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Fred Eaglesmith biography




Bio
For more information please contact: Suzy Miller (519) 583-3878
email: suzy@fredeaglesmith.com
Fred J. Eaglesmith was born,
as he sings in his song
Indian Motorcycles, "in the
springtime of the '57 Chevy."
Growing up on a series of
farms in southern Ontario, as
one of nine children born
into a farming family,
Eaglesmith recalls spending
his childhood in two places:
working on the farm, or
going to church.
He started writing and
playing music, influenced by
Elvis and the sounds of roots
music drifting into Ontario
from far-away radio stations.
He bought his first guitar
with $12 he saved from his
chores and hard work. When
his family lost their farm,
Eaglesmith, then 16, left
home, hopped freight trains
out west and traveled.
Fred<#8217;s new CD, Milly<#8217;s Café, is a textured collection of thoughtful and
sometimes passionate songs. <#8220;18 Wheels<#8221; is a glimpse into the mind
of a lovelorn trucker. <#8220;Milly<#8217;s Café<#8221; is a deceptively lighthearted
Southwestern romp all about two ill-fated lovers. <#8220;Thinkin Bout Her<#8221;
paints three affecting, simple portraits of men blindsided and
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haunted by love. This CD reached the Top Ten on the Americana
charts.
Eaglesmith's songs have been covered by a steadily growing list of
artists: The Cowboy Junkies, Chris Knight, Dar Williams, Kasey
Chambers, among others, and James King. One of his songs, <#8220;Thinkin
Bout You,<#8221; is featured on the soundtrack of the new Toby Keith
movie, <#8220;Broken Bridges.<#8221; Film director Martin Scorsese has used his
songs, as have others including James Caan in his movie "Viva Los
Nowhere." Fred has also had feature roles in several film productions.
Eaglesmith won a Juno Award for Best Roots and Traditional Album -
Solo, is a winner of the Canadian Independent Music Award and was
a finalist in the 2006 International Songwriting Competition for his
song, "Alcohol and Pills." Three tribute albums featuring covers of
Eaglesmith's work have been recorded, and Fred and regularly scores
on critics' top ten lists on both sides of the border, in Europe and in
Australia, and on Americana charts. He holds the distinction of being
the only Canadian composer to hold the #1 spot on the American
Bluegrass chart for his song, <#8220;Thirty Years of Farming.<#8221;
Whether you are a "Fredhead," or more of a fan of
50 Cent, if you enjoy music at all (and a good
laugh), Fred Eaglesmith is not to be missed.
- The Courier Online
Long an active and committed partner to charities, Eaglesmith started
his own fundraising and awareness initiative, Reflections, in early
2006. Reflections seeks to equip migrant farmworkers with bicycle
safety devices and to ensure visibility and safety on the road. To
date, Reflections has received thousands of dollars in donations, in
addition to donations of reflectors and safety devices, and has
equipped hundreds of bicycles belonging to migrant workers in
Canada.
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Fred has Performed on Bills with:
<#8226; Cowboy Junkies
<#8226; Del McCoury
<#8226; Delbert McClinton
<#8226; Dwight Yoakam
<#8226; George Jones
<#8226; John Prine
<#8226; Jimmy Dale Gilmore
<#8226; Leon Russell
<#8226; Merle Haggard
<#8226; Robert Earle Keen
<#8226; Tammy Wynette
<#8226; Willie Nelson
Fred Eaglesmith<#8217;s Career Awards
<#8220;Ralph<#8217;s Last Show (Live in Santa Cruz)<#8221; Album
Canadian Independent Music Awards, Folk/Roots Album
of the Year 2001
<#8220;Drive-In Movie<#8221; Album
The Canadian Academy Of Recording Arts and Sciences
<#8220;JUNO<#8221; for Best Roots < Traditional Album, Solo.
Alcohol and Pills
Honorable Mention, International Songwriting
Competition 2006
Fred is the only Canadian artist to have a #1 song
on the USA Bluegrass charts
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Fred Eaglesmith Discography:
<#8226; Milly<#8217;s Café (2006)
<#8226; The Official Fred Eaglesmith Bootleg Vol. 2 (2005)
<#8226; Dusty (2004)
<#8226; The Official Fred Eaglesmith Bootleg Vol. 1 (2003)
<#8226; Balin (2003)
<#8226; Falling Stars and Broken Hearts (2002)
<#8226; Ralph's Last Show: Live in Santa Cruz (2001)
<#8226; 50-Odd Dollars (1999)
<#8226; Lipstick Lies < Gasoline (1997)
<#8226; Drive-In Movie (1995)
<#8226; From the Paradise Motel (1994)
<#8226; Things Is Changin' (1993)
<#8226; There Ain't No Easy Road (1991)
<#8226; Indiana Road (1987)
<#8226; The Boy That Just Went Wrong (1983)
<#8226; Fred J. Eaglesmith (1980)
Fred Eaglesmith<#8217;s Film and Television
Appearances
There Ain<#8217;t No Easy Road (2002)
The Gift (2001)
Return to Nowhere (2001)
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