Russell deCarle

with Steve Briggs and Denis Keldie

Under the Big, Big Sky
www.russelldecarle.com
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Bone Lake Amphitheatre

Russell deCarle has a great voice - a familiar voice that's helped Praire Oyster round up four number one country hits over the years, several gold and platinum CDs plus Juno and Canadian Country Music Awards. He continues to write music based on life experiences he holds dear to his heart: "Emotionally I think I've always been affected by the bluesy side of life; that's always been what stirs it up for me."

Accompanied by ace guitarist Steve Briggs and accordion whiz Denis Kelkie, Russell has been touring his long-awaited Under The Big Big Sky, a magnificent release that features the trio with good friends Jim Cuddy (Blue Rodeo) and instrumentalists such as Kevin Breit, Amos Garrett, David Wilcox and Chris Whiteley.

"I've always thought of myself as a singer, not just a country singer. I'm a music lover first and foremost - a product of all the stuff I've ever listened to - and my tastes are very broad. To me this is a torchy, bluesy-jazzy record more than anything else. It's certainly a product of where I came from musically." From his backyard in rural Ontario to the big sky of Bone Lake, Russell deCarle will give you an evening to remember, one just like the one he describes in Fingernail Moon:

   End of the day, the Milky Way,
   Stretching far as the eye can see;
   Everything’s right with the world tonight,
   Picture perfect for you and me.