Wiggins Productions presents:
== CHRIS CULGIN ==
(roots / folk / rock from Peterborough, ON)
Friday July 10th @ The Foundry
(242 Red River Road)
Doors 10pm / Show 11pm | $5 | 19+
With special guest TIINA FLANK (acoustic/pop)
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BIO – CHRIS CULGIN is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Peterborough, Ontario. His influences are steeped and rolled in the roots-country traditions that are prevalent in the musically rich environment of this small city surrounded by farmland, forests and lakes. His new album, It’s Only Time, clearly exhibits his ability to paint a picture with his lyrics and offers the listener a glimpse into the life and times of a genuine country boy.
Having grown up on a farm on the outskirts of Peterborough, Culgin is the real deal and his rural roots naturally shine through in his music. He writes from the heart and has the innate ability to create great hooks. With the one-of-a-kind timbre in his voice, he tells real life stories that range from “Car Crash,” which explores the darkness of losing a friend in a tragic accident, to the whimsical song “Ex”, which humorously details the strife of small town romantic predicaments.
Culgin’s strength as a songwriter allows him to make what some people may consider mundane subject matter spring to life with soaring melodies, lavish arrangements and foot tapping tempos, such is the case with track 4, “Clutter”: “Life is full of clutter, like the clothes on our floor/Sometimes doing nothing are the times I remember more”.
Although he graduated university with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree majoring in jazz music, Culgin says he “learned way more busking on the streets and being a subway performer” in downtown Toronto. That raw talent and ability to connect with a listener is on full display with It’s Only Time, featuring some of Peterborough’s finest talent: Rob Foreman (bass), Matt Greco (drums), Sean Conway (electric guitar), Grainne Ryan (harmonies), Shai Peer (piano and organ), Sam Weber (electric guitar on track 1). He also drew talent from Toronto, such as Pat Phillips (drums on track 1), Kelly LeFaive (violin and fiddle), Aaron Goldstein (pedal steel), James Bunton (Synths, harmonies on track 12) to help him round out the album. Culgin himself played various instruments, such as acoustic guitar, piano and banjo and John Dinsmore (Luke Doucet, NQ Arbunkle, The Wooden Sky, etc.) was able to tie it all together as engineer at the Lincoln County Social Club in Toronto.
Culgin has toured extensively across Canada, both east and west, as a bandleader and a supporting player for various other Canadian acts. Last year’s tour was in support of his first seven-song EP called Good Night Good Morning. He’s performed at festivals such as the Summer Solstice Festival (SK), The Edge of The World Festival (BC) and the Peterborough Folk Festival.
Culgin is set to kick off another two-month Canadian tour in support of It’s Only Time, starting with the album’s launch party on June 5, 2014 at The Gordon Best Theatre in Peterborough. His backing band features Peterborough’s Brandon Humphrey on electric guitar, Rob Foreman on upright bass, Matt Greco on drums with Chris playing acoustic guitar and mandolin. The tour will take them to the Sweet Water 905 Festival in Rolla, BC and the Bud Country Fever festival in Grand Prairie, Alberta this summer and Chris looks forward to sharing his sound with as many people as possible in the coming year.
His first solo release was this January 2013 with ‘Good Night, Good Morning’, a full-length album recorded in Peterborough and Toronto by producer James Bunton (Ohbijou, Evening Hymns, Light Fires, etc). This is by far the most ambitious of Culgin’s releases, featuring songs that soar with lavish string arrangements by Mika Posen (Timbre, Timbre) and lush horn sections by Shaun Brodie (Evening Hymns). The recording wanders around the terms country and roots music and has songs about the darker stuff of life; sorrow, heartbreak, regret and bitterness, without sounding apathetic.
Culgin’s backing band features Peterborough’s finest with Sean Conway on electric guitar, Rob Foreman on upright bass, Matt Greco on drums with Chris playing acoustic guitar and mandolin. Their live show is high-spirited and will get you moving, as well as moved.
“These twelve originals are purely addictive, making It’s Only Time absolutely haunting in its dexterity and sonic dynamism” “strong hooks, sophisticated song writing and smartly calculated arrangements transform this into a head-turning release” – Eric Thom – Penguin Eggs, Spring issue 2015
“Small town narratives that hook the listener in through the consistently rock – solid quality of the writing” – Stephen Bennet – Acoustic Mag, UK, March 14
“A proper country album the way they should be” – Micheal Farley – American UK
An extensive 2015 summer tour, in support of It’s Only Time commences June 5th reaching from New Brunswick to the Yukon. Culgin has his fingers crossed that the van doesn’t give up and assures everyone that things will go smoothly, as he has just borrowed the money to purchase a CAA membership.
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