WEYBURN - The 2024-25 season for the Weyburn Concert Series will open with an acoustic show by award-winning country artist George Canyon on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cugnet Centre.
Canyon has had a remarkable career with several awards and honours, including Juno, CCMA and ECMA awards.
He has 12 albums under his belt, and several country hits including “Just Like You”, “I Believe in Angels”, “Daughters of the Sun”, “I Got This” and “Slow Dance”.
His album and single, “My Country”, was released in 2023, along with his memoir of the same title, released by Simon & Schuster Canada in November of 2022. The memoir traces his journey from rural Nova Scotia to Nashville.
He was presented with a certified Platinum award for his debut album, “One Good Friend”, and has been inducted into the Nova Scotia Country Music Hall of Fame.
His talents have also taken him onto TV shows and movies, including competing on “Nashville Star” on the USA Network.
This appearance led to a record contract and his debut album, and his second album, “Somebody Wrote Love” was certified gold and earned a number of awards.
He has had some successful collaborations in his career, including with pop-rock icon Richard Marx to produce two albums, and recording a song written by Marx and Kenny Rogers, “When Love Is All You Got”. He collaborated later with B.C. music producer Jeff Johnson in 2016 for the album, “I Got This”.
Canyon is a dedicated humanitarian, supporting causes like the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and the Canadian Armed Forces.
The Weyburn concert is part of the Stars for Saskatchewan Concert Series, presented by the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils (OSAC).
