Corb Lund (AB)
“When you come from generations of ranchers and rodeo people, you can’t help but be influenced by the West,” Corb Lund says of his upbringing in Taber, Alberta. The award-winning roots-country singer embraces his Western heritage through his music, touching on cowboy themes ranging from rough-and-tumble tales of lawless frontier saloons to the somber realities of running a modern family ranch.
Critics have called Lund “one of the best contemporary country songwriters” (Popmatters) and one of the “10 New Country Artists You Need to Know” (Rolling Stone Country). With nine studio albums and multiple Canadian Country Music Association, Juno, and international award wins and nominations, Lund is a musical force to be reckoned with. His seventh album, Cabin Fever, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Canadian Charts. He has three Gold records, and his latest release, Things That Can’t Be Undone, has cemented his status as one of the best country singer-songwriters today.
Backed by his longtime honky-tonk band, the Hurtin’ Albertans, Lund and the boys put on a great live show and really know how to get a crowd revved up.