Feb 1, 2025
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings are one of the most interesting
bands working anywhere today.
Sometimes they're in a recording studio time warp with more
songs to choose from than Gabriel.
Followed by tours and festivals everywhere.
Then they disappear
The punch line to the tale is, the Blackie guys have their own
lives, careers and fan bases.
What's most remarkable is, after more than 25 years, they are
still a band and friends.
For Example:
Stephen Fearing is releasing his next album
on March 13 - The Empathist. Wildly
outstanding music. (We'll be talking again.)
Stephen starts his Canadian tour at The Carleton Room in
Halifax with two sold-out nights Feb 4-5.
Kicks off album release March 13 at Mary Winspear in Sidney,
Vancouver Island.
Alberta dates March 21 Festival Place Sherwood Park, March 22
River Park Church Calgary.
Colin Linden
Colin continues to produce artists at his Pinhead Recorders in
Nashville.
He's also been touring with T Bone
Burnett. He co-wrote and co-produced T Bone's latest
album The Other Side. Next week Colin
starts a new album, just in time to hit the road again.
Colin begins his own tour - The Ride on
Tour - on April 23, hitting Calgary on June 1 and Canmore
on June 3.
Tom and TerryTom Wilson
I'll just give you the short version.
Re-recording songs, with son Thompson, from his play
Beautiful Scars. Writing and recording soundtrack music for a
number of projects including a film by Tanya Tagaq. Between his
flourishing artwork, writing a new book, and starting a new album,
Tom also enjoys the glow of an Order of
Canada induction. That's the short
version.
Blackie - The Band.
Plans are underway for dates in Canada. Winnipeg Folk
Festival, Mariposa Folk Festival, Belmont
Festival Edmonton (June 20)
They are planning shows in Hamilton, Toronto where cameras
will be filming. More events to come.