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George
Fox: Canadian,
the new album!
"We've got a beaver on
the nickel and the Bluenose on the dime, Newfoundland's
always half-an-hour ahead of time… A great big
maple-leaf on the flag, but we don't like to fuss, we
don't like to brag…"
It's
obviously Canadian, and it's obviously George Fox.
Who better to write a CD reflecting "a personal
discovery of Canada". George
is back with his first CD in 3 years. He took time
to build a barn, spent quality time with his wife
Monica, and wrote a collection of short stories entitled
"My First Cow."
All this after singing his way around the globe, touring
Australia with stopovers in South America and Europe. |
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His
new CD is called Canadian, it contains
12 new songs
and is the culmination of years of writing, research and crisscrossing
this country from Victoria to St. John's "This is my
way of taking my hat off to thank Canadians for supporting
my career for the last 15 years. I felt like it was time to
stand up and show some recognition for the places and people
of this country. There is nothing like country music when
it comes to conveying a little patriotism, and I'd love to
be the voice that sings about what makes Canadians feel proud."
"…You
got the moose outside of Moosejaw, the goose outside of Wawa,
Sudbury's got their giant nickel just off Highway 69…"
George
has been fortunate with his career to achieve a lot of his
dreams, 4 CCMA awards for country male vocalist, 3 Junos and
5 Gold Records. Other hi-lights include 4 CBC television specials
and 23 top ten hits, including two #1's on Canadian country
radio. He hosted the annual CCMA show (broadcast nationally)
four consecutive years. All this helped to put George in the
vanguard of Canadian Country music.
George
reflects on some accomplishments in his High Toned Years:
"I hit the stage playing Ronnie's
guitar, in that smoky old Cochrane bar, when the drummer counted
2-3 …Man I felt like I'd been set free… that feeling
never quite got away, it's still there in every song that
I play…"
"Right now, I'm making music about things that are important
in my life, my wife Monica, my country, and my memories of
growing up on the ranch in the Foothills of Alberta. I am
enjoying life more than ever! You can hear it in the music!" |
Fan
response to the new CD! Read the reviews...
"This
CD is so special. Well, first of all I have to say its really
worth the wait, this CD is absolutely full of super beautiful
songs, songs so representative of us, Canadians. I must admit
it has been very tough to determine which song is my favourite..."
—
Your friend, fan, follower for so long, Francine
Guernon
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