In The Country with Dave Woods

At the tender age of thirteen, Manitoba's Desiree Dorion released a CD entitled "All You Gotta Do is Try," which featured nine original songs. Her song, "My Destiny", made its way to the Canadian Country Music Charts. As she continued on her musical path, she eventually shared the stage with Canadian Country artists Charlie Major, Tom Jackson, George Canyon and others. Desiree's new album called "...

Country artist Roger Schmidt borrowed an electric guitar for a high school lip sync performance when he was fifteen – and has never looked back. Growing up in a small town in BC, he found making music a great way to pass the time. He eventually packed up his musical dreams and headed to the Greater Vancouver area. In 2007, Roger won the Coquitlam, BC Idol contest. After winning a spot in the BC Ta...

Edmonton's Lisa Nicole Grace organizes fundraising campaigns for a hospital foundation by day - and lives for her music the rest of the time. She studied music at university but explains, "I never really quite felt at home until I started playing around town with my own band playing my own music. It's been an adventure for sure, and I am happiest when singing." Lisa's blend of Country and Folk is...

Peterborough's Kristen T. Clark has shared the stage with Country stars Jamie Warren, Tara Lyn Hart, Carroll Baker, Steve Piticco (from South Mountain) & Don Helms (from Hank Williams Sr.'s band). Encouraged by Dave Lockwood of CKOL 93.7FM Radio and Canadian "hit" producer/writer Cyril Rawson, Kristen continues to write her own original songs with her goal of releasing a CD full of originals i...

Francelle Maria gained recognition by participating in many competitions such as Star Acadie, Maritime Idol, Accros de la Chanson, which also gave her continuous radio play for her and her band, not yet out of high school. She graduated from Toronto's Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts, where she got the chance to perfect her skills in singing, dancing and acting. Loving the thrill of perfor...

UK Country artist Debbie Nunn wrote her first song at the age of 10 and now has an extensive catalogue of her own music. For her new album "Here for You", she co-wrote 10 tracks and penned one by herself. Debbie has performed her music in Las Vegas, Russia, Singapore and at the legendary Blue Bird Cafe in Nashville. Her current single "Bubbles" is receiving lots of airplay in Germany, Austria and...

With the release of his first self-titled album in 1988, country music fans found a new favourite artist in Cochrane, Alberta's George Fox. Debut singles, 'Angelina' and 'Goldmine' quickly climbed the country charts and soon other singles like 'No Trespassing,' 'Mustang Heart,' & 'I Give You My Word' reached the top as well. Throughout the 1980s, George opened for such country greats as Randy...

DEERE JOHN’s Craig Brooks, Randy Gee, Ken Kirshner, and James Webster had found success in music on their own but but it was when they turned their collective attention to country music that something magical happened. The band moved into a log cabin on guitar player Randy Gee’s farm and began the process of writing a great country album. With four singer/songwriters in the group, the songs develo...

Singing since the age of five, Stephanie McIlroy has always had a desire to pour out her heart to audiences. She never recognized music as talent to pursue until her late twenties. Growing up in farm country near Windsor, Ontario - in the small town of Merlin - she spent countless hours sitting in her room listening to the radio. Little did she know those moments would create in her the ability to...

Samara Yung has been performing since the age of eight, developing her love of music from her musician father. She grew up exposed to a variety of sounds - Country, Classic rock & Broadway show tunes. 2005 was an exciting year for Samara as she won the GX94 Star Search Contest. From this contest, she was able to release two singles - written & produced by Steve Fox - to radio. In 2006, Sam...

From humble beginnings in Sudbury, Ontario and the youngest of ten children, Diane Chase found her voice at age five and as a teenager began touring in Ontario and Quebec with the popular band “Flirt”. Her love for Country Music and songwriting led her to begin a career as a solo artist. The release of her first CD in 2002, “In The Middle Of Something” - produced by award-winning Canadian producer...

Born and raised in St. Alban's, Newfoundland - Friends of Jack consists of brothers Darryl and Chad John and cousin Paul. They were the winners of Barkley's 2002 Star Search beating out over 40 other acts from throughout the province. Since then, they've relocated to Fort McMurray, Alberta where they have continued to build a solid fan base. In 2008, the boys met Bruce Graham who has played a larg...

Growing up in Hines Creek, Alberta, musical influences such as Charley Pride and Ricky Skaggs helped develop Tracy Millar's love for traditional country music. Her musical ability was evident early. She was singing by the age of three and taught herself to play guitar at the age of nine. She continued her musical education learning clarinet & piano, and later on bass guitar & mandolin. She...

“Upon listening to Elyse's version of our song called Nobody's Watchin', I was taken in by the husky soulful tone she has. It's the kind of voice that makes you believe in what the singer is saying," proudly says songwriter John Acosta about hearing Peterborough, Ontario's Elyse Saunders sing a song he and hitmaker Cyril Rawson wrote. This talented 21 year old Country Music artist will make you a...

Brad Johner continues his hot streak at Canadian Country radio with the release of his third solo album, "Lookin' At You." One of Saskatchewan's most awarded and respected artists on the national stage, he has enjoyed over two decades of success as both a group and solo artist. Audiences first met Brad in 1988, when a partnership with his brother Ken began a 14-year-long musical success story as T...

Saskatchewan Country artist Tim Toutant encompasses the new country sound with his high energy performances and overall love for country music. He seems to have the ability to pack the house whenever there is an event or venue. Singing along to Ray Charles, Kenny Rogers, and Johnny Cash since he was 10 years old, Tim has acquired his own unique sound that seems to grab the attention of audiences w...

Scotland-born/Canadian Country Music artist Johnny Reid has released three highly successful albums since 2005 which have featured the smash singles "Thank You", "Love Sweet Love", "A Woman Like You" & "Dance With Me" - and more. He was named Male Artist of the Year at both the 2008 and 2009 Canadian Country Music Association awards. Johnny's first live DVD, "Live at the Jubilee" was released...

Country artist Kymberly Bryson grew up in Warren, Michigan listening to the Gospel sounds of her mother and Motown. But it didn’t take long for artists like Trisha Yearwood and Martina McBride to capture her attention and spark her interest in country music. At age 15, Kymberly started competing in talent competitions which led her to win Best Female Vocalist in 1996 at the Hoover Roadhouse in Mic...

Although Dawson has been singing and performing most of his life, he began his professional music career six years ago working the indie circuit in local bars and festivals across Ontario. During this time, he was also performing, recording and developing strong relationships in the music industry in Nashville. Taking advantage of every possible opportunity to perform, honing his skills as a vocal...

Tom Ghent's songs have been recorded by Kris Kristofferson, Gene Watson, Bobby Bare, Bobby Goldsboro - and the list goes on. He has played lead guitar for Mickey Newbury, appeared as background vocalist on Joan Baez’ “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” and Steve Goodman’s “City of New Orleans.” His performances have taken him from the coffeehouses of the Greenwich Village folk scene, to country...

Barrie, Ontario Country artist Shari Lynn was signed to a distribution deal last year with Louis O'Reilly of 306 Records/EMI Music Canada - landing her debut album titled ‘Can You Cut It?' in stores in July of 2009. Shari was interviewed by Casey Clarke for the Chevy Cross Canada Countdown on CMT, toured Western Canada and Ontario as well as appeared in many newspaper articles and did many radio i...

Beginning with a solo performance at the Cleary Auditorium in Windsor, Ontario at only six years of age, Denni-Lee Hayes has been singing ever since! An eager participant in school and church choirs, as well as school musicals, she can now be seen in many of Calgary and area’s hottest music venues. She began writing songs as a teen and has since written over 100 songs. Most recently, Denni-Lee was...

Born and raised in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Donny Parenteau is one of Canada’s most versatile and dynamic country music singer-songwriters. He’s a talented multi-instrumentalist who performs with energy and enthusiasm on the fiddle, mandolin, acoustic and electric guitars, and the unique double-neck mandocaster guitar. With 3 CDs released since 2003 and without the backing of a major music lab...

The 2010 TOMMFEST - June 18th & 19th at Loughborough Lake Holiday Park (north of Kingston) - will feature great Country, Bluegrass and Folk acts. TOMMFEST is 'short for' the Tristin Osborne Memorial Music Festival. Various musical acts come together for this weekend (this is the 5th year) to raise funds for the Tristin Osborne Scholarship Fund – a fund that provides a scholarship to a student...

The 2010 TOMMFEST - June 18th & 19th at Loughborough Lake Holiday Park (north of Kingston) - will feature great Country, Bluegrass and Folk acts. TOMMFEST is 'short for' the Tristin Osborne Memorial Music Festival. Various musical acts come together for this weekend (this is the 5th year) to raise funds for the Tristin Osborne Scholarship Fund – a fund that provides a scholarship to a student...