Jeffery Straker: National CD Release Tour - 2nd Date Added!
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- June 9, 2017
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Hello! We've just added a JUNE 9th show in Regina at the Artesian as part of the cross-Canada CD release tour for my upcoming album "Dirt Road Confessional". The June 8th show has all of the on-line tickets sold out and only a few remain at Bach & Beyond (to purchase in person). This is all due to the incredible support of people out there interested in hearing this new music - I'm excited and very grateful.
I you're interested in checking out the June 9th show, just a heads up that we're seeing those ones moving now too. I hope you can join me and a band of fantastic local musicians to bring 12 new songs to life for you in that great venue.
TICKETS: $20 in advance / $25 at the door.
NOTE: some tickets for June 9 are available at Bach & Beyond too. (1724 Badham Blvd). You can purchase with cash there too, if using a credit card on-line isn't your thing.
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 Im 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.
"This great work isn't just for fans of singer/songwriters in a '70s vein, it belongs on the shelf beside the finer recordings of Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, Elton John, et al."
Mark Rheaume
CBC Radio
Gifted in his ability to write intricate story songs buoyed by melodies that fit a listeners ears like a beloved, broken-in gloveStraker the songwriter ascends to the company of artists whose songs reverberate for audiences, and hes already been compared to many of those by earlier reviewers. Billy Joel, Elton John for sure but some songs are like 70s piano standards from Carole King"
Calgary Herald
All ages show. Licensed Facility (bar downstairs). Wheelchair accessible.
Parking: Thanks to the sponsorship of Viterra, people attending evening and weekend shows at Artesian are welcome to park in both of Viterra's Angus Street parking lots. (Weekdays after 6pm and weekends). Also - Street parking.
