As the Canadian Country Music Awards week came to a close, Tim & The Glory Boys’ multi-instrumentalist Brenton David was back on the Home-Town hoedown tour.
Tim and the Glory Boys had a big week in Canada. The band was nominated for Group/ Duo of the Year after sharing the stage with George Canyon.
David is a member of the Sagkeeng First Nation and is from the Interlake region.
He is a musician for Tim and the Glory Boys. David’s ticket to a career as a professional musician has been his off the beaten path instruments.
He joined Tim Neufeld and Colin Trask in the band in the middle of the road with Tim and the Glory Boys. This House and Talkin Bout You are two of his radio hits.
Trask is very fond of his friend and band mate.
He said that the stuff he sings about is based on his heritage in the province.
We look better when he is on stage with us.
David’s music has a wide appeal according to Brian Cook.
He said that his sound on This House and Talkin’ Bout You is not just for country music fans.
They have a reach that goes all the way to the core.
Being a music teacher and instilling his love for Métis music through the fiddle is just one of the things that contributes to his musical career.
He said he tries to combine his First Nation and Métis fiddling roots with something modern.
Musicians tried to reach people during public health restrictions. The drive-in concert experience of Tim & The Glory Boys was one of the most difficult.
He said that they put a lot of effort into making sure the sound and technical requirements are correct.
David has been back on the road since the restrictions have been lifted.
This summer was the first time in two years that it felt like normal, with bigger crowds at country music festivals.
It feels like a fresh start now that things are getting back to normal.
The band’s Home-Town Hoedown Tour will make its way through more than 30 stops in the US and Canada in the last half of the century.