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Valdy

 
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Max Bennett, Bob Ruzicka
  • Born: 1946, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Active: '70s, '80s, '90s
  • Genres: Rock
  • Instrument: Vocals
  • Representative Albums: "Valdy & Hometown Band," "Valdy," "Viva Valdy Live at Last"

Biography

A veteran of the guitar and piano from an early age, Valdy grew up in Ottawa, Ontario, born of Danish parents. From the mid-'60s, he played with the London Town Criers, the Prodigal Sons and Blake Emmons. Signed to A&M for a solo contract, Valdy recorded his first solo album, Country Man, in 1972 and soon became Canada's second most popular folk singer (behind Gordon Lightfoot) through albums such as Landscapes (1973), Family Gathering (1974), See How the Years Have Gone By (1975) and Valdy & the Hometown Band (1976). Four more albums followed for A&M: Hot Rocks (1978), Passport: Best of Valdy (1979), 1001 (1980) and Valdy's Kids Record (1982). After one album for Duke Street entitled Notes from Places in 1985, Valdy signed with Oak Street Music and released Heart at Work in 1993. He has also collaborated with Max Bennett and Bob Ruzicka. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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Valdy
Birth name Paul Valdemar Horsdal
Born 1 September 1945 (1945-09-01) (age 63)
Ottawa, Ontario
Genre(s) Folk
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active 1960s–present

Valdy (born Paul Valdemar Horsdal on 1 September 1945 in Ottawa, Ontario[1]) is a Canadian folk musician whose solo career began in the early 1970s. He is known for "Rock and Roll Song", his first mainstream single released in mid-1972 on Haida/A&M.[2]

He was a member of the London Town Criers during the 1960s and subsequently joined Montreal band The Prodigal Sons. Prior to beginning his solo career, he was based in Victoria working with various artists, including Blake Emmons.[2]

Valdy is the winner of two Juno Awards for Folk Singer of the Year and Folk Entertainer of the Year, and has received seven additional Juno nominations. His fourteen albums have achieved sales of nearly half a million copies, four of which are certified gold.[3] Of Canadian folk artists in the mid-1970s, only Gordon Lightfoot was more popular.[2]

Valdy also appeared on the CBC TV show The Beachcombers as the environmental activist "Halibut" Stu.

Valdy lives on Saltspring Island in British Columbia with his wife Kathleen. His daughter, Chelah Horsdal, is an actress.

His live albums include Family Gathering (A&M) recorded at Massey Hall in Toronto for 1974 release, and 2003's Viva Valdy: Live at Last (Rack-On-Tour). As of mid-2009, Valdy continued to regularly tour across Canada.

Discography

  • Country Man (Haida Records, 1971)
  • Landscapes (Haida Records, 1973)
  • Family Gathering (A&M, 1974)
  • See How The Years Have Gone By (A&M, 1975)
  • Valdy & the Hometown Band (A&M, 1976)
  • Hot Rocks (A&M, 1978)
  • 1001 (Sloth Records, 1979)
  • Passport: Best Of Valdy (A&M, 1980)
  • Valdy's Kids' Record (Rack-On-Tour, 1981)
  • Notes From Places (Duke Street, 1986)
  • Classic Collection (A&M, 1988)
  • Heart @ Work (Peg Records, 1993)
  • Smorgasbard (Rack-On-Tour, 1996)
  • Contenders with Gary Fjellgaard (Stony Plain, 1999)
  • Valdy: Millennium Collection (Universal, 2001)
  • Viva Valdy: Live at Last (Rack-On-Tour, 2003)
  • Contenders Two: Still In The Running with Gary Fjellgaard (Stony Plain, 2007)

References

  1. ^ "Valdy - Biography". Valdy official website: Press Kit. http://valdy.com/dates%20n%20data.htm#press%20kit. Retrieved on 2007-01-19. 
    "Want Ads: Births". Ottawa Journal. 3 September 1945. p. 12. 
    "Want Ads: Births". Ottawa Citizen. 3 September 1945. p. 12. 
  2. ^ a b c "Valdy (biography)". Jam!/Canoe. http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/V/Valdy.html. Retrieved on 2009-05-06. 
  3. ^ "Career Bits". Valdy official website: Press Kit. http://valdy.com/dates%20n%20data.htm#press%20kit. Retrieved on 2007-01-19. 

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