VALDY and The BIG Mess
Event Info:
- Event Length: 2 hours
- 20 minute Intermission
Venue:
Offsite Event
St. Andrew's United Church
315 Fitzwilliam Street
Nanaimo, BC, V9R 3A6
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VALDY and The BIG Mess
St.AUC Events presents VALDY Live at St. Andrew's United Church with opening act: Nanaimo Local Talent "The BIG Mess."
Valdy, born Valdemar Horsdal in Ottawa, Canada has been part of the fabric of Canadian pop and folk music for almost 40 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 CDs include Contenders, a collaboration with friend and fellow singer-songwriter, Gary Fjellgaard, with whom he has an absolute blast touring, and a solo release, Viva Valdy: Live at Last , a two-CD package, one live, one studio, with a total of 25 tunes, and a lyric booklet.
One of Canada s most influential songwriters, Valdy's composition A Good Song was recorded under the title Just a Man by the venerable Quincy Jones (he sang lead on the recording!). Play Me a Rock and Roll Song has been recorded by a few artists, including John Kay of Steppenwolf.
Along the way, Valdy has taken his music to a dozen different countries, from Denmark to Australia and been an often-invited performer at the prestigious Kerrville Festival in Texas. His past television appearances include Canada AM and Open Mike with Mike Bullard. Valdy has also been a panelist on Front Page Challenge, and played a lead role in an episode of The Beachcombers original series.
The BIG Mess:
Since 2011, Kyle Shepard and his dad, Marty (aka The BIG Mess) have been delighting audiences from ages 3 to 103 with their unique spin on songs drawn from blues, Latin, pop, jazz, swing, musical theatre, electronic (& even classical) music.
They're named The BIG Mess for two reasons:
1. They play a big mess of musical styles, and mess with them in their own big messy ways.
2. They honour that being a big mess is a quintessential part of being human.
Celebrate THE MESS!
Kyle Shepard has sung with a variety of musicians, including Joelle Rabu, Nico Rhodes, and Andrew Homzy's Disney does Da Jazz orchestra and the NOLA Nighthawks. Theatrically, Kyle Shepard has performed major roles in Rocky Horror Show and The Little Mermaid.
Marty Shepard was born & raised way too long ago in Chicago, Illinois. As one of the original members of REO Speedwagon, he has also enjoyed tootin' his trumpet with Brooke Maxwell's Planet Swing & El SuperBando, Joelle Rabu & Nico Rhodes.
Valdy, born Valdemar Horsdal in Ottawa, Canada has been part of the fabric of Canadian pop and folk music for almost 40 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 CDs include Contenders, a collaboration with friend and fellow singer-songwriter, Gary Fjellgaard, with whom he has an absolute blast touring, and a solo release, Viva Valdy: Live at Last , a two-CD package, one live, one studio, with a total of 25 tunes, and a lyric booklet.
One of Canada s most influential songwriters, Valdy's composition A Good Song was recorded under the title Just a Man by the venerable Quincy Jones (he sang lead on the recording!). Play Me a Rock and Roll Song has been recorded by a few artists, including John Kay of Steppenwolf.
Along the way, Valdy has taken his music to a dozen different countries, from Denmark to Australia and been an often-invited performer at the prestigious Kerrville Festival in Texas. His past television appearances include Canada AM and Open Mike with Mike Bullard. Valdy has also been a panelist on Front Page Challenge, and played a lead role in an episode of The Beachcombers original series.
The BIG Mess:
Since 2011, Kyle Shepard and his dad, Marty (aka The BIG Mess) have been delighting audiences from ages 3 to 103 with their unique spin on songs drawn from blues, Latin, pop, jazz, swing, musical theatre, electronic (& even classical) music.
They're named The BIG Mess for two reasons:
1. They play a big mess of musical styles, and mess with them in their own big messy ways.
2. They honour that being a big mess is a quintessential part of being human.
Celebrate THE MESS!
Kyle Shepard has sung with a variety of musicians, including Joelle Rabu, Nico Rhodes, and Andrew Homzy's Disney does Da Jazz orchestra and the NOLA Nighthawks. Theatrically, Kyle Shepard has performed major roles in Rocky Horror Show and The Little Mermaid.
Marty Shepard was born & raised way too long ago in Chicago, Illinois. As one of the original members of REO Speedwagon, he has also enjoyed tootin' his trumpet with Brooke Maxwell's Planet Swing & El SuperBando, Joelle Rabu & Nico Rhodes.
Event Info:
- Event Length: 2 hours
- 20 minute Intermission
Venue:
Offsite Event
St. Andrew's United Church
315 Fitzwilliam Street
Nanaimo, BC, V9R 3A6
Google Map