Folk Legend Valdy, who has been part of the fabric of Canadian pop and folk music for almost 40 years will be appearing live in concert at Tantramar Regional High School Auditorium, on Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. A man with a thousand friends, from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island to Texas to New Zealand, he's a singer, guitarist and songwriter who catches the small but telling moments that make up life. Remembered for Play Me a Rock and Roll Song, his bitter-sweet memory of finding himself, a relaxed and amiable story-teller, facing a rambunctious audience at the Aldergrove Rock Festival circa 1968, Valdy has sold almost half a million copies of his 13 albums, has two Juno Awards (Folk Singer of the Year and Folk Entertainer of the Year), a total of seven Juno nominations and four Gold albums to his credit. Valdy's recent CDs include a solo release, "Viva Valdy: Live at Last", a two-CD package, one live, one studio, with a total of 25 tunes, and a lyric booklet. One of Canada's most influential songwriters, Valdy's composition A Good Song was recorded under the title Just a Man by the venerable Quincy Jones ( he sang lead on the recording!). Play Me a Rock and Roll Song has been recorded by a few artists, including John Kay of Steppenwolf.Along the way, Valdy has taken his music to a dozen different countries, from Denmark to Australia and been an often-invited performer at the prestigious Kerrville Festival in Texas. Today, he is based on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia where he lives with his wife Kathleen, two dogs and two large cats. All three children are now grown, flown and doing famously living in or near Vancouver. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to catch Valdy on his Maritime Tour 2008 that takes him to Saint John, N.B., Fredericton, N.B., Truro, N.S., Dartmouth, N.S., Charlottetown, P.E.I., Annapolis Royal, N.S., Shelburne, N.S. and Liverpool, N.S.
For more information, please call Mike @ Sandpiper Productions at 506-379-6243 or 506-536-7006. Visit Valdy on the web at "http://www.valdy.com". Tickets for the Sackville show are $22.50 Regular $17.50 students (with ID) and are available at Tidewater Books, Pugsley's Pharmacy(Amherst) and Frank's Music (Moncton). Tickets will also be available at the door if room permits.
Originally, The Keats were to join Valdy on this tour. However, they have had to pull out of the tour as they have been offered an opportunity to perform in Afghanistan for our troops, an honour that they could not pass up.
Joining Valdy in Sackville is incredible singer/songwriter/visual artist and 2008 ECMA Female Artist of the Year nominee Jessica Rhaye of Saint John, New Brunswick, who has been praised by Performing Songwriter's music editor Abby White as having a “very mature and sophisticated sound”, while her album Short Stories was described by UK’s Maverick Magazine as “the perfect feel-good” album. Jessica’s performance of songs that portray a strong sense of self - will capture your heart. www.jessicarhaye.com
This event is presented by Sandpiper Productions with Marketing support from Sackville's Cultural Capitals of Canada.