| HOCKEYTOWN
(2010)
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Tim Hus, the walking definition of a true
Canadian artist, will make you sit up and pay attention
to his songs, story songs created from a place of deep
respect and understanding, and Hus has never been more
on the mark than with HOCKEYTOWN,
his latest album for Stony Plain Records.
The subject matter covers all of the regions of Canada
– songs about Saskatchewan gophers, Ontario steelworkers,
the blue Atlantic shore, hunting that elusive Sasquatch
and all of the Hockeytown’s in between. Tim takes
the history of Canada seriously. He looks deep into the
eyes and souls of his subjects and finds out what makes
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Tim’s profile got a huge boost last summer when he was
personally invited to go on tour with Stompin’ Tom Connors.
It was Tom’s first tour in eight years and went from Ontario
to Newfoundland. The tour was so well recieved that Tom is bringing
Tim as a special guest to western Canada this summer for a concert
event that is truly The most Canadian show in the
country
“I’m drawing on my sources of inspiration for
the songs more clearly than ever, and these songs, from the
title track to North Atlantic Trawler and Red River Flood, just
seemed to write themselves,” adds Hus while lounging on
the control room couch of Homestead Recorders in Edmonton, where
he cut all the material with his tireless road band and a handful
of special guests.
Barry Allen, the award-winning engineer and producer, who co-produced
the sessions with Hus couldn’t agree more with that assessment.
“The ideas on all these songs are really solid, and there’s
some very poignant moments here lyrically,” offers Allen,
who also worked extensively with Hus’s longtime pal and
peer Corb Lund. “We looked at airing things out sonically
with this recording as well. Giving the songs room to breath.
The end result is an album that sounds much more minimalistic,
but where everything counts. Tim’s vocals are his strongest
performances on record to date by far,” adds Allen, who
also passed on the mastering work to engineer Bill Wolf, who
helped make so many recordings from masters like Willie Nelson,
Allison Krauss,and Tony Rice shine.
"I've been looking for 30 years for a young
guy who's proud to write songs about our country. I'd like to
pass the torch to Tim Hus" - Stompin'
Tom Connors
| 1. Canadian Pacific |
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| 2. Hockeytown |
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| 3. Red River Flood |
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| 4. Saskatchewan Son-of-a-Gun |
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| 5. North Atlantic Trawler |
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| 6. Hamilton Steel |
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| 7. Picture Butte Charlie |
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| 8. Sasquatch Hunter |
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| 9. Home of Hank Snow |
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| 10. Country Music Lament |
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| 11. Vagabond |
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| 12. Talkin' Saskatoon Blues |
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BUSH PILOT BUCKAROO (2008)
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Tim Hus is gaining altitude
faster than a Beaver Bushplane with a wide open throttle!
His highly anticipated first album for Stony Plain Records
(SPCD 1336), will be released in Canada on June 3rd, 2008.
Both Ian Tyson and Corb Lund
are fans; Corb is saying:
"Tim’s awesome. He’s one of my favorite
Canadian songwriters. Nobody captures the rough-and-ready
frontier imagery better than him."
Hus can come at his audience like a runaway rig, while
firing off image-laden lyrics with the intensity of a
western gunslinger. |
The new album features 12 outstanding storytelling songs
populated by the rugged characters who define the Canadian
frontier. From Northern trucking on the harrowing Dempster
Highway to the indomitable spirit of the pioneer aviotors,
from a heartbroken honky-tonker with the Vancouver Blues
to a roughneck on an oil rig longing for his home in the
faraway Maritimes, Hus’ distinctive songwriting
masterfully captures the imagery on this most accomplished
album to date. The album showcases some of Canada’s
finest western musicians: Myran Szott on fiddle (Ian Tyson),
Craig Korth on banjo, dobro, guitar (Jerusalem Ridge),
and a guest vocal performance by Western roots upholder
Gary Fjellgaard, as well as the members of Hus’
accomplished travellin’ band.
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HUSKIES & HUSQVARNAS (2006)
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Huskies & Husqvarnas is
the third studio CD by country/roots songwriter Tim Hus.
The album showcases some of Canada’s finest western
musicians: Myran Szott on fiddle (Ian Tyson), Craig Korth
on banjo, dobro, guitar (Jerusalem Ridge), and Charlie
Hase on peddle steel (Gary Fjellgaard) as well as a guest
vocal performance by CCMA and Juno award winning Corb
Lund.
Tim Hus has a voice as sweet and angelic as a Husqvarna
chainsaw and a list of songs longer than a Saskatchewan
fence line! This album of outlaw roots music features
12 outstanding songs about bootleggers, buckin’
horses, bulldozers and everything embraced in the West.
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From CB radio and truck driving songsabout hauling domestic
beer on the Trans-Canada highway to working the mines of Flin
Flon to the lonesome lure of the North and prohibition era rumrunning:
Tim’s distinctive songwriting and spirited performances
by the members of his dynamic band stand to make this album
a cornerstone of authentic Canadiana!
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ALBERTA CRUDE (2004)
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Tim’s second
full length CD captures the essence of Alberta
and the Rocky Mountain West. From rodeo cowboys
to gold seekers and gun fighters, from oil
riggers, vintage tractors, and wildfires to
the Discovery Well – this is a tip of
the hat to the centennial: 100 years of Alberta.
Alberta Crude is released with Saved By Radio
Records and distributed by Festival Distribution
and is currently receiving airplay and very
positive response throughout Canada.
In 2005 Darren Labrash of Mbark Media produced
a video for the song "Longest Stretch
of Road" |
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SONGS OF WEST CANADA (2002) -CLICK
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This debut release is an album
of solid country/folk storytelling deeply
rooted in the people, places, and themes of
Western Canada. Tim’s writing style
draws on personal experience growing up in
this part of the world, working and living
in a commercial fishing and forestry based
lifestyle. The themes range from historical
events such as the driving of the last spike
on the C.P.R. to miners, loggers, salmon fishermen,
rodeo cowboys, and British Columbia truck
drivers. Combining genuine storytelling, distinctive
songwriting, and spirited performances, Songs
of West Canada has turned heads as an album
of authentic Canadiana. This album was recorded
in Hamburg, Germany and has developed somewhat
of an underground cult following. |
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