Saskatchewan dates w/ Danny Olliver

April 25, 2014

 

TOP 25 Searchlight Saskatchewan

April 7, 2014

Poor Nameless Boy has made it into the TOP 25 from Saskatchewan. 
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Creative Saskatchewn

March 31, 2014
Big thank you to Creative Saskatchewan! They provided financial assistance for my trip down to Kansas City, MO for Folk Alliance International 2014. It's such a great feeling to feel supported from back home. 

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InTune 2014

March 18, 2014
"Backyard Lemon Tree" has been included in this years InTune compilation! 

INTUNE 2014

SASKMUSIC RELEASES DOUBLE COMPILATION OF 2014'S TOP TRACKS

Album will promote Saskatchewan music around the world

SaskMusic’s latest compilation album set has been released! In Tune 2014 is a double album featuring 39 tracks by some of Saskatchewan’s finest emerging and established artists. The albums have been created for promotion and distribution to media and industry professionals throughout the world, ...


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"Backyard Lemon Tree" FREE Download.

March 15, 2014
"Backyard Lemon Tree" has been entered into the CBC Searchlight contest in 2014.
I have decided to let people download it for free! 

CLICK HERE to grab a copy and hopefully you can text/tweet/tell 1 or 2 people about it. It's the easiest way to spread local music locally. 


 I am very proud of this song for a few reasons. 
1. This song took me a long time to write. I probably rewrote it at least 12 times, each time not quite satisfied. It represents hard work at songwriting to me with the intent o...
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Kansas City Sampler

March 14, 2014
Thanks to Jay Aymar, here is a little sample of what the Folk Music Canada showcase room was like. 
enjoy!

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Folk Alliance International - Kansas City. Feb 19-23

February 26, 2014
What a blast. What an experience. 

I've been to conventions before. showcases before. meetings before. 
This was unlike anything I've ever experienced. 

Public showcases with amazing talent. That amazing talent later performing private showcases in hotel rooms to anywhere from 2- 50 people. 

Shook hands with DJs, managers, agents, festival recruiters, and many other fantastic artists. 

It was worth the effort, time, and resources to attend. 
I showcased three times with BreakOut West and Folk Music...

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Off to Kansas City!

February 13, 2014
Headed down to Folk Alliance International in Kansas City. Feb 19-24. Playing private showcases with SaskMusic and Folk Music Canada. 


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# 8 in Top albums of 2013

January 18, 2014
2013 was fantastic to me. Released the first full length album. New live music videos. Live in studio performance/interview with CBC Radio One. 

It was a big honour to hear that Taron Cochrane (social media genius/local music enthusiast) named me #8 on his top 10 albums of 2013. Here's what he had to say. 

The Activity Book, Poor Nameless Boy. Born into a musical family (his brother is country artist Chris Henderson) Joel Henderson a.k.a. Poor Nameless Boy was also born with one of the most uni...


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CBC Soundxchange!

December 13, 2013
One of my aspirations for the new album was the connect more with CBC. I was delighted and humbled to be able to talk with Kelley Jo Burke on CBC soundxchange. Interview and 4 songs in studio recorded and produced by regina's own Jason Plumb. 
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