Jeffery Straker - CD Release Tour
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- June 8, 2017 - Doors at: 8:00pm
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Join singer-songwriter-pianist Jeffery Straker as he launches his new studio recording "Dirt Road Confessional".
⏲ Thursday June 8 2017 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM CST
Artesian, 2627 13th Ave., Regina, SK, Canada
The Regina SK stop on Jeffery Straker's Cross-Canada CD release tour. The new 12-song album “Dirt Road Confessional” brings a roots-inspired flavour to his singer-songwriter-piano songwriting.
$20 advance / $25 at door
Tickets available at Bach and Beyond, located at 1724 Badham Blvd in Regina.
Jeffery grew up listening to country music on the farm where he grew up in rural Saskatchewan. At the same time he was studying and enjoying classical piano music – eventually playing full sonatas and concertos by composers like Beethoven and Grieg. And while doing that he was a sucker for a good pop song with a great hook, as well as the poetry and word-smithing of Joni Mitchell. Fast forward to this album. The singer-musician and road warrior (touring 100+ shows a year) has created a recording that sounds like his influences. Lyrically the album speaks to the tug between life on the road pursuing a dream of music and the longing for love. It takes the listener into the dusty corners of life's travels, through it's dynamic yet cohesive range.
“My hope with the songs on the album is that while expressing what I want to express musically, that I’m providing listeners with a mix of catchy sing-able songs they can grab melodically, but also tunes that grab them lyrically and make them sit back and think”.
“Gifted in his ability to write intricate story songs buoyed by melodies that fit a listener’s ears like a beloved, broken-in glove…Straker the songwriter ascends to the company of artists whose songs reverberate for audiences, and he’s already been compared to many of those by earlier reviewers. Billy Joel, Elton John for sure – but some songs are like 70’s piano standards from Carole King”"
Calgary Herald
