The definition of a rebel is someone who goes against the grain. For close to thirty years now, Blue Rodeo has taken the road less travelled – and succeeded far beyond anyone’s expectations. The band emerged in the early 80’s as a countrified rock band in the era of hair metal and glossy pop. Despite sticking out like a sore thumb (or maybe because of it), their single “Try” became omni-present on radio across Canada and set in motion a three decade long career of headlining every club, theatre and arena in Canada. In 1993, when grunge rock was squeezing commercial rock off the radio, they recorded their most acoustic album, Five Days In July, and scored their biggest hit selling over a half million copies of that one record alone.
Now, with their 16th Warner Music Canada studio album – Many A Mile – Blue Rodeo’s successes are measured in terms that include induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame (2012), receiving a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award (2014) and acknowledgement that the band has steadfastly defined itself by its own terms, and in the years that ensued, sold in excess of four million records.
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JENN GRANT
Jenn Grant was born on Prince Edward Island, the smallest province of Canada’s maritimes. She’s an award winning songwriter and performer, a painter and a producer. The 3 time Juno nominee’s music has been described by Australia’s ‘The Age’ as that of ‘dreamy, harp-and woodwinds folk, and the work of a painter born in paradise’. She resides in Nova Scotia, where she is raising her two young sons alongside award winning producer, husband and long time touring partner and collaborator, Daniel Ledwell. Beyond the borders of city life, art and music are being born everyday. Jenn Grant has spent a decade plus releasing records and touring extensively across Canada, Europe, Australia and The United States.
