Presskit


Short Bio (150 words for print and publication)

 Whiskey Jack is one of the foremost vocal harmony, acoustic country stalwarts in Canadian music, with an impressive recording and broadcasting career. Hailed as "the Manhattan Transfer of country music", they are clearly having fun as they perform with a relaxed enthusiasm that comes only from experience. If you like good times, good music, and a few laughs, you owe it to yourself to come out and hear Whiskey Jack.

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 Long Bio

 Since 1977, Whiskey Jack has become the most celebrated Roots / Country / Bluegrass band in Canadian music history, with:
  • Four critically acclaimed recordings
  • Nationally charted radio hits
  • Juno and Country Music Awards nominations
The band toured Canada extensively between 1979 and 1983, appearing at festivals and concerts from coast to coast.
As well as being regular guests of Morningside and Variety Tonight on CBC Radio, they were stars ofThe Tommy Hunter Show for five years in the 1980s, and made numerous appearances on such shows asThe Alan Thicke Show, Fire on the Mountain, Ralph Emory, and The Nashville Network, thus earning them the description of the most televised bluegrass/ acoustic country band in Canada.
They recorded with the likes of Al Cherny of Country Hoedown fame, and world-famous fiddle player Graham Townsend.
In 1993, Stompin' Tom Connors teamed with Whiskey Jack to record one of his come-back albums, "Dr. Stompin' Tom Connors eh?" (featuring the celebrated "Hockey Song"), followed by a triumphant national tour.  2004 saw them on the road again with this Canadian icon. The tour culminated in a sold-out show at Massey Hall, and an unprecedented performance on the Conan O'Brien Show.
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Recordings:
  • WhiskeyJackMusic.com (2006 CD)
  • Skin & Bones (2005 adapted for CD release)
  • Dr. Stompin Tom Connors eh? (1993)
  • Whiskey Jack (1983, Masterdisc Records)
  • One More Time (1981, Boot Records)
  • Uptown (1979, Uptown Records)
Radio and Television:
  • The Tommy Hunter Show
  • The Alan Thicke Show
  • Morningside (CBC Radio)
  • Variety Tonight (CBC Radio)
  • Fire on the Mountain
  • Ralph Emory
  • The Nashville Network
  • Winners (CBC TV)
  • Country West (CBC TV)
  • CafĂ© Hibou (CBC TV)