Said Roberts: “I think the challenge for our band is to still deliver the music with a sense of spontaneity, a sense of urgency and I think that when we go into a new record, we sort of loosen the grips of other people’s expectations and our own expectations.”ĭeath From Above, Black Sheep Stage, 9:30 p.m. The latest album was co-produced by Graham Walsh of Holy F*ck at the The Tragically Hip’s famed Bathouse Studio. Riding high off his hit single If You Want It from his sixth studio album, Terraform, Montreal-born (in a flame) Sam Roberts brings his own slice of Canadiana to a familiar spot at Bluesfest, where he’s a festival mainstay. Hot tracks: Beer For My Horses, Red Solo Cup Nelson joins Keith in the video for Wacky Tobaccy, his latest in a long line of hits and latest since Drunk Americans (sensing a theme here) from his 2015 album 35 mph Town. He was most recently seen palling around with Willie Nelson in a followup to his hilariously hokey hit Weed With Willie. “Then they all texted me afterward and said, ‘Every guy would like to be you, standing up there.’” “I’m not naming names, but there’s a bunch of people that … were committed, and they backed out due to pressure,” Keith said at the time, speaking of fellow artists who were booked to play. And, of course, he was recently in Washington to perform at a certain high-profile, and somewhat contentious inauguration party. The Oklahoma-born Keith was recently inducted into the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame in NYC, and named artist of the decade by the American Country Awards, Billboard and the Nashville Songwriters Association. Enjoy!Ĭountry is king at the 2017 edition of Bluesfest, with a star-studded lineup of bona-fide country chart-toppers, and none bigger than Should’ve Been a Cowboy hitmaker Toby Keith. It’s an eclectic mix, with shows from Toby Keith to July Talk to Tegan and Sara and LCD Soundsystem. Manage Print Subscription / Tax ReceiptĪre you heading to Ottawa’s biggest summer music festival? Below, we lay out the day-by-day highlights of this year’s RBC Ottawa Bluesfest, including daily picks from Lynn Saxberg and I.
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