"Valdy is a cultural emissary, one of Canada's trusted spokespersons."

- Darcy Gregoire

Valdy

Valdy, born Valdemar Horsdal in Ottawa, Canada has been part of the fabric of Canadian pop and folk music for over 30 years. A man with a thousand friends, from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island to Texas to New Zealand, he's a singer, guitarist and 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 13 albums, has two Juno Awards (Folk Singer of the Year and Folk Entertainer of the Year), a total of seven Juno nominations and four Gold albums to his credit. Valdy's recent CD, Contenders, is a collaboration with friend and fellow singer/songwriter, Gary Fjellgaard, with whom he has an absolute blast touring.

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Viva Valdy is a two-CD "one live, one studio" set. One of Canada's most influential songwriters, Play Me a Rock and Roll Song was also recorded by John Kay of Steppenwolf. The second disc is a live CD, recorded between November, 2002 to April, 2003. Some of these performances feature other musicians, and three songs feature Western Roots artist Gary Fjellgaard and Valdy in duo performance. This is the best recording work Valdy has ever done with keen songwriting, assertive vocals, marvelous textures; this disc should be this good, after the years Valdy's been recording. Maturing as an artist, it would appear, does not include backing away from the edge.