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SMOKY
LAKE SIGNAL, OCTOBER 11, 2006
Tim hus a pumpkin Fair Highlight
by Karen Pedlar
Spider Bishop and Tim Hus at the Smoky Lake Inn.
Hus played a set on Saturday afternoon as well.
Cowboy singer/songwriter Tim Hus wore his best "squash
coloured" cowboy shirt and apologized for not knowing any
pumpkin songs as he played for an enthusiastic crowd at the
Smoky Lake Inn Saturday night during Smoky Lake's 18th Annual
Great White North Pumpkin Fair.
Instead, he came up with the next best thing and sang a song
about Saskatoon berries, written by Calgary's Tom Wilson, and
one about potatoes, penned by Canadian music icon Stompin' Tom
Connors.
Hus was joined by multi-talented sideman Spider Bishop on lead
guitar, bass fiddle, and back-up vocals. Bishop also added percussion
to the mix by slapping the neck of his stand-up bass as he accompanied
Hus through a virtual storybook of original songs as well as
cover tunes by artists like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Ian
Tyson, and Corb Lund.
The musicians paused briefly to watch the final few minutes
of a Flames vs. Oilers hockey game playing quietly on a TV in
the far corner of the room, then shouted: "We won!"
(Hus is from Calgary) and broke into Stompin' Tom's "The
Good Old Hockey Game". Needless to say, the crowd went
wild.
Meanwhile, a pair of Thelma and Louise clones rolled into the
lounge and amused the crowd with their crazy dance antics and
boisterous song requests. "I don't tell you what to drink!"
said Hus to the rowdy crew, but relented and sang his song Rumrunner
again for someone who told him she liked to drink rum, and Hurtin'
Albertan for one of the truck drivers in the crowd. He also
made reference to how Inn proprietor Leesa Jones couldn't keep
staff around because "all the girls are going up to Fort
McMurray to drive bulldozers". Of course Hus had a song
about that as well, and broke into his song Pipeline from his
latest CD Huskies & Husqvarnas.
The amiable Tim Hus took the time to chat with the crowd during
his breaks and was described by lounge patrons as someone who
sings "simple songs with a lot of heart" as well as
"a nice guy". He came across as a hard-working, road-wise
musician who, as he sang in his song Great Plains Tour, is making
friends across the country, one table at a time.
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