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Ganges, SSI, BC, Thurs., July 18, Tree House Cafe w/ the Creaking Ducks

Duncan, BC, July 19 - 21, Islands Folk Festival - Duncan, BC, July 19 - 21, 40th Anniversary of the Islands' Folk Festival,

- I'm playing with a band on mainstage, Saturday, July 20 at 8:00pm, including Claire Lawrence, Peter Dowse, Auntie Kate Roland, Norm MacPherson, Matt Brain and Karel Roessingh - this is a fantastic group of players, and I hope you enjoy our offering. I'm also in the Chapel solo at 4:00pm

Haida Gwaii, BC, Aug. 3 and 4, Tlell Fall Fair @ the Fairgrounds - the earliest fall fair in Canada, I believe

Ear Falls, ON, Aug 8 - 11, Trout Forest Music Festival - up north of Dryden

North Van, BC, Thurs., Sept. 5, Cornerstone Bistro

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Nanaimo, BC, Fri., Sept. 6, Nanaimo Yacht Club

Saltspring Is., BC, Sun., Noonish, Sept. 8, Fall Fair,

Saltspring Is., BC, Sun., Sept. 8, 18:00, "After the Fair Affair" - a Muso Gathering at Garden Faire Nurseries and Campground

---- NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR TOUR ----

---- all NL dates are with DORIS MASON, singer, pianist, recording artist ----

St John's NL, Thurs., Sept. 13, Arts and Culture Centre w/ Doris

Gander, NL, Fri., Sept. 14, Arts and Culture Centre w/ Doris

Grand Falls-Windsor, NL. Sat., Sept. 15, Arts and Culture Centre w/ Doris

Labrador City, NL, Tue., Sept. 17, Arts and Culture Centre w/ Doris

Cornerbrook, NL, Thurs., Sept. 19, Arts and Culture Centre w/ Doris

Stephenville NL, Fri., Sept. 20, Arts and Culture Centre w/ Doris

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---- back to being a solo artist ----

Salt Spring Is., BC, Tue., Oct. 1, Seniors for Climate Action NOW

Brackendale, BC, Fri., Oct. 4, Brackendale Art Gallery

Victoria, BC, Sat., Oct. 19, Oak Bay Rec Centre w/ Karel Roessingh

Carman, MB, Fri., Oct. 25, Carman Active Living Centre

Lake-of-Bays, ON, Fri., Nov. 1, Stewart Memorial Church

Eden Mills, ON, Sat., Nov. 2, Community Centre

Lakefield, ON, Sun., Nov. 3, Lakefield United Church

Brampton, ON, Tue., Nov. 5, Rose Theatre, Fireside Chat w/ Cameron Smilie

Brantford, ON, Wed., Nov. 6, Sanderson Centre, Fireside Chat w/ Cameron Smilie

Tweed, ON, Fri., Nov. 8, Marble Arts Centre

Eganville, ON., Sat., Nov. 9, Grace Lutheran Church

Barrie, ON, Sun., Nov. 10, Burton Avenue United Church

. . . . . More To Come . . . . .

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at the Stan Rogers Folk Festival, w/ Alfie Zappacosta and I enveloping the late Ron Hynes

-- some quotations --

"Few performers are capable of achieving the kind of energy he generates on stage." - Globe and Mail

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".....name probably doesn't ring a bell with most Americans, but in Canada this singer and guitarist is a legend." - Anchorage Times

".....unquestionably the most public performer in Canada today, and the most loved." - Macleans

"Valdy is regarded as one of Canada's most distinctive and successful minstrels." - Humber Log

"Valdy elicited a genuinely warm standing ovation, the real kind, where the applause continues long after the encore is assured." - Winnipeg Free Press

-- some more quotations --

"...judging by last night's performance, Valdy's musical magic is alive and well." Beacon Herald

"One of the best evenings of entertainment Confederation Centre has ever seen....a man of formidable talents." Charlottetown Evening Patriot

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"Valdy remains one of the country's purest and most credible storytellers." Toronto Star

"He's a master of country, folk, rock and blues, and the catch is that whatever the sound, people know that Valdy is sincere." Saskatoon Star Phoenix

"Valdy's show is a disarming and practical blend of respect for the audience and show business expertise." Edmonton Journal

-- Career Bits --

* Song writing workshops. Movie sound tracks, TV and film scores, music producer.

* 16 albums, 22 singles, 4 Gold Records, nearly half a million units sold worldwide.

* 2 Juno awards, 7 Juno nominations (Country Male Vocalist & Folksinger).

* Twice was a panelist on the popular Front Page Challenge

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* "Songwriter of the Year" and CARAS awards in Folk/Bluegrass categories.

* Host of "BC Music Project" music video show, featuring BC artists from five cities and towns, a show that went on to win a Gold Ribbon Talent Development Award.

* Lead role on "The Beachcombers", minor roles in 2 movie features.

* CBC simulcast (TV w/ Radio 2 stereo), the TV special "Folksinger Deluxe with a Side of Fries".

* Invested as a member of the Order of Canada in July 2012

* Valdy has toured Canada for forty-six years, and plays regularly in New Zealand with Kiwi mate Graham Wardrop. He has also toured Austria, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland, and is an oft-invited performer at dozens of music festivals, including the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas.

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