Valdy: Saturday September 29
Valdy: Saturday September 29. 8:00pm. $25: Born Valdemar Horsdal in Ottawa, Valdy has been part of the fabric of Canadian pop
and folk music for over 34 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. 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) with a total of seven Juno nominations and four Gold albums to his credit.
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. Valdy has also been a panelist on Front Page Challenge, and played a lead role in an episode of The Beachcombers original series.
Today, he is based on Salt Spring Island, where he lives with his wife Kathleen, three dogs and a large cat. All three children are grown, flown and doing famously living in or near Vancouver, or Colorado. www.valdy.com
I’ve been lucky,” Valdy suggests, when asked about his career’s longevity. “I’ve worked with some amazing people, players, innovative producers, great songwriters.” He pauses, pulls his whitening beard. “And I married the right woman.” Another pause, then “Is that luck? Or is that moving at God’s speed? I mean, it’s more than strategy that puts these folks along my path. Sure I’m good at what I do, and I’m getting better, I’m paying attention, and I’m learning, but I’ve lived a charmed life, with a supportive partner, a glorious daughter, two vibrant sons, my health in tact; I am a really lucky man.”
