James Keelaghan

Wayne Keelaghan is among Canada’s international celebrities. His passionate mixture of origins rock and roll, Americana, and modern folk has generated Keelaghan’s existence in European countries, Australia, and THE UNITED STATES. While developing up in traditional western Canada, Keelaghan was a devoted follower of music and theatre, but studied background while going to the University or college of Calgary. Music took over, nevertheless history will be a main catalyst in Keelaghan’s warm-hearted songwriting. Keelaghan’s ballads on his 1987 debut Timelines performed into such beauty, taking historical Canadian occasions such as for example WWII as well as the Canadian Pacific Railroad. 3 years afterwards, he issued Little Rebellions, nonetheless it was his Green Linnet debut My Skies (1993) that garnered him the best compliment. My Skies earned a Juno prize for Best Root base Traditional Documenting and was recognized with the Alberta Documenting Sector Association. He gained another Juno nomination for his 4th album, A RECENTLY AVAILABLE Upcoming (1995), in 1997. That same season, he and Latin guitarist Oscar Lopez documented the Latin/Celtic fusion — a method they called “Celtino” — on Compadres. Keelaghan gained another Juno nomination for Greatest Roots Tradional Documenting and taken care of a work happening for the Jericho Seaside Music label. His most personal record, 1999’s Street, was a go back to folk root base; Home (2002) implemented in its footsteps. Apart from producing music, Keelaghan broadcasts on CBC and hosts two displays on CKUA in Alberta, aswell as playing in countless celebrations world-wide. He was a founding table person in the UNITED STATES Folk Alliance and his track “Chilly Missouri Waters” was included in Cry Cry Cry (Lucy Kaplansky, Dar Williams, Richard Shindell) on the 1998 self-titled launch.