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December 12, 2012

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON!


The Christmas season is upon us again. The ski hills are open and christmas lights are lighting up the houses and streets and the snow is falling. We have been finishig off our very busy year of touring with concerts around the province of Alberta.
We have just a few concert stops left and then we will be taking a little bit of time off to write some news songs and gear up for another great year of Canadian country and cowboy music in 2012.
Our master fiddle player Billy MacInnis will be heading home to Prince Edward Island to spend the holidays with his family. Our man on the big bass bull fiddle - Riley Tubbs and his new wife Mel will be taking a honeymoon vacation in the Caribbean. They were married at the begining of July and are overdue for a little time together! Tim and Janelle will be taking a holiday trip to Europe so we will all put down our instruments for a bit.
From all of us to all of you - Happy Holidays!


November 17, 2011

CHRISTMAS LETTER : A NEW HOLIDAY TRADITION FOR 2011

As the holidays approach, the giant overseas factories are kicking into high gear to provide Canadians with monstrous piles of cheaply produced goods -- merchandise that has been produced at the expense of Canadian labor. This year will be different. This year Canadians will give the gift of genuine concern for other Canadians. There is no longer an excuse that, at gift giving time, nothing can be found that is produced
by Canadian hands. Yes there is!

It's time to think outside the box. Who says a gift needs to fit in a shirt box, wrapped in Chinese produced wrapping paper? Everyone --yes EVERYONE gets their hair cut. How about gift certificates from your local Canadian hair salon or barber?

Gym membership? It's appropriate for all ages who are thinking about some health improvement.

Who wouldn't appreciate getting their car detailed? Small, Canadian owned detail shops and car washes would love to sell you a gift certificate or a book of gift certificates.

Are you one of those extravagant givers who think nothing of plonking down a wad of cash on a Korean made flat-screen? Perhaps that grateful gift receiver would like his driveway sealed, or lawn mowed for the summer, or driveway plowed all winter, or games at the local golf course.

There are a bazillion owner-run restaurants -- all offering gift certificates. And, if your intended isn't the fancy eatery sort, what about a half dozen breakfasts at the local breakfast joint. Remember, folks this isn't about big National chains -- this is about supporting your home town Canadian with their financial lives on the line to keep their doors open.

How many people couldn't use an oil change for their car, truck or motorcycle, done at a shop run by the Canadian working guy? Thinking about a heartfelt gift for mom? Mom would LOVE the services of a local cleaning lady for a day.

My computer could use a tune-up, and I KNOW I can find some young guy who is struggling to get his repair business up and running.

OK, you were looking for something more personal. Local crafts people spin their own wool and knit them into scarves. They make jewelry, and pottery and beautiful wooden boxes.

Plan your holiday outings at local, owner operated restaurants and leave your server a nice tip. And, how about going out to see a play or ballet at your hometown theatre.

Musicians need love too, so find a venue showcasing local bands. There are planty.

Honestly, people, do you REALLY need to buy another ten thousand Chinese lights for the house? When you buy a five dollar string of lights, about fifty cents stays in the community. If you have those kinds of bucks to burn, leave the mailman, trash guy or babysitter a nice BIG tip.

You see, Christmas is no longer about draining Canadian pockets so that China can build another glittering city. Christmas is now about caring about us, encouraging Canadian small businesses to keep plugging away to follow their dreams. And, when we care about other Canadians, we care about our communities, and the benefits come back to us in ways we couldn't imagine.

THIS is the new Canadian Christmas tradition. This is a revolution of caring about each other, and isn't that what Christmas is about?

BUY CANADIAN - BE CANADIAN - The job you save might be your own...

(This is a letter that I recently came across that made alot of sense - TH)


October 31, 2011

Happy Halloween!

Here's wishing you all a very spooky halloween with lots of ghosts and goblins...
We performed at the historic Auditorium Hotel in Nanton, Alberta which is an authentic small-town prairie saloon that was built back before Alberta became a province and was still a part of the Northwest Territories. The Halloween show at Nanton is our longest running show - we performed there on our first one ever in 2003 and have played there every year since. It is always a good time - some friendly folks even carved a "cowboy singer" jack'o'lantern and brought it to the saloon. Pretty cool, eh?


JACK'O'LANTERN AT THE SALOON... DOLLY AND KENNY MADE AN APPEARANCE TOO

October 30, 2011

The Leduc#1 Discovery Center in Alberta has licensed Tim's song "Alberta Crude" for use in their promotional campaign and website. You can also listen to the song on the first page of their official website www.leducnumber1.com.

The Leduc#1 Energy Discovery Center is located in Leduc, Alberta where on February 13, 1947, Imperial Oil's Leduc #1 blew in. This was the discovery well that ushered Alberta into the mainstream of economic activity and transformed the province from an agrarian economy to that of oil and gas.

Tim's song "Alberta Crude" was recorded on his 2004 CD of the same name and retraces the footsteps of the oil industry and chronicles the history of black gold in Alberta. The song has been a long-time favorite of the many drillers, pipeliners, derrick hands, roughnecks, motormen and history buffs that frequent Tim's concerts.

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October 25, 2011

Hi Friends!

After weeks of rollin' across the country we made it back to Alberta in fine health and spirits and we can hardly wait to get back to visiting some of our favorite venues this fall in the Rocky Mountain West. We performed a wonderful concert in the small town of McCord, Saskatchewan. This town only has a population of 18 people but we must have had over 200 at the show - truly amazing. We look forward to seeing you around Alberta in the coming weeks.

Tim Hus & The Rocky Mountain Two


PERFORMING AT SAINT JOHN CITY MARKET IN
NEW BRUNSWICK ON RECENT CROSS-CANADA TOUR

October 20, 2011

After performing in Montreal, Quebec we have been playing a string of shows throughout Ontario and are slowly working our way west along the north shore of Lake Superior.
Our friend Steve Fruitman (he is the DJ of a popular music program on the University of Toronto CIUT- FM radio station called Back to the Sugar Camp) wrote an article about the rising popularity of Singles in the music business of today on Roots Music Canada.
The article can be read online by clicking here: Get into the singles game!

Tim wrote a comment on the article from Wawa, Ontario and the comment was considered to be too "long-winded" to be a comment and as such has been posted as a separate article. In this way Hus has become a music industry publication author quite by accident. In case you are interested in reading Tim's comment/article it can be found online by clicking here:
Singles vs. albums: What would Stompin’ Tom do?


October 7, 2011

CROSSING THE NOVA SCOTIA - NEW BRUNSWICK BORDER

Our fall tour has rolled into the Maritimes and we have surely had some fine adventures along the way. We played some memorable concerts and even ran into a snowstorm in Nova Scotia. The winds were really blowing up a storm on the Northumberland Strait and the Confederation Bridge to PEI was shut down to vehicles over 7 feet high. All the big rigs were lined up waiting for the weather to clear and so was the "Hus Bus". After being delayed for a couple of days we did make it to the island and were proud to share the stage with Nudie & The Turks - a really fine honky-tonk band from Charlottetown.

In Sussex, New Brunswick we were just setting up to play when some guys on motorcycles rolled in and liked the sound of our music. We got hired on the spot to play a party in a garage in Oak Point the next day and it certainly turned out to be a fine gathering. Many thanks to our new friend Rosco for putting together a genuine New Brunswick country music jamboree in less than 24 hours.

We spent Thankgiving in Village Green, Prince Edward Island - hometown of our master fiddle and lead guitar player Billy MacInnis. After a great big meal we had a little jam session and Billy's father brought out his old fiddle and tuned 'er up and let 'er go - a real East coast kitchen party. We can hardly wait for our next visit...

After weeks of rollin' Eastbound our tour this time around brought us as far as Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scoatia. Now it's time to turn the wheel around and turn our windshield into the setting sun and begin the long trip Westbound for Quebec, Ontario, and all points West. Happy Thanksgiving. Goodbye Turkey...


BILLY MACINNIS JR AND BILLY MACINNIS SR AT A P.E.I. KITCHEN PARTY


September 17, 2011

Hello friends!

Here's another update from the road on our fall cross-Canada trek:

After some very rewarding concerts across the prairies we have worked our way through the Canadian shield. It is sure exciting to have so many friends and fans old and new attending the concerts. We made it to "The Big Smoke" and are playing a concert at the renowned Dakota Tavern tonight so if you are in the area it would be great to see you!

The last week we spent doing concerts around Hamilton, Oakville, Burlington, and Maryhill and hanging out in traffic on the 401 which is something that everyone around these parts can relate to. We attended the Canadian Country Music Awards on Monday and had a chance to visit with some of our friends in the music business who we don't get to see very often.

We had some memorable concerts on the long road along the lake Superior shore. We played a fun little music festival called "Tailfeathers" that was staged by Stephen Alexander who runs a cool live music room in The Soo.

Also, a very special thank-you goes out to Bob Dale who put together a concert for us at the arena in Desbarats. Bob is the owner of a well-known Northern Ontario bushplane outfit called Air-Dale. Bob was very impressed by Tim's song "Bush Pilot Buckaroo" and has become a great fan and supporter. Bob first saw Tim perform a couple of years ago at the Essar Center in Sault Ste. Marie when Tim sang some of his songs of the land opening for Stompin' Tom Connors. Bob Dale has not missed a show of ours in the area and was so taken by Tim's songwriting that he commissioned his own CD of Tim's songs. The CD is a compilation of Bob's favorite Hus songs and is entitled "A Bush Pilot's Favorite Songs". Only 1000 CD's were manufactured and they are only available from Air-Dale so if you are interested in getting yourself a copy then book a hunting or fishing trip with Air-Dale into the Ontario wilderness and Bob will see to it that you get one of these "Limited Edition Air-Dale" collector CD's.

We have another 10 days of dates in Ontario and then it's eastbound for the Maritimes...

TIM WITH ONE OF AIR-DALE'S BEAVER BUSHPLANES

September 8, 2011

HARVEST TIME ON THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES

Hi everybody,

It is harvest season and school is underway for another year. Hopefully you had a good labour day weekend and are enjoying the beautiful fall weather. We are eastbound on our fall tour and had some really fine concerts on the prairies. We even had a chance to help out a little on the Canola harvest in Manitoba. There is nothing like the sight of the combines and grain trucks out in the fields bringing in the harvest on Canada's golden prairie - "The Bread Basket of the World". It is always a real treat to visit the towns and cities across this great country and to bring along our brand of Canadian songs, stories, and fiddle tunes. We are working our way across the north shore of Lake Superior - tonight we are performing a concert in the railroad town of Schreiber. We are busy working on some new song ideas and are having a fine time living the life of a travelin' cowboy band. Hope to see you at a show real soon!

August 29, 2011

Hello friends,

It sure has been great weather over the last few weeks in Canada's West.
For the first time ever we took a 10 day vacation in August and spent a little time fishing and camping and relaxing from our busy calander of touring and summer festivals.
We are now loading up the van and getting ready for a 7 week cross-country tour which will take us as far East as Halifax, Nova Scotia. We can hardly wait to get back out on the road and bring our show to all of the provinces along the way and do our very best to entertain the folks along the way with Canadian country and cowboy songs and fiddle tunes from coast to coast to coast! Please check our upcoming shows page to see when we will be in your area. We look forward to seeing you out there on the Never-Ending-Highways tour...

Take it easy but take it

Tim Hus Band

PS - Fans of The Divorcees (The outlaw country music band from New Brunswick) will be interested to hear that Tim Hus will be playing a special guest roll on their upcoming album which they are now busy recording. Stay tuned for more...

July 25, 2011

Hi Everybody,
We hope that you are enjoying the summer wherever you are! We have been very busy over the past three weeks with a full calander of shows during Stampede week in Calgary. After all that western spirit we made the journey North to Dawson City, Yukon where we performed at one of the most enjoyable music festivals in the country - The Dawson City Music Festival. Along with great hospitality and getting to meet many other fine musicians from around the world it was certainly an experience to be remembered with the sun shining for 23 hours a day!

We visited Bonanza Creek (Rabbit Creek) where George Carmack, his wife Kate Carmack (Shaaw Tláa), her brother Skookum Jim (Keish) and their nephew Dawson Charlie (Káa Goox) were traveling in 1896 and discovered the gold that would spawn the greatest gold rush the world has seen: The Klondike Gold Rush! This really is a wonderful and magical part of Canada and we were proud to perform our songs for the wonderful Northern audiences.

Just four days later we were performing at the Palmer Rapids Country and Bluegrass Festival along the banks of the Madawaska River in the Ottawa Valley of Ontario. This is another great place to visit if you ever get the chance.

To see a couple of clips of our peformances at this festival please

Click Here to listen to Billy play a famous Ottawa Valley fiddle tune or
Click Here to listen to Tim sing about Huntin' that Big Ol' Sasquatch or
Click Here to hear Tim's song about the Ontario steel town of Hamilton

July 7, 2011

Here we are at Stampede time again in Calgary - always one of the busiest times of the year for our travelin' cowboy band. Most everyone throws some sort of a Stampede party in this big western cowtown so we have a full schedule of performances. In addition to many private functions we are playing public shows at the following venues so come on out and get in the Western spirit of things with some Canadian boot stompin' cowboy music:

THURSDAY, JULY 7th, 2011
STAMPEDE KICKOFF!!!
Mikey's Juke Joint, 9 PM
We are back again to kick-off the 2011 edition of the world famous Calgary Stampede at one of our favorite haunts. You won't find a better place in cowtown to get into the Western spirit of things. Mikey's is the first venue we played at in Calgary and this night will surely be a party not to be missed. See you there!

SATURDAY, JULY 9th, 2011
CALGARY STAMPEDE GROUNDS
Window on the West, 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM
Tim will be performing a set of his Canadian country and cowboy songs solo acoustic down on the Stampede grounds - the greatest outdoor show on earth!

SATURDAY, JULY 9th, 2011
CALGARY STAMPEDE BASH!!!
Bottlescrew Bill's & Buzzard's
Outdoor Stage, 8 PM - 12 PM
We are back for our annual boot stompin' whoop-up on the outdoor stage at Bottlescrew Bill's and Buzzard's Stampede Ranch Headquarters. This one gets a little more wild every year and people travel from far and wide just to be a part of it so
put on your cowboy hat and come on down 'cause it's gonna be packed!

SUNDAY, JULY 10th, 2011
CALGARY STAMPEDE BASH!
The Unicorn, 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Come join us for a Sunday matinee on Stephen avenue. Western style!


June 14, 2011

We are excited to announce that Marlene D'Aoust of Free Expression Management will now be working with us in a management/publicity capacity on a full-time basis.

We have worked with Marlene previously on numerous occasions through our record label (Stony Plain Records). Marlene is very experienced and respected in the music industry and managed our good friend Corb Lund for over four years developing a career that has seen him become known internationally. In 2006, Marlene was presented with a special plaque for being part of the team that helped Corb Lund’s “Five Dollar Bill” album become certified ‘Gold’ in Canada. While developing Corb’s career, Marlene also worked as the Marketing Manager for Festival Place (a 455 soft seat venue in Sherwood Park)

Here's her list of accolades:

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
2006 Gold Record for Corb Lund’s Five Dollar Bill presented by Stony Plain Records
2004 Canadian Country Music Association – Manager of the Year Nomination
2002 Western Canadian Music Association – Publicist of the Year Nomination

Alberta Recording Industry Association’s Awards & Nominations
2000 ARIA Award – Publicist of the Year Award
1999 ARIA Award – Manager of the Year Award
1998 ARIA Nomination – Manager of the Year Nomination
1997 ARIA Award – Manager of the Year Award
2002 Manager of the Year Nomination1999 Prairie Music Week – Publicist of the Year

As you can see we are in good hands! Onwards and upwards!


June 13, 2011

We just returned from a string of shows in small town Saskatchewan. We would like to thank all the folks who attended the concerts and a special thank-you to Krista and Sean for hosting us. We always look forward to visiting the province that Dief The Chief made famous and singin' our prairie songs including the double-fisted “Saskatchewan Son-Of-A-Gun” and the berry pickin' “Talkin’ Saskatoon Blues" from our latest album.
We received a very enthusiastic response and were even awarded the "Arts Bank Cross-Canada Tour Award" in Bruno and recieved the "Key to the City" in Vanscoy - A CN Railroad switch key!
I would venture to say without a doubt that there are more small towns in Saskatchewan than anywhere else in the world. Here's a little note that was posted on the wall at the Robin's Nest Cafe in Vanscoy:

You Know you live in a small town when:

-the largest business in town sells farm machinery

-you know the name of every dog in town

-neighbors and family stay abreast of current events via walkie-talkie or CB radio.

-Third street is on the edge of town

-you don't signal turns because everyone knows where you're going, anyway.

-the town newspaper is published monthly and people read the paper only to see whether the publisher got the facts right

-businesses close early when there is a Tim Hus concert in town

We are already lookin' forward to our next visit on the "Never Ending Highways Tour"...

Tim Hus Band


May 13, 2011

Hi Everybody,

We hope that you are doing well and enjoying some of the warmer weather. We have been on the road for a couple of weeks now and have had some fine adventures along the way. It is always a pleasure to visit our friends old and new throughout the hills of BC. We played our first outdoor concert of the year last week in the hamlet of Glade, BC and although it was raining in the morning (almost snowing!) the skies did clear and we had a wonderful concert in the chilly spring air. We fueled up the "Hus Bus" with Bio-diesel in the Slocan Valley and have never been running smoother. I guess you could say that our travelin' road show is leading edge environmentally friendly and we're rollin' just like Willie Nelson now...
We had a really rowdy show in Kelowna last night and tonight we are in Kamloops with a special cowboy concert. We have a sold-out crowd of 800 and will be taking the stage in about an hour. Next we are headin' for the coast and Vancouver Island. See you soon!

Tim Hus Band

May 6, 2011

Hello Friends,

We are on the road in beautiful British Columbia on our annual swing out to the West coast. The weather has been great and it is always so good to see our many friends and supporters. The shows have been going great and we are enjoying introducing the fiddle tunes of Billy MacInnis to everybody on this trip. Please come out and say hi if you get a chance. Tonight we are in Nelson Town on Kootnenay Lake. Hometown concert for Tim Hus...

April 24, 2011

Hi Everybody!

Thanks for stoppin' by the website. It seems that Spring has finally arrived!
We hope that you had a hoppy easter and an egg-celent holiday. We are just gearing up for another busy year of touring and can hardly wait to get on the road again.
We are heading to the hills of British Columbia for the month of May with tour stops throughout the province and out to Vancouver Island. We will be going as far West as Tofino on this leg of "The Never Ending Highways Tour". Please check the shows page for dates and locations. See you soon. Go Canucks!

February 24, 2011

TIM HUS HAS BEEN NOMINATED IN THE CATEGORY FOLK/ROOTS ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR AT THE CANADIAN MUSIC AWARDS!

Canadian Music Week is proud to present the nominees for the 11th Annual Independent Music Awards, "The Indies". Presented in association with Astral Radio and XM Satellite Radio, the awards will be handed out on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at the legendary Canadian Ballroom in the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto, as part of Canadian Music Fest. The Indies acknowledge, promote and honour achievements of Canadian and international artists in the independent music sector.
To view the complete list of nominees please click here

February 7, 2011

Hi Friends!

The new year is off to a good start and we are working our way up and down the snowy highways of Alberta. we recently performed in Airdrie, Alberta and Tim had a short interview with K-Leigh Schofield of K-leigh's Korner outside the venue in the snow. Schofield independantly covers the Canadian country music scene spotlighting interviews and more.
To watch the video please visit K-Leigh's website K-Leigh's Korner

Take care out on the highways and stay warm!

Tim Hus Band


February 1, 2011


COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS "The voice of country music in Canada" published their annual list of the The Top CanCountry CD's of 2010 and our latest album
HOCKEYTOWN made the Top 12!

It is very exciting to find our latest CD to be chosen for this honour out of the hundreds of country music albums released in Canada throughout the year. It is also a hat-trick for us as each of our last three releases (Hockeytown 2010, Bushpilot Buckaroo 2008, Huskies & Husqvarnas 2006) has made this prestigious list. It is something that we are very proud of.

Also, Tim's latest release on Stony Plain Records - Hockeytown made the Toronto Star's Top 10 Roots/Country albums of 2010!
Hocketown is found amongst such notables as Elvis Costello, Robert Plant, Marty Stuart, Ron Hynes, Lynn Miles, and John Mellencamp! To read the review please click here

January 19, 2011

Hello Everybody

We hope that the year 2011 is treating you well so far! Hopefully you have been able to stay warm and enjoy some skiing, snowshoeing, or skating.

We have taken a couple of weeks off to work on some new songs and to gear up for the year ahead. We can hardly wait to get out on the road again and bring our show to all corners of the country and beyond again this year!

We are very excited to welcome Billy MacInnis from Prince Edward Island aboard the Hus Bus as a full-time member of the band. Many of you have already met him as he has been touring with us off and on for the last couple of years. Billy is one of the most accomplished fiddle players from the Maritime provinces of Canada. He has appeared with country recording artists such as Prairie Oyster and John Allen Cameron and has been playing fiddle for the legendary Stompin' Tom for the last seven years. Billy comes from a long line of accomplished musicians and is an extraordianary fiddle player in addition to playing the truck drivin' telecaster guitar and many other instruments. It is an honour to have him join up with our outfit. See you on the road!


Billy MacInnis is known as "The Canadian Country Fiddler". To learn more about him and to hear some of his fiddle tunes check out his website Click Here

January 1, 2011

Happy New Year!

To all of our friends and supporters from across the country and around the world we wish you and your families all the best in happiness and health for 2011!

We brought in the new year in fine style last night with a concert in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Bragg Creek, Alberta. Thanks to all those who attended -what an enthusiastic audience and a great way to bring in a new year! A special thanks to Joyce and Stu from Yellowknife who traveled all the way from the Northwest Territories to attend the concert. Stu and Joyce had never before been to one of our live performances but after hearing our music on the radio decided to make the long drive from Yellowknife to Bragg Creek to take in their first show. Shortly after crossing the Alberta border they had a wreck and rolled their Dodge pick-up truck. Fortunately they weren't hurt but were certainly shook-up by the whole incident. However, they were determined not to let their tickets go to waste so they jumped on a plane and still made it to Bragg Creek in time for the concert. Amazing!

Over the last number of years there have been many folks who have taken long drives to attend our concerts so we started keeping track of just how far people were willing to travel. Up until now the record was held by Jon and Jesse of Dryden, Ontario who drove all the way from Dryden, Ontario to Coleman, Alberta to attend a show (1706 KM). This record has held for the last three years but I believe that Stu and Joyce of Yellowknife have now taken over the title.
The distance from Yellowknife, NWT to Bragg Creek, AB is 1749 km and although they didn't entirely manage to drive the whole distance (though the intent was certainly there) and had to take an aeroplane to make it happen, the members of our band have decided that they certainly deserve the title due to the formidable obstacles encountered and their unwavering determination!

Below are a couple of recent interviews and live performances that were broadcast on the radio and are now available on the internet. Please click on the links to have a listen:

CBC Radio Concerts on Demand
Bands at the Grand Theatre - Tim Hus

The Ruckus Episode 56
Tim Hus, the Canadian Cowboy
Interview by Kevin McGowan


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