Ian Tyson April 1, 2015

Tyson was born September 25, 1933 to British immigrants in Victoria, and grew up in Duncan B.C. A rodeo rider in his late teens and early twenties, he took up the guitar while recovering from an injury he sustained in a fall. He has named fellow Canadian country artist Wilf Carter as a musical influence. He made his singing debut at the Heidelberg Café in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1956 and played with a rock and roll band, "The Sensational Stripes." After graduation from the Vancouver School of Art in 1958, Tyson moved to Toronto, Ontario where he commenced a job as a commercial artist. There he performed in local clubs and in 1959 began to sing on occasion with Sylvia Fricker. By early 1959 Tyson and Fricker were performing part-time at the Village Corner as "Ian & Sylvia." The pair became a full-time musical act in 1961 and married four years later. In 1969, they formed and fronted the group The Great Speckled Bird. Residing in southern Alberta, Tyson toured all over the world.
In 1989 he was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.
From 1971 to 1975, he hosted a national television program, The Ian Tyson Show, on CTV, based on the 1970–71 season music show Nashville North, later titled Nashville Now.
In 2005, CBC Radio One listeners chose his song "Four Strong Winds" as the greatest Canadian song of all time on the series 50 Tracks: The Canadian Version. There was strong momentum for him to be nominated the Greatest Canadian, but he fell short. He has been a strong influence on many Canadian artists, including Neil Young, who recorded "Four Strong Winds" for Comes a Time (1978). Johnny Cash would also record the same song for American V: A Hundred Highways (2006). Judy Collins recorded a version of his popular song, "Someday Soon", in 1968.
Bob Dylan and the Band recorded his song "One Single River" in Woodstock, NY in 1967. The recording can be found on the unreleased Genuine Basement Tapes, vol. I. He just recorded a video in Vancouver last month and hits the road again on tour starting April 16th in Santa Ynez California.

Photo from Stony Plain Records and biography contribution from Wikipedia.

Our thanks again to Tim Welsh and Greg Simpson for this month's gallery updates.

Today's gallery updates: As Sheriff (3), Berrycup Blooze Band (1), Broomtown Band (1), Buckeye (2), Club Tango View Street (5), Eli (2), Frendlin Page (5), Holy Smoke (4), Hosanna (1), Jodie (1), Mad Dog (1), Memorial Arena (2), Mission Ridge (1), Morning Star (4), Moxie (2), Nine In The Fifth (1), Purple Onion (2), Scope (1), Slow Goonbash Blues Ensemble (1), Strathcona Hotel (1), Sunnybrook Farm (1), Sunset Cabaret (1), Valdy (1), and Victoria History (4).

CELEBRATION OF LIFE
A celebration of life for Bobby Faulds aka Bobby Hanna will be held at the Esquimalt Chief and Petty Officers' Mess Saturday May 16, 2015 from 1:00p-6:00p

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HALLMARK HERITAGE SOCIETY
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