Event Info
Valdy
Valdy, born Valdemar Horsdal in Ottawa, has been part of the fabric of Canadian ...
8:00pm - 11:00pm Doors at: 7:00pm
$25.00
Artists
Folk Singer Songwriter from Salt Spring Island BC
Hard-copy tickets
Physical tickets at: Blue Frog Studios, 604 542-3055
Event Description
Valdy, born Valdemar Horsdal in Ottawa, has been part of the fabric of Canadian pop and folk music for years. A man with a thousand friends, from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island to Texas to New Zealand, he's a songwriter who catches the small but telling moments that make up life.
Remembered for Play Me a Rock and Roll Song, his bitter-sweet memory of finding himself, a relaxed and amiable story-teller, facing a rambunctious audience at the Aldergrove Rock Festival circa 1968, Valdy has sold almost half a million copies of his 16 CDs, albums and 8-tracks, and has received two Juno Awards (from a total of seven Juno nominations), and four Gold albums to his credit.
Along the way, he's taken his music to a dozen different countries, from Denmark to Australia, been an invited performer for five years in a row at the prestigious Kerrville Festival in Texas, and even played a lead role in an episode of The Beachcombers.
Today, he's based on Salt Spring Island, where he lives with his wife Kathleen, two dogs and two large cats (the three grown-up "kids" are all now living in the southern mainland of British Columbia).
In-Person Event
Thu. September 4th 2014 + Add to Calendar
Blue Frog Studios
