judge on the panel the 1986 Country Roads talent contest organized by London radio station BX93.  Marie Bottrell stood up for the young Wright and said, ‘That girl right there, she’s the one you need to be picking.’  Marie Bottrell fought for Wright quoting, ‘There’s your talent.’ ” </p>
<p>The judges heeded Bottrell’s words. Wright won the contest — and the cash. The prize helped the then 24-year-old pay for studio time as she recorded three songs by Nashville songwriters Rick Giles and Steve Bogard.  </p>
<p>The singles led to her first album, 1988’s Do Right By Me — a play on words that may just have gone gold as an album in 2016. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="eyPX8jGukMU" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/eyPX8jGukMU/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eyPX8jGukMU?rel=0&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br>"Do Right By Me" Michelle Wright <a contents="Click Here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyPX8jGukMU">Click Here</a></p>
<p>Wright’s 'Right' album produced hit singles and Nashville came calling. She won seven CCMA Awards — out of 14 nominations — in 1991.<br><br>Without that contest and without winning and without Marie Bottrell being there and everything being in place, who knows what would have happened to Wright and her career today. </p>
<p>Her last album, 2013’s Strong, arrived just in time for the album thing to disappear into the rear view mirror. Singles and downloads and country’s much younger demographic for fans and stars are the new reality. </p>
<p>Still, Wright keeps looking ahead. She is creating new songs and hears the soul, R&amp;B and pop blend she has always loved in current country hits. </p>
<p>One of them is <a contents="Thomas Rhett’" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.thomasrhett.com/home">Thomas Rhett’</a>s 'Die A Happy Man', a hit she saluted while chatting with Rhett’s father, country singer Rhett Akins. </p>
<p>“That is just straight-up flat-out soul, R&amp;B country,” Wright said of the Rhett hit. </p>
<p>Wright hears the same country-plus-soul sound in Sam Hunt and other stars. </p>
<p>Michelle is currently in the studio writing and recording some new material with Bob Funk, the husband of <a contents="Patricia Conroy" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://patriciaconroy.net/">Patricia Conroy</a>, who is Michelle’s dear friend.   <br>   <br>“Bob Funk has been after me for over ten year’s to get into the studio to do something but because we are good friends and because I love these people so much, I wasn’t sure about mixing business with pleasure," says Wright.   <br>   <br>"I will tell you that guy is kicking my butt because what he is saying to me, that I am quite excited about, is that you know there ‘s the Michelle Wright approach to things that you have done throughout your whole career, so why don’t we experiment with some vocal ideas.  I said, ‘that’s fantastic but what does that mean exactly”?  <br>   <br>“We tried a few things and it really has given me some new tools to use as a vocalist and I am actually really really excited because I think it’s the first time ever in my career as a singer on record that I have ever been challenged as much as I am being challenged right now.  He has a great ear and he has some great ideas.   It’s not unlike Shania Twain and Mutt Lange with what they did by taking an artist that’s got that talent and than helping them to create something unlike they ever thought they could do and that’s what I am really excited about". <br><br><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/74d7417da7feb7927d96706a323a3ef47b218def/original/dsc2243-copy.jpg?1479882101" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/2273f7688cd4631b6632865694d38665815693dc/original/dsc2229-3.jpg?1479882121" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/8ae5f5b7a5427aff0ed5ea66c57c1d56c3cb0830/original/dsc2327-copy.jpg?1479882014" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/d5218a4ade92681fd6c2682817ab18f9de4ff28e/original/dsc2258-2-copy.jpg?1479882198" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/224e2eceb5e94736a51f9c1c2e635e8c43ab2a2d/original/dsc2259-copy.jpg?1479881981" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/22d8c2c1f3c247ea7035cba592fcff42b6c58e14/original/dsc2287-copy.jpg?1479881932" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/a13d4d8afa1229c38408626dda0785cc875ed411/original/dsc2290.jpg?1479881965" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/befe52df38c3cfd6f8aed39b9e0719fc2ae4e2f1/original/dsc2253-copy.jpg?1479881896" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/d5218a4ade92681fd6c2682817ab18f9de4ff28e/original/dsc2258-2-copy.jpg?1479882198" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/22d8c2c1f3c247ea7035cba592fcff42b6c58e14/original/dsc2287-copy.jpg?1479881932" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/224e2eceb5e94736a51f9c1c2e635e8c43ab2a2d/original/dsc2259-copy.jpg?1479881981" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/fc0043c1589fb74298072ac065b8e8d36e4b63cc/original/dsc2308-copy.jpg?1478928143" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Michelle Wright at Deerhurst Resort Photo Credit Kim Cyr <a contents="KCM-LIVE.COM Magazine" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kcm-live.com">KCM-LIVE.COM Magazine</a></strong></p>
<p><br>To hear the rest of the interview, please <a contents="click here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/1126907/michelle-wright-interview-with-kim-cyr-and-john-marshall">click here</a><br><br>Now that Michelle is in the studio recording and writing new material, we can't wait to hear what this seasoned artist comes up with next.  </p>
<p>For all the photos from this event, please <a contents="click here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://kcm-live.com/galleries/410232/michelle-wright-deerhurst-resort-november-5-2016">click here</a> <br><br>For all Michelle Wrights information, please <a contents="click www.michelle-wright.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.michelle-wright.com/">click www.michelle-wright.com</a><br><br>For Michelle Wright Facebook, please <a contents="click here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/michellewrightmusic/">click here</a><br><br>For all Michelle Wright Music, please <a contents="click here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/michelle-wright/id137534524">click here</a><br><br><br>Written by <a contents="Kim Cyr" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kcm-live.com">Kim Cyr</a><br><br> </p>
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<span class="font_large"><strong> America’s Gerry Beckley's New Solo Journey "Carousel"<br>by Kim Cyr </strong></span><br><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/00252918531cf44d9ac72349df53749e20a82f9a/original/gerry-1-credit-joe-beckley-sm.jpg?1478898264" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><strong>Gerry Beckley from Legendary Grammy Award-winning rock group America Photo</strong> Credit Joe Beckley</div>
<p>(Podcast Interview with Gerry Beckley with Kim Cyr and John Marshall) <a contents="Click here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://kcm-live.com/blogs/latest-news.rss">Click here</a><br><br>America singer/songwriter Gerry Beckley released a new solo album titled Carousel on September 9, earlier this year.  The 12-track collection, Beckley's first studio effort since 2011's Unfortunate Casino, features mostly original material, along with three cover tunes -- Spirit's "Nature's Way," Gerry Rafferty's "To Each and Everyone," and the 1964 Gerry and The Pacemakers hit "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying." <br><br>Beckley is half of the legendary band, America, which started their musical journey in 1970 in London with their mega hit, ”Horse With No Name.”  Mr. Beckley has written the band’s hits “I Need You,’ “Sister Golden Hair,’ “Daisy Jane,” and “You Can Do Magic.”</p>
<p>"With a solo project I'm really a committee of one," says Beckley, who continues to co-lead America with fellow founding member Dewey Bunnell. "There's only myself to please. Having said that, it's not always easy. Each project is a snapshot in time. The material on Carousel came from a wide scope of inspiration." <br><br>Kim:  How long did this solo project take from the time of conception to the final finished album Carousel?<br><br>Beckley: If you go by when I wrote some of the songs, some of the songs are 50 years old.  But that is a bit misleading. One of the songs, the Gerry and the Pacemaker song, was from 1963. For me, I write a lot and I tend to sit on them for a while. I don’t want to expose that too much because it sounds like the songs weren’t ready. When I dress an album, I just go back and find what I can find. I see which ones seem to go together.  So some of them are brand new. Some of them are quite old. The track “Tokyo” is quite old. This is the right time for it. So there it is.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="x9DIcSO462g" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/x9DIcSO462g/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x9DIcSO462g?rel=0&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br><strong>New Single "Tokyo" from Carousel</strong></p>
<p><br>Kim:  You have such a long list of hit songs that you have written over your very successful career.  What was the writing style of this new single "Tokyo"  in comparison to songs like "Sister Golden Hair" and "Ventura Highway"?<br><br>Beckley:  The truth in this song was that I was in a boarding lounge in Tokyo and the idea of the song, calling home, just got off stage and stuff, That was the idea and I started scribbling it down. I got a little distracted and I almost missed the plane. The muse of creativity, you never know when it’s going to come. In that case, I almost missed the plane. The good news, I made it home.<br><br>Tokyo is one of the more commercial  songs on the album with controversial lyrics that can't be played on air but you can really feel the influence of the legends he has written with in the magic of Gerry's lyrics that he is so well known for throughout the tracks on this new album.  <br> <br>The vocals on the entire album are mostly Gerry's but here are a couple of lines that were done by a couple of very dear friends of his, Jeff Foskett.  He toured with the Beach Boys and has toured for many years with Brian Wilson. He’s on a few songs. And also, Executive Producer, Jeff Larson gave some very nice backing parts on a couple of songs on the album. He did some very lovely backing parts.<br><br>Beckley played most of the instruments.<br><br>Beckley:  I would have to go track by track to remember which instruments I didn’t play. The instrument I played the least was the drums. The drummer I relied on the most was Ryland Steen. If it is not me, it is usually Ryland Steen playing drums.<br><br>Kim:  What is the style of writing on this new album?<br><br>Beckley:  I do try to make the whole album a listening experience rather than front load it with my favourite songs.  I want to tell a story from beginning to end to make sure the fans want to listen from one track to another like you would read a book.  <br><br>Kim:  This album does just that.  You can feel the story, the life's journey of relationships in a lot of the songs.  Something the fans can relate to instantly.  I love all the songs from your band America.  I can remember exactly where I was and what was happening in my life at that exact moment.  Until I went back and listened to the extensive list of hit songs you guys had, I was shocked.  I had forgotten just how many there was.  I really hope that listeners out there will go back into the library of America's hit songs and play them once again. It brought back some incredible memories for me and I know it will for them too.<br><br>Kim:  You can hear the influence of your life's journey in your songs and that's what holds the listeners to play one after the other on this new album.  I loved it.<br><br>Kim:  You produced and wrote most of this album, correct?<br><br>Beckley:  I produced the album. I wrote most of it. I played most of it and I produced it.<br><br>Kim:  Out of all the songs out there, there is three original tunes by other artists that you covered on this album.  Why "“Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying” by Gerry and the Pacemakers? That was a big hit during the Beatles era. <br><br>Beckley:  It was one of my favourites for years.  The three covers on the album are "from my long list of fave songs."  "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" is a tune i have been singing "virtually since it came out in the '60s."  <br><br>Kim:  Among the original songs on Carousel are "No Way I'm Gonna Lose You," a tune you co-wrote with Adele collaborator.  There was a lot of influences that we recognize on this album.  <br><br>Beckley:  The whole entire British invasion during the ‘sixties’ had a huge influence on me.  I was born in Fort Worth, TX on an air base. I moved to England when I was one year old. It feels a little weird to say I am a Texan, not there is something wrong with the lovely state of Texas. I just don’t remember anything about it. My first memories were in the UK.  We were very fortunate to work with George Martin on 7 of our albums with the band America.  He had a huge impact on me and the band.  <br><br>On the album there is other cover songs was a Gerry Rafferty song, “To Each and Every.” It was another big influence for Gerry on the new album.  He was a fan from the very earliest days of his career. He used to be in a group called the Humblebums when America first started in England. The Humblebums were Gerry Rafferty and Billy Connolly. Billy became known as the comic and actor, Billy Connolly. But he was a musician and he was in this duo with Gerry Rafferty for a while. So, it go all the way back to Gerry’s earliest recordings. Gerry Rafferty was lost a little while ago and it’s a shame. Those of that era, we are starting to lose them a little more often. Sad to see him go, but he did leave a great body of work.<br><br>Beckley:  "Some wonderful stuff", says Gerry. I’m a big fan. Someone pointed out to me that of the three covers on the new album, I picked two guys with the first name of Gerry spelled with a G, Gerry Marsden, and Gerry Rafferty. Laughing, I’m going to record songs by anybody with the first name of Gerry!<br><br>The new record label came about through some mutual friends of Gerry's mostly.  A dear friend Cindy Alexander, who is on the BluElan record label, gave Gerry a call and said, ‘Kirk at the label would love to get together with you and talk.’ Gerry had a record that he had been working on, for this album, one that he had been working on for a few years. So, the timing was right and he was keen.  That's how it came about.<br><br>Kim:  Many of the songs on this album are kind of sad dealing with relationship and personal journey's that someone might take if they were separated from the one that they love.  <br><br>Beckley:  You know I think that’s the theme of time and time passing. It’s the theme of the “Carousel” song and for “Minutes Count” on the album. There are a few other references to it on other songs on the album. I think it is inevitable when you log into as many years as Dewey and I have, 46 years as a band. You are really talking in musician’s terms many lifetimes. Its inevitable that that is an influence.</p>
<p>Here's the Carousel track list: </p>
<p>"Tokyo" <br>"Nature's Way" <br>"Minutes Count" <br>"Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" <br>"Lifeline" <br>"Widows Weeds" <br>"No Way I'm Gonna Lose You" <br>"Once a Distant Heart" <br>"To Each and Everyone" <br>"Fly" <br>"Serious"   <br>"Carousel"<br><br>Carousel was recorded at Beckley's Los Angeles studio Human Nature, the shimmering 12-track album plays to all of BECKLEY’s strengths; the singer, songwriter and musician. Each song seems to be a snapshot in time and personal reflection and a wide scope of inspiration gathered by Gerry own life throughout the years.    </p>
<p>It is how Beckley looks at the world and his place in it. By any conventional measure, he is a superb songwriter, a master of popular composition and a distinctive singer whether as the lead vocalist on “Sister Golden Hair” and “You Can Do Magic,” in harmony on “A Horse With No Name” and “Ventura Highway,” or singing on his group’s other classic singles or on solo projects. </p>
<p>At the same time, there’s something in Beckley’s work that skews toward the edge-- never at the expense of musical quality but perhaps to avoid being sucked into the maws of commercial conformity. Nothing exemplifies this better than his latest album--and first for Blue Élan Records--the shimmering CAROUSEL, which is at once similar to and utterly unlike everything he’s written and recorded until now. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="Z7USv4jITs8" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/Z7USv4jITs8/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z7USv4jITs8?rel=0&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br><strong>"Lifeline" from the album Carousel</strong></p>
<p>As for the meaning of CAROUSEL, Beckley leaves it up to listeners to reach their own conclusions. After all, aside from three intriguing covers, he wrote this music over a period of decades, in different places and stages of his experience. Still, it’s hard to imagine there wasn’t some rhyme and reason guiding him and ultimately his decision on which 12 songs he selected for this album. </p>
<p>For example, to this writer, CAROUSEL seems to tell a somewhat nostalgic if not regretful story. In his sensitive arrangements and artful interactions of melody and harmony, Beckley reflects a life that keeps him separated far too long from his love one (“Tokyo”), adds to that a sense of a relationship ebbing from his grasp (“Once a Distant Heart”), of fear of “running out of time” (“Lifeline”) and a premonition of personal decline as “I walk the line ‘till I fade from existence” (“Minutes Count”) and more, up to a resigned but not at all unpleasant acceptance of fate on the title track. </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>“Minutes Count” from new album Carousel </strong> </p>
<p>“I come from the era when an album was the normal listening experience,” he says. “Today, the notion of making a listening experience that’s 20 minutes or longer has been pushed to the side. People think it’s old-school, but to me it’s really valid.” </p>
<p>As CAROUSEL proves, so, too, is the idea of craftsmanship serving the emotions of a song or lyric. “You can talk about chord sequences in an esoteric way,” Beckley observes. “But each chord can represent an emotion. Together, two chords can sound happy or morose. The key, as I always tell songwriters who ask for advice, is to ‘write personal.’ If you write from your heart, it doesn’t matter what other people say. If it’s fastened to some fiber inside of you, you know it’s going to mean something.” </p>
<p>Kim: I know that it takes a lot of time for a listener in the digital age to sit down and listen to a whole album.  It’s so convenient to just search for one song from an album that they might hear on the radio instead of getting a vinyl record and listening to it and if you liked it, you flipped it over.  How do you go about your writing now and how you capture the audience to get them to listen to the whole album?   </p>
<p>Beckley:  Well, it’s true, I come from the days when you had to get attention for 20 minutes in order to get your audience to buy your record but I also come from the era of storytellers, like Pink Floyd, it was a listening experience and that's how I will always write.  </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="X1qTR_bvKXw" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/X1qTR_bvKXw/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X1qTR_bvKXw?rel=0&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br><strong>"No Way I'm Gonna Lose You" Carousel</strong><br> </p>
<p>He also pays tribute through details that evoke the performers he loves, such as the Chicago-inspired horns and Beatle-esque vocal riffs on “Lifeline.” “And why not?” he asks. “You can go back to when I played lap steel on (America’s) ‘Sister Golden Hair’; the DNA came directly from George Harrison. I think I’m allowed these references. The thing is that none of these things yell out from the music. Whether I’m acknowledging someone I’ve known and respected, like George, or doing something completely my own, I would much rather that each element in the music is discovered. I want listeners to say, ‘I want to hear that again’ because you haven’t heard everything about it if you’ve played it only once.” <br><br>In case you have forgotten these great story telling songs, here are a few of my favourites and yours I am sure.  </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="XIycEe59Auc" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/XIycEe59Auc/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XIycEe59Auc?rel=0&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br>America's 1975 hit "Sister Golden Hair" </p>
<p>Beckley has nurtured his artistry not just with America but extensively in many other endeavors. He has added vocals, guitar, original compositions and creative input in the studio with Harry Nilsson, Chicago, Dan Fogelberg, the Beach Boys and other innovators. He wrote music for the John Waters film Cry-Baby. He’s performed on soundtracks to The Simpsons and Sesame Street. He’s even sung parts for Alvin &amp; the Chipmunks. </p>
<p>(“I spoke recently at Loyola University,” Beckley notes. “I talked about doing a hundred shows a year for 46 years, but the thing that floored the class was when I admitted that I’d even been a Chipmunk.”), says Beckley.   </p>
<p>Beckley’s schedule is as busy as ever, not just with musical projects but also with his passion for photography and a commitment to dividing his time between the L.A. area and Sydney, Australia, where he maintains a home with his fiancée and her children. These obligations, fulfilling as they are, make CAROUSEL an even greater accomplishment. </p>
<p>“I’ve explored so many avenues and had so many wonderful opportunities,” Beckley concludes. “During America’s years of being produced by George Martin, if we wanted a 60-piece orchestra, it was there for us. The main thing I learned from him, though, was to keep focused and remember that your options are unlimited. That applies completely to CAROUSEL. Making this album was hard work--in the best possible sense.” </p>
<p>What, then, is his interpretation of its meaning? Beckley thinks for a second before replying, “In the same way the Beatles called their album Revolver because it goes round and round, so does a carousel. Our messages are actually very similar: We’re on this wheel of life. As long as we’re on this circle, time is not our enemy; time is our challenge. It’s a little bit tragic but also beautiful.”<br><br>To preview and buy music from Carousel by Gerry Beckley, download iTunes now.   <a contents="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/carousel/id1137577810" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/carousel/id1137577810">https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/carousel/id1137577810</a><br><br>There is no question that Beckley is one of the best lyricists and notable voices from the 70's and 80's.  There are so many hits from the band America that I bet you have forgotten as well.  I would suggest you go back and take a look yourself so that you can reflect on the incredible songs that this band put out over the years and a great part of that success was the writing of Gerry Beckley.   I have a few favourites from the album Carousel.  The one's that stood out for me the most were Tokyo, LifeLine and Minutes Count.  I have my personal reasons that may differ than your reasons for liking these tracks.  Time is such a gift in every aspect in life and valuing every moment in every area of our lives is the most important thing that we are can forget.  No matter what challenges you might be facing in your life, through life's journey's and experiences, we learn what really matters.  You will hear that often throughout life but it comes to hold solid ground with experience of loss and triumphs that only experience can give you.  It's a journey and Beckley tells the stories of life and relationships well in his new solo album Carousel.  <br><br>by Kim Cyr<br><br>Here are a few of America's greatest hits.  Enjoy some of the iconic hits of one of the best bands of all time! </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>  "A Horse with No Name" by America <a contents="click here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/oEHBTjIYejE">click here</a><br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="fjgCqbPGq2A" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/fjgCqbPGq2A/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fjgCqbPGq2A?rel=0&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br>"Ventura Highway" by America <a contents="click here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/fjgCqbPGq2A">click here</a></strong><br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="IRDnEqW1vAc" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/IRDnEqW1vAc/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRDnEqW1vAc?rel=0&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br><strong>"Lonely People" by America <a contents="click here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/IRDnEqW1vAc">click here</a><br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="svnl5cAhdnY" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/svnl5cAhdnY/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/svnl5cAhdnY?rel=0&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></strong><br>"Daisy Jane" by America <a contents="click here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/svnl5cAhdnY">click here</a><br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="E0AJ40eX2Vo" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/E0AJ40eX2Vo/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E0AJ40eX2Vo?rel=0&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"You Can Do Magic" by America <a contents="click here&amp;nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/E0AJ40eX2Vo">click here </a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><strong><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="O3fI0mLz3ks" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/O3fI0mLz3ks/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/O3fI0mLz3ks?rel=0&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br>"Tin Man" by America <a contents="click here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3fI0mLz3ks">click here</a></strong><br><br> </p>
<p>America is still touring today and if you get the change to see them live, I would suggest you go and pick up tickets for an evening your won't forget.   <br><br><strong>Podcast Interview by Kim Cyr and John Marshall</strong>, <a contents="click here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://kcm-live.com/blogs/latest-news.rss">click here</a></p>
<p><strong>Social Media links:</strong><br><br><a contents="www.gerrybeckley.com&amp;nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.gerrybeckley.com">www.gerrybeckley.com </a><br>  <br><a contents="http://www.venturahighway.com/&amp;nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.venturahighway.com/">http://www.venturahighway.com/ </a><br>  <br><a contents="https://www.facebook.com/americaband" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/americaband">https://www.facebook.com/americaband</a> <br>  <br><a contents="https://twitter.com/americaband" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/americaband">https://twitter.com/americaband</a></p>
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<p>The British piano rock legend dazzled a sold-out audience at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario on Thursday, Sept 29, 2016. </p>
<p>Even though it was raining and dreary, the crowd of excited people was electric as they meandered their way into to the concert, several wearing top hats, feather boas and tons of glitter in honour of the performer. </p>
<p>Purple and blue lights bathed the stage and a large spotlight shone down on the shiny Yamaha grand piano that sat vacant, waiting for the singer’s arrival.<br><br>Within seconds of the lights dimming and fog seeping onto the stage, the crowd was on its feet as deafening cheers shook the gardens. The 69-year-old musician, born Reginald Dwight, donned a glitter-sleeved black suit that spelled out the initials “EJ” on the back in gold-lined glitter. The outfit was completed with his signature sunglasses.<br><br>We got exactly what we expected from the very first synthesized induced Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding to the tickle of the ivories from Sir Elton John delivering peels of Chopinesque runs, arpeggios and filigrees that roam the gamut of the baby grand (with a mirror the length of those 88s, all the better to see his hands reflected in tandem on the stage-wide screen behind him and his band).  <br><br>No one can play the ivories like John does and in so many different ways.  He is truly a legend in song, a legend in lyrics with songwriting partner Bernie Taupin, and a legend as one of the greatest piano players.  John was the very reason I grew up with the love of piano and what you could really do with it.  John showed us that with his diverse catalogue of music that he has performed for us all for some 47 years since his first album. </p>
<p>Elton's self proclaimed "pudgy" hands belong to a legend craftsman, who can bang out a boogie woogie (“Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting”), groove to bouncy pop (“Sad Songs Say So Much”), perform full-out rockers (“Burn Down the Mission”), cavort on doo-wop influenced rock ‘n’ roll (the approximate two-and-one-half hour, some 24-song concert closer, “Crocodile Rock”), tease out rhythm and blues (“I Guess That’s Why They Call it the Blues”) and explore every black and white key and the cracks between in extended explorations for minutes at a time with song-title guessing intros (the elegiac concert-opener “Funeral For a Friend-Love Lies Bleeding”). </p>
<p>And if the 69-year-old isn’t leaping horizontally, legs flying backward, from the piano anymore, he still reminds us of those diva days as he hops up on the piano right above the keyboard to vogue a pose, appropriately enough for the stridently pumped-up “The Bitch is Back,” with the stage drenched in red light and the title spelled out defiantly on the back screen. Indeed, Sir Elton is back. Of course, he never went away. That he doesn’t take all of this too seriously is evident as he milks the applause, waving his hands and arms for more after his 1950s’ referenced “Bennie and the Jets.” </p>
<p>Sir Elton wore a sequinned, knee-length jacket, with matching trousers, an open-collar dark shirt, and dark eyeglasses that reflected the keyboards in the tinted glass, as if the keyboards were in his eyes, in his head, in his mind.</p>
<p>Indeed, they are in the music he wrote with lyricist Bernie Taupin to become one of the top-selling solo artists of all time with 35 gold records, 25 platinum albums, 29 consecutive Top 40 hits, and more than 250 million records sold worldwide. </p>
<p>In his London concert debut, Sir Elton played to a sold out crowd of 10,200  He took the stage at about 8:04 p.m. and left the stage after an encore at about 10:42 p.m. </p>
<p>In addition to several solo turns at the piano (notably for the biggest selling single of all time, “Candle in the Wind” (more than 37 million copies sold with the combined Candle In The Wind '97, in which he morphed his Marilyn Monroe tribute to honour Lady Di), Sir Elton was backed by a multi-dimensional band that included no less than three percussionists, his longtime drummer, <a contents="Nigel Olsson" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.eltonjohn.com/band/nigel-olsson/">Nigel Olsson</a>, John Mahon and legendary percussionist <a contents="Ray Cooper" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Ray_Cooper.html">Ray Cooper</a>, who is always in demand with some of the biggest acts in rock including Phil Collins, Eric Clapton and Paul McCartney, and synthesizers replicating string parts, plus backing vocals from Nigel Olsson, who was in his original three-piece band; <a contents="Davey Johnstone" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.daveyjohnstone.com">Davey Johnstone</a>, who first recorded with him in 1971 and joined the band a year later, guitar; <a contents="John Mahon" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.johnmahon.com">John Mahon</a>, percussion; <a contents="Kim Bullard" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.eltonjohn.com/about/the-elton-john-band/">Kim Bullard</a>, keyboards, and <a contents="Matt Bissonette" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.eltonjohn.com/about/the-elton-john-band/">Matt Bissonette</a>, bass. <br><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/513dbff0b992e12df4883609c4829457da72fe1a/original/img-0804-copy.jpg?1475527018" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_regular"><strong>Legendary Nigel Olsson played for Elton John at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario Sept 29, 2016<br>Photography by John Marshall</strong></span><br><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/325858572136ce628e3d54c18f1e1a3a4c2590ad/original/img-0784-copy.jpg?1475527001" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><strong>Legendary Nigel Olsson played for Elton John at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario Sept 29, 2016<br>Photography by John Marshall​<br><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/d08dc94eb15c1f8540568d2044ce123a3ab2ca84/original/img-0777a-copy.jpg?1475528781" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong><strong>Legendary percussionist <a contents="Ray Cooper" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Ray_Cooper.html">Ray Cooper</a> played for Eton John at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario<br>Photography by John Marshall<br><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/8aae59aeb5aa7331fa7c40a9cf36d9a0268bcd15/original/img-0773a-copy.jpg?1475528505" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Legendary Ray Cooper and Matt Bissonette played for Elton John at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario <br>Photography by John Marshall<br><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/e190493475347f38d7387f5a78e58995662f4a3a/original/img-0742a-copy.jpg?1475528964" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Legendary Nigel Olsson and Davey Johnstone played for Elton John at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario Sept 29, 2016<br>Photography by John Marshall</strong></p>
<p>And while, since 1969 he has played more than 4,000 concerts worldwide, Sir Elton made the London concert and it's audience feel as if he was singing to each person, not always easy to do in an arena. “We are very happy to be here in London,” he said. “It’s good to have family in Canada . . . my children are Canadian,” John said in a rare moment of calm, well past the two-hour mark. He already had said it was good to visit London where “my husband (David Furnish) went to Western.” “We hope you will enjoy what we play for you.” There soon followed a wistful “Daniel”; a gut-wrenching “Someone Saved My Life Tonight,” and two songs from his latest album, “Wonderful Crazy Night,” for which his tour is named: “Looking Up” and “A Good Heart,” the latter, he said, “my favorite track on the album.” </p>
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<p>Considering that the most extensive choreography of the night amounted to a brief lounging atop the piano and standing up or crouching at the piano as he played, and that the musicians mostly stayed at their instruments, other than Johnstone, who strolled the stage front and evoked a rocker’s stance for some guitar solos, Sir Elton and his band really rocked out, no more so than on the disco era gem, “Philadelphia Freedom,” which, as with his other uptempo tunes, had the audience on its feet, dancing in place.</p>
<p>After many of his songs, John stood away from the piano and bowed in all four directions of his adoring fans, mouthing thank you, waving sincerely and pointing to those who came out to see him. </p>
<p>Halfway through the night, a soft twinkling piano interlude silenced the attendees before he broke into heavy piano riffs and an impressive 10-minute solo. His fingers glided expertly over the black and white keys, a wide grin spread across his face and he bobbed his head along to the beat. </p>
<p>John made a name for himself with nine No. 1 hits, 27 Top 10 hits and 58 Top 40 singles, 27 Top 10, four No. 2 and nine No. 1. For 31 consecutive years (1970–2000) he had at least one song in the Billboard Hot 100. His single "Candle in the Wind 1997" sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts.  He has also composed music, produced records, and has occasionally acted in films. The five-time Grammy-winner has also earned an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and Tony Award throughout his nearly 50-year career. </p>
<p>But the singer-songwriter’s voice has maintained the same level of soul and clarity as ever. His unwavering energy kept the crowd on its feet and singing along for the bulk of his upbeat numbers, and even some of the slower hits.</p>
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<p>Sir Elton was in fine voice throughout, his stentorian baritone, at times now more basso profondo, rang out across the hall with an operatic import. The concert was nicely paced, with rockers followed by ballads. And it was those hands again that stood out, as gorgeous clusters of chords spun forth, again a lovely intro to a song unknown, in this instance, “Rocket Man.” </p>
<p>There followed an exuberantly delicate “Tiny Dancer”; “Levon,” the latter with a seemingly improvised jam with Johnstone, and then one of the concert’s and Sir Elton’s catalogue set pieces, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” with the stage bathed in gold light. </p>
<p>Sir Elton pulled out a chestnut, “Have Mercy on the Criminal,” from the album, “Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player” (1973). Next, it was Sir Elton solo at the piano for “The One,” and then a gorgeous “Your Song,” his first hit record in 1970. </p>
<p>With that, Sir Elton paused to say in what a seemed heartfelt thanks, “I’ve been doing this since 1969 and it’s been an amazing journey. And there’s one thing that’s constant. It’s you guys.” <br><br>After a very short break, Elton returned to the stage and proceeded to sign autographs for many of his fans up front the man and his band closed the show with the one-two punch of “Candle In The Wind” and “Crocodile Rock.”  When all was said and done, fans of all ages sang, clapped, high-fived, and rocked Budweiser Gardens to help celebrate Elton’s career and music… Wonderful Crazy Night indeed!!!</p>
<p>With that, he launched into “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.” Then, he trounced into a triumphant “I’m Still Standing,” at the end of which Sir Elton slammed down the top of the piano. With hands like his, Sir Elton can slam as much as he wants.</p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><strong>Elton John setlist: Budweiser Gardens, Sept. 29, 2016 </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>The Bitch Is Back </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>Bennie And The Jets </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>Daniel </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>Someone Saved My Life Tonight </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>Looking Up (from 2016's Wonderful Crazy Night) </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>A Good Heart (from 2016's Wonderful Crazy Night) </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>Philadelphia Freedom </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>Rocket Man </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>Tiny Dancer </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>Levon </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>Goodbye Yellow Brick Road </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>Have Mercy On The Criminal (from 1973's Don’t Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player . . . being played on the 2016 tour, last played in 2004) </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>The One (solo) </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>Your Song </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>Burn Down The Mission </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>Sad Songs (Say So Much) </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>(band intros) </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>Don’t Det The Sun Go Down On Me </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>All The Young Girls Love Alice </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>I'm Still Standing </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>Your Sister Can’t Twist </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>(Encore) </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>Candle In The Wind </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>Crocodile Rock </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>-- sources include eltonjohn.com/live</strong></span></p> 
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<br><strong><span class="font_large">SAM HUNT</span></strong>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl"><strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/907254d97098656cb254f1b3da264d05723868f1/original/dsc8468-copy.jpg?1474150426" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/8f2f135ea658ef0436705b5a3e870b08c57d2f7e/original/dsc8477-copy.jpg?1474150493" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></span></div>
<div><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/ff662ba7564c6672350f6c32d6f379953cf0a2db/original/dsc8468-copy.jpg?1474150594" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/0c02e5a552550e9f4c8aae0cf5b13169d081cb0f/original/dsc8464-copy.jpg?1474150622" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/a33f0c664e7559398825e881c1ed7c86d39ace44/original/dsc8466-copy.jpg?1474150652" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/c6bf8d7735e51023f3b15c6d138fb594af81546c/original/dsc8476-copy.jpg?1474150702" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></div>
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<br><span class="font_large"><strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/1fec9a3004bea9153ad8d2229752d2818453e0b4/original/crowd-shots-sam-hunt.jpg?1474169388" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/33f346a7bc52c9418bf055fc08fdf79e4ab1a4ed/original/crowds.jpg?1474169418" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/2fb72c98afdb5423c1ae150eaf7e9baf09460180/original/sam-hunt-fans.jpg?1474169450" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/19c5706179f357c8dec691ca5e877b3d949d18a6/original/sam-hunt.jpg?1474169482" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></span>
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<div><span class="font_large"><strong>MICHELLE WRIGHT</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/fa4df57c3885b9b11a174df50fc53cc6ca37fbf1/original/dsc8285.jpg?1474151078" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/f9e891e7bf11fb5ca16d0d53d40b1690c75088a9/original/dsc8286-copy.jpg?1474151149" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/35d9bdbb662658bb059bf5fcb9f8333e1da7cd30/original/dsc9538-copy.jpg?1474151249" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/1693a70ecf4da4690443a8aed4664f08fd2a848c/original/img-5792-copy.jpg?1474151270" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/7b91f93a4d53b19ff8705f0ee6d284976bfcec6f/original/img-5793-copy.jpg?1474151289" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/8b7806e9eb2b125e128a38ef42285106513a2693/original/img-5795-copy.jpg?1474151314" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/9be913fe17a93e817f42991e373b9bea827de993/original/img-5796-copy.jpg?1474151333" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/4d7ada6bf51eea0bdfe5454c073f06bfd5813d8e/original/img-5797-copy.jpg?1474151350" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/512b4f118ff047a084ee133d6b70ca32eefbb938/medium/michelle-wright-to-post.jpg?1474169121" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/d423de984a7a26a96a08dda2ee67e569a981fe51/original/michelle-wright-3.jpg?1474169165" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/35adae43dd7b3520a3147bd685060278c08fa946/original/michelle-wright-7.jpg?1474169194" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/ea4e81375a283d8e740a4fcacfd2aa1b1cae21aa/original/dsc9544-copy.jpg?1474169277" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></div>
<div><span class="font_large"><strong>MADELINE MERLO</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/17d2f448aaf908c22050260cc619543a43cc9bf6/original/dsc8281-copy.jpg?1474151719" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/081b3c35887d1ca692cc7dd955fb1e2b7796f498/original/dsc8280-copy.jpg?1474151740" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/458a2012901c97d730d65376269512c1f43a222f/medium/madeline-merlo-copy.jpg?1474151797" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/edc42059579ed6009d260be902a223b9ba8b5e2b/original/img-5857-copy.jpg?1474151822" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/9ce2898884658169bbb44bbdaa3ee2c90dc4e41b/original/img-5856-copy.jpg?1474151856" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/0b6e540db7f1450f5ab931d95d1bc18365b94686/original/img-5855-copy.jpg?1474151876" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/efebef57f9cc8465be48202ae108836c546eac3e/original/img-5854.jpg?1474151896" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></span></div>
<div><span class="font_large"><strong>The Road Hammers</strong></span></div>
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<img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/e8d53de3fd8dcd9101d8072cc81afb5fc5bff65a/original/the-washboard-union.jpg?1474155357" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/9a09a3a2e6c67c0131b9e759d1c3c28468f7fe67/original/img-5801-copy.jpg?1474155373" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/4ab3bd520afc81e1745ed9bdd985c721fc418925/original/img-5800-copy.jpg?1474155389" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/fb6136705067540f9652183f6edadf8f948ed058/original/img-5799-copy.jpg?1474155408" class="size_l justify_center border_" />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/6576c382052080ae3320218388a8b06003da0908/medium/the-road-hammers-copy.jpg?1474155190" class="size_m justify_center border_" style="text-align: left;" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/b3d59bce388a145f6c04c582964641a88b1d1901/original/img-5802-copy.jpg?1474155212" class="size_l justify_center border_" style="text-align: left;" /></strong></span></div>
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<br><strong><span class="font_large"><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/9dfe65b9ef22c0030bb51f5b1df1df63d5147c79/original/the-road-hammers-must-post.jpg?1474169651" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/61402eb202fb449b00d3335d4727b07b754499e0/original/the-road-hammers-to-post-2.jpg?1474169683" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/018066b23ca9f44b16b898f32ce936fe6dfcd511/original/the-road-hammers-3.jpg?1474169705" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/2300170195f77e59580903fe20756c24239557fd/original/the-road-hammers-2.jpg?1474169729" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></strong>
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<div><strong><span class="font_large">Murray McLauchlan</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_large"><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/b84a13e916298bbd6f7db3bc400585b308b3dd84/original/murray-mclauchlan.jpg?1474169781" class="size_l justify_center border_" /> </span></strong></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_large"><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/332d199ab66e0026afef58e570c79be99065c34e/original/img-5850-copy.jpg?1474155609" class="size_l justify_center border_" style="text-align: left;" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/2d2c79ac5de3d495e6ba42b1e4b0f1f31946662f/original/img-5849-copy.jpg?1474155623" class="size_l justify_center border_" style="text-align: left;" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/a38929c058a08e3676a5d4b77eec26516563b200/original/img-5847-copy.jpg?1474155638" class="size_l justify_center border_" style="text-align: left;" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/dc9e9b39c7409bdcc3a15c9ed82d47065ad27faa/original/img-5851-copy.jpg?1474155587" class="size_l justify_center border_" style="text-align: left;" /></span></strong></div>
<div><strong><span class="font_large">Lindi Oretga</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_large"><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/7ac4619b65cff60d8950b285b04be3899a142f50/original/lindi-oretga-2.jpg?1474169863" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/0fbbbf1c8211543e1536c18167c5b904fc47dbcd/original/lindi-oretga-3.jpg?1474169903" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/7c7ce3939b627011142b7d45410c35d288641901/original/lindi-oretga-4.jpg?1474169931" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/5e85a531ab43aa63d434011f6ca1e9faf7b6988f/original/lindi-oretga-6.jpg?1474169945" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/a3df15a06916bdc1c8e9416ec3cf4d5f4510369f/original/lindi-oretga.jpg?1474169959" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></strong></div>
<div><strong><span class="font_large">Meghan Patrick</span></strong></div>
<div><strong><span class="font_large"><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/2689fdab838405421c375111f22f243e76798dd5/original/meghan-patrick-copy.jpg?1474170163" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Bobby Wills</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_large"><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/4103f55a9e1442e625159b27acfc9b1cdc5ab362/original/bobby-mills-copy.jpg?1474170301" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/f0123637c3080114c68f53afd30c5ce4b4d67c13/original/bobby-wills-2.jpg?1474170351" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/0ddc9d4c29c01034e7cbc050eace51a560381b3a/original/bobby-wills-3.jpg?1474170374" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/556526aa5ef79a2d82aa8405b8f94c26b2088978/original/bobby-wills-4.jpg?1474170393" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/4e55c394898a0a3483460349bf53f646c810c20f/original/bobby-wills.jpg?1474170412" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></strong></div>
<div><strong><span class="font_large">Kelsea Ballerini</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_large"><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/e2200ab161b6624d7f333dbcaafffa60a16fab73/original/dsc8437-copy.jpg?1474170473" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/476ec83a04a891e13742ec93c1ee746b2166a9ee/original/kelsea-ballerini.jpg?1474170499" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/8486f5964278ea527a48aae169874f254f6d39f5/original/kelsea-ballerini-and-lindsay-ell.jpg?1474170527" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></strong></div>
<div><strong><span class="font_large">The Washboard Union<img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/7f4ab569a6b1a38ccb6255efe8a223b0088e99f5/original/the-washboard-union-2.jpg?1474170627" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: right;"><strong><span class="font_large"><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/f4ce548a461b84970c924d67a08ef9b53147fdeb/original/the-washboard-union-1.jpg?1474185989" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></strong></div>
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<div style="text-align: right;"><strong><span class="font_large"><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/0daa756aaaf575ebf4fcec97e19b375e4d115b96/original/the-washboard-union-2.jpg?1474170578" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></strong></div>
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<br><strong><span class="font_large"><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/8653c33e5163f1e9f3ba7a4bc4c23f540156642a/original/the-washboard-union-13.jpg?1474185941" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></strong>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_large"><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/9b7008a6d2d910d6e546a571164acf6fbf483583/original/img-5963.jpg?1474405697" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/086651b2b01de341bebc599e20c0ebc1f7fe1aa9/original/img-5962-copy.jpg?1474405724" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></strong></div>
<div><strong><span class="font_large">Carolyn Dawn Johnson</span></strong></div>
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<img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/88f3341a68f430aab19203c9b35872926779b1d0/original/dsc8709-copy.jpg?1474170822" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/e55defa404e8091ac554d74b6dabb50e7006f9ac/original/dsc8713-copy.jpg?1474170845" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/b53ea8566396c1c01256577006ee7459430d6203/original/dsc8717-copy.jpg?1474170869" class="size_l justify_center border_" />
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<div><strong><span class="font_large">Melissa Bishop and Damien Warner (Canadian Olympians)</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_large"><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/83536f8938f51284494baeb29b29ddeffad95fdd/original/melissa-bishop-damien-warner-olympians-copy.jpg?1474171058" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></strong></div>
<div><strong><span class="font_large">Johnny Reid</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span class="font_large"><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/a53cfe9aacd3c2d7e6a981c71482c8b65c0625f1/medium/johnny-reid.jpg?1474171178" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></span></strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/997d789b98b31d7a0386ee6a7ab20562c5e02994/original/dsc8667-2.jpg?1474171224" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/3318f8db9e1ae83ddee8269012527d597838e777/original/dsc8668.jpg?1474171246" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/57c123bcc9db79116196c85a0d832c709c719fc9/original/dsc8678.jpg?1474171283" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/f07e11e9e7aae73c7a0e98673ec39de48631f810/original/dsc8680.jpg?1474171312" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/a3499448a69ea5de687634ef37197210569aa74d/medium/carolyn-dawn-johnson-johnny-reid-and-sarah-reid-copy.jpg?1474171450" class="size_m justify_center border_" />
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<div><strong><span class="font_large">Kristian Bush</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_large"><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/febf151480886b86747526461023c14d923b4e61/original/dsc9552-copy.jpg?1474171746" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/a83d3fefb29f0f9b4d7ff8cb80319960d6475b6e/original/kristian-bush-2.jpg?1474171814" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/cbb232c13599c0d69df18e8bba89ee7161796d80/original/kristian-bush.jpg?1474171828" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></strong></div>
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<span class="font_large"><strong>Jessi Cruiskshank</strong></span><br> </div>
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<span class="font_large"><strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/6401898075c9f29690542e2b97bb145e26f6faca/original/img-5807-copy.jpg?1474171513" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></span><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/33bc9ed8ba4c49cf72bdcd518d213d08131ea411/medium/jessi-cruickshank-copy.jpg?1474171597" class="size_m justify_center border_" />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> </div>
<div><strong><span class="font_large"> Brett Kissel</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span class="font_large"><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/4b8e90d2cb5d27cde4d1efb1507dd009d14bcde8/original/dsc8645-copy.jpg?1474171994" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/c6e04dbc5e53a4d641c25d5da5438a49ad9d99af/original/dsc8653-copy.jpg?1474171985" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/ce9256e05da18f0c3506b4f0e301329d3b0b74ea/medium/brett-kissel-copy.jpg?1474171951" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></span></strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/36d5ae692d77c05b11706d55ea3260c93f9cf94f/original/dsc8655-copy.jpg?1474171976" class="size_l justify_center border_" />
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<br><span class="font_large"><strong>Alee</strong></span>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/e91a10e5f9d710c00312f7790ed0e7775207dc57/original/dsc8637-copy.jpg?1474172316" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/7cc7618e91c23652f9cbd29360fffb8443ef1797/original/dsc8642-copy.jpg?1474172307" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/a8470dbf064d364837bd09f3f897c0e1d2046010/original/dsc8638-copy.jpg?1474172292" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></span></div>
<div><span class="font_large"><strong>Jessica Mitchell</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/4605fc548c4321088d5a359e00b8710254f4bea6/medium/jessica-mitchell-copy.jpg?1474172444" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/a280b91b0a3803d97f06204e566b69dca1d117a4/original/img-5803-copy.jpg?1474172504" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/4e47604f0bd509b0a72baa74f71bf158214f48fb/original/img-5804-copy.jpg?1474172493" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/ccd2225a24d1c7e317dd3ad2643fd1121159f946/original/img-5806-copy.jpg?1474172473" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/5b5cf8eac97659fa35a2fb26a10af854e4a9efc2/original/img-5805-copy.jpg?1474172482" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></span></div>
<div><span class="font_large"><strong>Billy Bretherton</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/f5a200d5c9a3a835cbb871589f67ab682a789245/medium/billy-bretherton-copy.jpg?1474172606" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/9634604e7ba70b62f1c2ef8fa9d1d481a2fce9f5/original/billy-bretherton.jpg?1474172691" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/da8b837f9c989f10c696825cad4348710d0510ab/original/billy-bretherton-2.jpg?1474174894" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/0fc245223a0cde2dec5480f0dd587614cf4504dc/original/billy-3.jpg?1474174884" class="size_l justify_center border_" />
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<div><span class="font_large"><strong>Tim Hicks</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/8296ff3d3f91716841472c1d7065daf638ab91e7/original/tim-hicks-2.jpg?1474174317" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/5ae97c45dcfcf05991615f661b08319d29f217dc/original/tim-hicks.jpg?1474174342" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/8c1367c0e31b564ed7bd95e363de1ac9d33c355f/original/dsc7954-copy.jpg?1474174982" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/dada13bb6c6606f04d4480de09d2fcb17bbe1bc3/original/dsc7952-copy.jpg?1474174996" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></span></div>
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<br><span class="font_large"><strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/e773598afb4816ed1d2bcbad14847fee438944e6/original/tim-hicks-3.jpg?1474176387" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></span>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/4721d900df2486b93766bd33f2ae1a5567e7b222/original/tim-hicks-1.jpg?1474412590" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></span></div>
<div><span class="font_large"><strong>Terri Clark</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/0a98fd6f2c7a638965bf11d4db4f675471580d15/original/dsc8562-copy.jpg?1474175056" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/67bbdcf1433346b913398e39d1a7b2134c5babea/original/dsc8570-copy.jpg?1474175075" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/9a2b84593af0493685d1a9ab83884a73cf9d36d5/original/dsc8571-copy.jpg?1474175114" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/c0598f6112048128bb3e9c28f0d12f67ec28a485/original/dsc8569-copy.jpg?1474175135" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/f673b16614488b22903551c9fa9ca53c57d5c388/original/terri-clark-copy.jpg?1474175169" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/ee13fe50ffa654ab4fc0f579528b7702acfa5ef0/original/terri-clark-crowd-shot.jpg?1474175210" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></span></div>
<div><span class="font_large"><strong>Jess Moskaluke</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/aec7d4c5872a49f5c5077707b49943b992959be1/original/jess-muskaluke-copy.jpg?1474175277" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/0cbfc7a4906ae83c49619131f59ea5ae087e6666/original/dsc9619-copy.jpg?1474175349" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/1eec8565ab1f48b56725fd53b21b268393a73b22/original/dsc9610-copy.jpg?1474175406" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/a4ab08931245f82257101810c99f0a092e6debac/original/jess-moskaluke-2.jpg?1474175805" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/5b934fef6316dd392309ab9b86656a3778fff624/original/jessi-moskaluke.jpg?1474175772" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/255e8d5fd1c6d95730bd444a1dedc3d289151a06/original/jess-moskaluke-3.jpg?1474175794" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></span></div>
<div><span class="font_large"><strong>Alisha Newton</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/12f7ba3cc61b5ed506a73ccef2b62c08e0dd1b08/original/alisha-newton-5.jpg?1474179532" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/e691c2f1e96dd7a7a608996b1137acc7da4adece/original/alisha-newton.jpg?1474179518" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/f05ddd2117c61ed2f83818a898732394c8782856/original/alisha-newton-3.jpg?1474179543" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></span></div>
<div><span class="font_large"><strong>Leah Daniels</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/7b278a05ed527c1e0b5351bc8caf5dc0d25f797a/original/leah-daniels-4.jpg?1474179611" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/3c4cbf688b648c399825db3bca60d6ef2e3c6618/original/leah-daniels-3.jpg?1474179596" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/b4e60c658bc7a84047db60463467f70e05fa42fe/original/leah-daniels-2.jpg?1474179578" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/53a02e2aac019fe06af72e282de8211dbe733764/original/leah-daniels.jpg?1474179560" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/18d5d3cfec88859ab141db1888dce5b24c198420/medium/leah-daniels-copy.jpg?1474179727" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></strong></span></div>
<div><span class="font_large"><strong>Dean Brody</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/5841cbe5c8636b7660afb7f27fdad07fdb174e36/medium/dean-brody-copy.jpg?1474180794" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/fe03570299f1d01bd54cc266f4abe4fc8cebe417/original/dean-brody-2.jpg?1474180942" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/811eb47bf914bf2e51fd8f603cac3003cf312058/original/dean-brody-3.jpg?1474180967" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/1fa349f91146ee08918ada3d4380d40592b2c4c5/original/dean-brody.jpg?1474181008" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/0f7e3c631dc153a227dce5b309e67e9feefb8c6e/original/dean-brody-4.jpg?1474180990" class="size_l justify_center border_" />
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<div><span class="font_large"><strong>George Canyon</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/3dcc11771031ad374a44552ca466455354d0e091/medium/george-canyon-copy.jpg?1474180862" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></div>
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<img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/077c376574bc44c51fe7cff8d6912c7778c0eb7f/original/george-canyon-2.jpg?1474412719" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/641bd17dfcec6a8e3f998bced3d957d78ad99958/original/george-canyon-4.jpg?1474412745" class="size_l justify_center border_" />
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<div><span class="font_large"><strong>High Valley</strong></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/d273e56654579021b44923ab2abce7ba18b77788/original/img-5958-copy.jpg?1474405465" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/1665d08342565e0ea57530c28d48ed7850bdb532/original/img-5957-2.jpg?1474405489" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></span></div>
<div><span class="font_large"><strong>Gord Bamford</strong></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"> </div>
<div><span class="font_large"><strong>Chris Lane</strong></span></div>
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<span class="font_large"><strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/a9e132b4527998ce73c72faeb02ff545db811b93/original/img-5853-recovered.jpg?1474181283" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/ad39a08607083332385e87820be3f1eca2cb0289/medium/chris-lane-copy.jpg?1474181233" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></strong></span><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/140cc33d39ade9fd12913a869eb925eca3ffe73f/original/img-5852-recovered.jpg?1474181262" class="size_l justify_center border_" />
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<div><span class="font_large"><strong>Runaway Angel</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/2afb27fad7d9c74cbfdd17a3a68e12b29cfaa820/original/runaway-angel-7.jpg?1474187612" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/c69fc763e77525feca749d6ffe1673e1ae363d49/original/runaway-angel.jpg?1474187624" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/f071201f4dc1c198302156315a60390d45910dd8/original/runaway-angel-6.jpg?1474187682" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/a074bea29a2997729f2ad0cf0285baa21eab9fd7/original/runaway-angel-5.jpg?1474187668" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/db3a36bceb04afdd75232a615fa7d8fd563b37f8/original/runaway-angel-2.jpg?1474187641" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/19e67f328ad8ff80842271146990b8ba741ff794/original/runaway-angel-3.jpg?1474187654" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></span></div>
<div><span class="font_large"><strong>Aaron Pritchett</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/8bcc599570ea7bf807c1570db8a5909849e1fb38/original/aaron-pritchett-5.jpg?1474412881" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/1ca9bbe055186bce554febb3870a9ee20a964391/original/aaron-pritchett-2.jpg?1474412858" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/5ba3abaa81733f5497452197d9dadfc96043be7a/original/aaron-pritchett-1.jpg?1474412848" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/dbf449c0e69602320e8a8e02eba924ec92b070ae/original/aaron-pritchett-3.jpg?1474412869" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></span></div>
<div><strong>There are so many more moments from CCMA week so stay tuned to see all the photos!<br> </strong></div></div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a contents="Jess Moskaluke" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://jessmoskaluke.com/site.php/">Jess Moskaluke</a> performance at CCMA Awards 2016 Photo Credits <a contents="Kim Cyr" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kcm-live.com">Kim Cyr</a> <a contents="KCM-LIVE.COM" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kcm-live.com">KCM-LIVE.COM</a></strong></p>
<p><a contents="#CCMAawards" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.ccma.org/">#CCMAawards</a> <br><br>The 2016 CCMA Awards Show was hosted this year at Budweiser Gardens which wrapped up Canadian Country Music Week making history in London, Ontario.  KCM-LIVE was there to capture all of the action, on stage, backstage and at your favourite label after parties!  We have captured some of the amazing highlights for you to enjoy.  Each event will be posted separately.</p>
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<p>The night opened with <a contents="Tim Hicks" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.timhicksmusic.com">Tim Hicks</a> singing his hit single, 'Stompin Ground' off his just released new album 'Shake These Walls,' giving the audience exactly what they expect from this five-time GOLD certified artist.  Tim Hicks is one of the biggest names in new Country Music today and he did not disappoint serving up grit and rock from the soul in his award winning performance at Sunday nights show.  It was such a fitting song for London's first such live music awards show to be broadcast from the downtown Budweiser Gardens.  Hicks' new album is available now at iTunes making his release perfect timing for #CCMA and the fans are definitely responding.   </p>
<p>First single “Stompin’ Ground” was the #1 most added song at Canadian country radio and the top selling digital Canadian country single during its first week of release, proving that while the five-time GOLD certified Hicks may change things here and there, he’s telling fans that he’s plugged into their world. “I’ve never been more comfortable in my own shoes as an artist and songwriter and I think this song is living proof of that,” says Hicks. “Stompin’ Ground is a definite reflection of my need to constantly push my own limits personally and the limits of my music in general. My fans deserve that.”<br><br><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/8c2709dc41eac8111954e956640c824a96bf5dc9/original/dsc8762-2.jpg?1473823803" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a contents="Tim Hicks" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.timhicksmusic.com">Tim Hicks</a>' thrilling performance' set the stage for an amazing record setting CCMA Awards Show<br> Photo Credits by <a contents="Kim Cyr" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kcm-live.com">Kim Cyr</a> <a contents="KCM-LIVE.COM" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kcm-live.com">KCM-LIVE.COM</a></strong><br> </p>
<p>Read more...<a contents="Click here" data-link-label="40th CCMA Awards Gala 2016" data-link-type="page" href="/40th-ccma-awards-gala-2016">Click here</a> for recap and photos of CCMA Awards Show 2016<br>Read more...Click here for recap to the John Deere Green Carpet CCMA Awards 2016</p></div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_regular">written by Kim Cyr <br><br><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/c0c7ca95a53cb3a01320ca4d74a0abd91eecd20f/original/must-to-post.jpg?1471046350" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Gord Downie and the Hip Man Machine Poem Tour August 10, 2016 at the Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON <br>Photo Credits Kim Cyr KCM-Live.com Copyrights Subject to Apply.  You can order this photo </strong></p>
<p>When you think of people gathered around talking about Canadian music, the Tragically Hip is fairly safe bet to be brought up somewhere in that conversation. <br>  <br>Summer will always bring back memories of the Tragically Hip for many of us proud Canadian’s.   Whether you were out with friends at a local bar or at a cottage singing around the campfire, surrounded by your friends and family, we all can say we have flash backs of great times and special moments shared with the lyrics of the legendary rock band, the Hip.  <br>  <br>Fans across Canada, have been anxiously waiting with anticipation for the sold out – three shows, for the Man Machine Poem Tour for the Hip to arrive.  <br>  <br>But none of us ever thought this day would ever come in our lifetime that there might be a summer without the Hip playing at they’re second home, the Air Canada Centre, in Toronto.   If you are anything like me, you feel a part of this band, a part of the story of a young man and his journey in life.  For every moment he has lived, you could follow it on a map, like a life-long road trip we have all been on together because there was a song written about those moments to bring us right along with him for the ride. <br>  <br>Gord Downie made all teenagers want to learn everything about the places and lyrics he sang about.  <br>  <br>There is no question to the reasons Canadian’s connect with the lyrics of the Hip and the man himself.  <br>  <br>As the band set to play it’s final show’s of the Man Machine Poem Tour that mean’s so much to so many of us, the thought of this being possibly the last time to see Gord Downie, the man being hailed as Canada’s unofficial poet laureate, was hard to take. <br>  <br>Let’s take a closer look at why the songs of the Hip are embedded in the minds of this country’s history of some of the best songs ever written and the reasons the lyrics feel completely Canadian – whether by the Hip, Blue Rodeo, Gordon Lightfoot, Stompin ‘Tom or other great writers, they all have something similar in the chord that hits home for most Canadian music fans.  One of the ways to get fans singing your tunes might have something to do with lyrics surrounding geography – the maple leaf symbol.  All these artists did this well taking they’re songs to the top of the charts, but its much more then a mention of a place on a map. <br>  <br>For a geographical reference to capture hearts and stir up genuine feelings belonging to a time or place, the lyrics must combine genre, sound, lyric and experience.  Naming a place doesn’t say, “that’s Canadian.”  There has to be storytelling, a matter or point of issue that others have experienced that take those lyrics right into the hearts of many who can relate to tap into that reservoir of feelings in a Canadian listener that other songs can’t do. <br>  <br>When I spoke to fans outside the Air Canada Centre, in Toronto, on August 10th, the most anticipated song they wanted to hear was, ‘Wheat Kings,” a song that contains all the ingredients of storytelling, theme and lyrics that have placed this song in our hearts forever.  It’s what the Hip does so well is storytelling, leaving them in a league of the very best in music history, like Bruce Springsteen or Bob Dylan to name a few. <br>  <br>Another favorite of mine is “the Paris of the Prairies” setting up for a much larger story about the wrongful imprisonment of David Milgaard.  Many Canadian’s only know about Milgaard through this song but the success of the lyrics is the simple connection of a Canadian story that wouldn’t exist if it were set somewhere else. <br>  <br>The sound of the loon and the quietness of the musical arrangement in the opening of the song, gives you that sense of tall grass and vast open spaces, the feeling of the prairies.  <br>  <br>There were so many moments throughout the night that many of us will never forget.  It was a night both hard and incredible at the same time, one that was filled with emotionally charged memories shared by all. <br><br><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/9c86bde9a37347251b3250136453dbf1e44c4531/original/gord-downie-21.jpg?1471047232" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Gord Downie and the Hip Man Machine Poem Tour August 10, 2016 at the Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON <br>Photo Credits Kim Cyr KCM-Live.com Copyrights Subject to Apply.  You can order this photo </strong></p>
<p>  <br>The Hip played seven mini-sets, each touching on an album from their deep back catalogue. Third song, the seriousness of the Fiddler’s Green, quickly became a celebration, and the gathered devoted fans lit up the arena with phones and lighters. <br>  <br>Picturesque scenes of classic Canadian landscapes played on a big screen during Lake Fever, as an outstanding part of the set.  There were signs of Downie’s disease when he pointed as his head as he sang “And I’m starting to fail to know what’s best.”  He had stumbled at one point and quickly recovered his balance winking at the fans in the audience.  He had forgotten words in parts but none of that matter as the crowd rallied around him along with the band members carrying parts of the vocals for him.   </p>
<p>  <br>Set list <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>The Luxury <br>Little Bones <br>Fiddler's Green <br>Three Pistols <br>In a World Possessed by the Human Mind <br>Tired as Fuck <br>What Blue <br>Machine </p>
<p>Intermission </p>
<p>My Music at Work <br>Lake Fever <br>Toronto #4 <br>Putting Down <br>Gift Shop <br>Springtime in Vienna </p>
<p>Intermission </p>
<p>  Ahead by a Century <br>Fully Completely <br>At the Hundredth Meridian <br>Wheat Kings <br>Fifty-Mission Cap <br>     <br>Encore:  </p>
<p>Grace, Too <br>So Hard Done By <br>Nautical Disaster  (Tour debut) </p>
<p>Encore 2: <br>  <br>Bobcaygeon  <br>  Poets </p>
<p>Gord Downie and the Hip Man Machine Poem Tour August 10, 2016 at the Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON <br>Photo Credits Kim Cyr KCM-Live.com Copyrights Subject to Apply.  You can order this photo </p>
<p>Nautical Disaster (played for the first time on this tour) with the band members, Bobby Baker, Gord Sinclair, Paul Langlois and Johnny Fay, surrounded Downie sharing affectionate support before they left him alone on the stage.  We could only hope that Gord Downie could feel the warmth and love of 20,000 arms around him as his closet friends forever.  His eyes would well up, as he looked right out into the crowd of fans with the emotions we were all feeling with him. <br>  <br>Everyone stood proud, cheered loud and clapped for a man we have all grown to know, love and admire. <br>  <br>It was a night of celebration, adoration, and affection for the life of the charismatic front man – Gord Downie as he took his bow, both sad and victorious at the same time, one of a few heavier moments of the night. <br>  <br>The Hip opened with ‘The Luxury” and ended with “Poets,” leaving the fans cheering for more.  <br>  <br>Gord Downie has so much to be proud of as he gave the fans exactly what he always has, “an outstanding performance,” prancing around the stage in his glittery outfit and hat, to winking right into the souls of us all.  <br>  <br>The Hip put on a breath taking and electric live performance to a packed house, at the Air Canada Centre.  It became an experience not a concert.  The fans will carry this experience in their hearts as one of the best memories of times shared together with those that stood around one another in the concert hall.  <br>  <br>Even though everyone in the seats above and below you, were people you didn’t know personally, we all felt like friends, somehow brought together for a greater cause.  Those moments will remain one of the best in our lives that we can share in our storytelling, of a great man we all know and love, someone who changed our lives forever.  The stories of summers and music spent over a span of over 30 years of Hip music and lyrics will carry on.  I know that these stories will never rest. <br>  <br>Since the late breaking story on the CBC, A nation whispers, “We always knew that he’d go free,” the country has gathered around in such love and idolization. <br><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/u/139421/1a7e342346756032c5a27ef26be7cf7f95fa9557/original/gord-downie-10.jpg?1471047375" class="size_l justify_center border_" /> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_regular"><strong>Gord Downie and the Hip Man Machine Poem Tour August 10, 2016 at the Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON  <br>Photo Credits Kim Cyr KCM-Live.com Copyrights Subject to Apply.  You can order this photo</strong></span> </p>
<p>The Mayor John Tory proclaims August 10 ‘Tragically Hip” Day in Toronto.  <br>  <br>In the official proclamation, Tory states, “Although The Hip will be playing their last Toronto shows, their iconic music will continue to make its mark on Toronto's musical and cultural scene.” <br>  <br>For those lucky enough to attend the shows on August 10, 12 and 14, Tory also mentions a tribute booth outside the ACC’s Gate 6, where fans can record 30-second video messages of their favorite Hip story. <br>  <br>And, whether or not you have tickets, be sure to stop by the fan fundraiser for the Gord Downie Fund for Brain Cancer Research taking place at the Firkin on Harbour before each concert. <br>  <br>While Tory calls this week’s Hip concerts “their last Toronto shows,” one Toronto city councilor is hoping that all the local fans will be able to experience the band once more together in late August - at least on screen. Mike Layton wants the band’s Kingston concert, which will be broadcasted by CBC, shared in a large public space like Nathan Phillips Square, Yonge-Dundas Square, David Pecaut Square or Mel Lastman Square. <br>  <br>“I don’t know about you, but Hip songs have been the soundtrack to a good portion of my life,” Layton said in an earlier interview.  “There will be those who want to celebrate it in solitude in front of their TVs but I think others will want to celebrate this together.” <br>  <br>For Layton, whose father, Jack, died of cancer, the news hits close to home. <br>“I think it’s so special that in a time when he's going through such a personal struggle – and I know there’s a family struggle going on there, too, right – for him to be so dedicated to his music and fans to go ahead and say I’m going on tour.” <br>  <br>  <br>Whether we are around the TV or gathered together in celebration, we will all be connected to Gord Downie and the Hip, on August 20, 2016. <br><br>Photo gallery from the show - <a contents="click here" data-link-label="the Hip Man Machine Poem Tour Aug 10, 2016" data-link-type="page" href="/the-hip-man-machine-poem-tour-aug-10-2016">click here</a><br>  <br>  <br>Written by Kim Cyr</p></div>
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