Don Charbonneau and "The Lost Guides"
Canadian Folk Music to add to your collection with a sprinkle of Northern stars, big crashing Lake Superior waves,colours of the fall, rugged coastline and leaky boats - great stories - in - songs!!!
New song "Running Free" (tribute to Terry Fox) is now available to download.
(Socan Member since 2004 all words and music copyrighted to Don Charbonneau)(03/04/05)
This independant artist has three CDs to his credit in the last three years and receiving air play on CBC Radio Canada.
His first album "Songs From The Coastline" was released in 2004 and features sixteen songs. His experience as a wilderness and fishing guide is reflected in the music on this album.
The first track on this CD " The Devil's Chair" has been featured on a video of the Gargantua area on Lake Superior. The video can now be viewed on this site.
Don's second album "Wildwood/Through Tom's Eyes"(2005) is a wonderful collection of songs that celebrate the life and work of Algonquin artist Tom Thomson.
This album has been received excellent reviews and has been played on CBC Radio. Praised by the curator of Canadian art as..." a great contribution to the culture of Tom Thomson."" Former Quebec Symphony lead violinist Herschel Payne performs all the violin tracks on this album.
come visit Don's offficial website at http://www.doncharbonneau.com
New CD Northern Highway
The last link of the Trans-Canada Highway was finally opened in 1960 making Canada accessible by road from coast to coast for the first time.
Highway 17 North from Sault Ste. Marie to Wawa proved to be the most difficult and costly to complete. The section of highway between Montreal River and Wawa was said to have cost a million dollars a mile.
This part of the Trans-Canada Highway became a very popular tourist route featuring the incredible Lake Superior Coastline as a backdrop. It was traveled (and still is) by people from all over the world and from all walks of life.
This highway has inspired many artists to write songs and poetry, and to photograph and paint the landscape.
I decided to write a collection of songs that reflects some of this northern highway’s history.
The story begins in Agawa Bay and ends near Thunder Bay with a song dedicated to the memory of a great Canadian folk hero.
This CD features the violing of Don Reed who has performed with many talented musician including Dwight Yoakam on "The Streets of Bakersfield" album. |
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