NEW MUSIC FROM HEY ROMEO!
Produced by: Hey Romeo & Brad Crisler
Hey Romeo releases their new album I Got This on September 9th, which includes the first single “Won’t Be Over You”. Hey Romeo have delivered a record that, as lead vocalist Stacie Roper sings on the title track, will literally “turn your day around.”
Featuring good time, party tunes like “Hello Patio,” and introspective offerings such as “Won’t Be Over You,” I Got This is as refreshing as a cold drink on a blazing hot day. When it comes to spreading sunshine, Stacie Roper, keyboardist Rob Shapiro and guitarist Darren Gusnowsky put it themselves, I Got This.
TRACK LISTING
1. Hello Patio
2. Two Hearts and a Radio
3. Do it in the Sun
4. Won’t Be Over You
5. No Sleep
6. I Got This
CCMA WEEK – WHERE TO CHECK OUT OUR ARTISTS!
ALBERTA MUSIC – WEBCAST
Westin Hotel Lobby
Tune in live here: https://t.co/uxmy8puCOR
Thursday September 4th, 2014
Amy Metcalfe – 2:30pm
https://t.co/uxmy8puCOR
Friday September 5th, 2014
Jay Sparrow – 2:30pm
WEST EDMONTON MALL
Presented by the Association of Country Music in Alberta (ACMA)
Thursday, September 4; 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Newcap Stage
Tenille – 6:00pm
Tristan Horncastle – 6:30pm
The Orchard – 7:45pm
CCMA LEGENDS SHOW: A Tribute to Yesterday and Today
Winspear Centre
Friday September 5th, 2014
Hey Romeo – 7:30pm
Presented by: Barcol Doors & Windows
Media Sponsor: 790 CFCW
Friday, September 5; 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Winspear Centre
Hosted by: Danny Hooper
You won’t want to miss the CCMA Legends Show: A Tribute to Yesterday & Today at the Winspear Centre. This night will pay tribute to Canadian country hits of the past with legendary artists (Hall of Fame inductees) who will perform alongside rising and current stars of the industry. Tickets are now on sale at the Winspear Centre Box Office, click here to purchase online.
CCMA award winning act, Hey Romeo is Set to Release their New Album
For Immediate Release:
CCMA award winning act, Hey Romeo is Set to Release their New Album
I Got This September 9th
Announces Canadian Fall Tour Opening for Alan Jackson and Terri Clark
(Toronto, On- August 26th)- CCMA winner Hey Romeo is set to release new album I Got This September 9th that includes the first single “Won’t Be Over You”. Hey Romeo have delivered a record that, as lead vocalist Stacie Roper sings on the title track, will literally “turn your day around.” Featuring good time, party tunes like “Hello Patio,” and introspective offerings such as “Won’t Be Over You,” I Got This is as refreshing as a cold drink on a blazing hot day. When it comes to spreading sunshine, Stacie Roper, keyboardist Rob Shapiro and guitarist Darren Gusnowsky put it themselves, I Got This.
In 2008, Hey Romeo’s self-titled debut garnered them a Canadian Country Music Award for ‘Top New Talent of the Year.’ Their follow up, That’s What I Am (2010), cemented their reputation for fans and industry alike with the Top 20 hits “Searchin For You” and title track, “That’s What I Am.” Additionally, both “That’s What I Am” and 2012’s Twist Of Fate landed the band CCMA Awards for ‘Group or Duo of the Year’ in 2011 and 2012, respectively.
Since they formed in 2002, Hey Romeo’s commitment to staying on the road as much as possible has garnered the Alberta-based Country band a reputation as one of the hardest working acts in Canada. That reputation will only be enhanced following the release of their six-song, 2014 EP, I Got This – a seamless blend of Country, Pop and Rock that reminds listeners that it’s often life’s simplest moments that are the most important.
Over time Hey Romeo have shared the stage with artists including Sugarland, Darius Rucker,LeAnn Rimes, Gord Bamford and Johnny Reid. They will kick off their 2014 touring cycle by joining Alan Jackson, Terri Clark and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for multiple dates in Western Canada.
UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
Opening for Alan Jackson and Terri Clark:
September 17 2014- Winnipeg, MB
MTS Centre
Opening for Alan Jackson:
September 22 2014 – Victoria, BC
Save On Foods Memorial Centre
Opening for Alan Jackson and Terri Clark:
September 25 2014- Kelowna, BC
Prospera Place
September 26 2014 – Lethbridge, AB,
Enmax Centre
Opening for Terri Clark:
September 23 2014- Saskatoon, SK
TCU Place
September 24 2014- Kindersley, SK
West Central Events Centre
**Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Tour Dates To Be Announced Soon**
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Sep 2nd, 2014
Jay Sparrow – All The Boys Want You (Official Video)
JAY SPARROW – ALL THE BOYS WANT YOU – SINGLE & VIDEO
Thursday August 28th, 2014
ALL THE BOYS WANT YOU
Produced & Directed by Jay Sparrow
Cinematography & Edit by Holden Daniels
Stylist, Hair & Make-up by Carly Flint for Ma-Luxe
Casting by Meaghan Reid
(Edmonton, Alberta) Jay Sparrow debuts his new single and video for “All The Boys Want You”, off Sparrow’s sixth record in five years to be released October 2014. Jay writes and produces all of his own music as well as directing and producing all the accompanying videos. This brand new single was shot partially in Canada and Mexico, where Jay gives us a clear insight to his creative abilities and helps paint a visual story for his song.
“I have long been a fan of the shooting style of director Terrence Malick, especially the framing and voyeuristic elements of his movie “Tree Of Life”. I wanted to incorporate a bit of that style into this fun summer video about having a muse. Also the video is a subtle commentary on gender roles and mutual respect within a relationship. The star of the video is Elephant Journal writer Janne Robinson.” – Jay Sparrow
This new single is now available on iTunes and at country radio. Check out the video now live on YouTube.
ABOUT JAY SPARROW
With lyrical content ranging from questioning one’s religious roots, supporting same sex relationships and the unending power of radio, it is safe to say Jay Sparrow is not your typical country singer-songwriter. After finishing his new record, BLUEBIRD, at Willie Nelson’s Arlyn studio in Austin Texas, Jay and compadres hit the highway to New Orleans to shoot a video and reflect on the new sound. Sitting on the bow of a crawfish boat in the Louisiana swamp Jay explains his motivation: “Sure…I wanted to make something you could sing along to with your friends while enjoying the summer… but underlying that I wanted to let people in. Being a private man, this is a hard thing to do. We create so many walls in our lives and I wanted to show the hidden sensitive nature of a man.” Fittingly, Sparrow borrowed the title Bluebird from the Charles Bukowski poem of the same name: “The poem is one of my favorites because it is written by this historically rough and tumble writer yet he is letting everyone know that inside he has this soft and vulnerable bird wanting to get out”.
Bluebird is Sparrow’s sixth record in five years. He writes and produces all of his own music as well as directing and producing all the accompanying videos, many of which have taken him to all corners of the world. To say he is prolific would be an gross understatement. To record this new album Jay enlisted the help of some high profile friends to be in his band, friends such as Gordie Johnson (Big Sugar), Clayton Bellamy (The Road Hammers), Shaun Verreault (Wide Mouth Mason) and Chad Melchert (Gord Bamford). With this all-star group assembled the sound came out just as planned: big, fun, rockin and classic. Jay has long been a fan of artists like Steve Earle, Bruce Springsteen, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Bob Seger… You can hear it in his writing. Sparrow is definitely a new voice in country music but he has that lasting reflection of the past throughout.
Growing up on a farm outside a small agricultural town in Alberta, Jay was surrounded by country music early on, Waylon, Merle, & Johnny were all regulars on the home speakers. Plus his father was a touring session musician who often played country in his travels. However the moment that set Jay on the path towards being a musician came from a source outside country music: “I know the exact moment I realized the power and gravity of a musical life, I was a young boy when my father was supporting Roy Orbison at a large outdoor amphitheater. This was only a short time before Roy’s passing. I was standing side-stage with my brother watching the band play, I suppose I was only casually interested because I had been in this place my whole life. However this time when the final song ended my father waved me over to him during the standing ovation. I walked out on that stage only for a brief moment and looked towards the audience… Whoa… The energy and joy coming from those thousands of faces was overwhelming. It infected me to the core.”
Jay recently signed a recording contract with Canada’s longest running county label Royalty Records/Sony Music. Bluebird is slated to be released in late October 2014 and following that release through 2015 Jay will be hitting the road
BRAND NEW ALBUM FROM THE ORCHARD
This album was Produced by The Orchard, Russell Broom & Bart McKay
All songs on this album were written by Mitch & Kasha, including co-writes on tracks #1 (Kasha, Mitch & Russell Broom), #3 (Kasha, Mitch & Bart McKay) and #7 & #8 (Kasha, Mitch & Russell Broom).
TRACK LISTING:
1. She Don’t Play Fair
2. Angel Eyes
3. Wanted
4. Georgia
5. Moonlight
6. The End of the Road
7. Gone Missin’
8. Ground
9. Wanna Live
DEBUT SINGLE FROM AMY METCALFE
(Cancon)
PRODUCED by
Russell Broom
Amy spends her time immersed in songwriting and working on the farm. She’s a horse trainer and partakes in regular equestrian competitions all across Alberta.
She plays guitar, banjo, ukulele and piano and has written over 200 songs!
Amy has worked with some of Canada and Nashville’s top writers including, Grammy Winner Wayne Kirkpatrick, Cindy Morgan, Phil Madiera, Jeremy Bose, Byron Hill, Duane Steele and Rylee Madison.
“My Heart Beats (123)” is written by Amy. Her two influences are Jewel and Taylor Swift and she decided to use all her own self-penned songs (no co-writes) on her upcoming album. She wanted to tell these stories directly from herself.
ROYALTY RECORDS 40TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
Join us to celebrate our 40th Anniversary!
Performances by:
Hey Romeo
The Orchard
Tristan Horncastle
Jay Sparrow
The Boom Chucka
Amy Metcalfe
Blake Reid
Including a performance by Calgary Stampede’s Nashville North Winner “Dylan Gillett”!
The night will kick off with a LEGENDS SHOW with performances by the following legends:
Larry Gustafson
Joyce Smith
R. Harlan Smith
Chris Nielsen
Laura Vinson
Bev Munro
Jimmy Arthur Ordge
Doors 6:30pm
Legends show 7:00pm
Todays Artist Concert: 9:30pm
Tickets $10:00 Each
Can be purchased at the door or at www.cookcountysaloon.com
See you there!
The Orchard – Angel Eyes (Lyric Video)
ANGEL EYES – THE NEW SINGLE FROM THE ORCHARD
New single from
THE ORCHARD
“ANGEL EYES”
(Cancon)
From their new ALBUM ‘Georgia’ coming Aug 26th!
Just participated at the BVJ Songwriters Workshop!
B.C. radio tour from AUG 12th – 19th.
S.K., M.B., & O.N. radio tour in SEP and OCT.
Performing at the
Royalty Records 40th Anniversary Party
at Country Music Week!
Upcoming SHOWS:
Fri, Aug 08/14 – Whitecourt, AB – Eagle River Casino
Sat, Aug 09/14 – Whitecourt, AB – Eagle River Casino
Thu, Aug 21/14 – Wainwright, AB – Tap House
Wed, Sep 03/14 – Edmonton, AB – Royalty Party
Fri, Sep 05/14 – Buffalo Lake, AB – Boomtown Festival
Oct 15 -19/14 – Toronto, ON – Indie Week (tentative)
Oct 16-19/14 – Toronto, ON – Folk Music Ontario Conference (tentative)