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Charlie A'Court with Curtis Glas
If you go down to the crossroads of roots and soul, you'll find a man who walks a path of inspiration and influence. A man whose honest purpose is to connect people, one emotion at a time. You'll find Charlie A'Court.
As a boy growing up in the country village of MacCallum Settlement (outside of Truro, Nova Scotia), Charlie A'Court had little to rely on for entertainment except his imagination and music. Spending hours everyday delving into his father's collection of vinyl, Charlie would lose himself in a world of blues, roots, soul and folk.
"I was discovering singers like Otis Redding and Sam Cooke and I remember being so profoundly moved and almost not old enough to know why," says Charlie. "There was something honest about the way they sang. They would sing with such conviction that simply commanded attention."
It wouldn't be long before Charlie would come across albums featuring blistering blues guitar. Artists like B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, Albert King all finding their music falling on the ears of a young, imaginative A'Court. Charlie recalls, "These guys would wail in a way where every note mattered. They sang without apology and played guitar like it was their last day."
It would be a blues guitarist from England that changed the way Charlie would look at blues. "Eric Clapton really opened my mind as a musician. He was taking blues and showing it could be contemporary. Clapton's music showed me my music could balance between blues and adult comtemporary songwriting."
Charlie A'Court has harnessed those influences and channeled his inspiration into his latest recording,
Triumph & Disaster. Produced by Chris Kirby (St. John's, NL), A'Court has crafted 14 new songs showcasing his soulful vocals and colorful guitar playing. The album title is a tip of the hat to the late, British author, Rudyard Kipling and his acclaimed poem, IF. The excerpt reads, "If you can meet with Triumph & Disaster and treat those two impostors just the same." The line referes to a blance between high and low emotions. A'Court plays with a delicate balance of emotion touching on feelings of jubilation, redemption, isolation and absolute love for another.
"This is absolutely the most collaborative project I've ever done," Charlie explains. "For me, this album is different in that it has the most co-writes of any of my albums and the players on the album I've been friends with for years." That sense of commradary is something that Charlie feels has brought out the best in the new material.
Charlie A'Court is synonymous with impassioned performances that grip an audience the very moment he takes the stage. Winner of the East Coast Music Awards 2007 Pop Recording of the Year and 2007 Music Nova Scotia Blues Recording of the Year for his album Bring On The Storm and 2003 Best Blues Artist for his debut album Color Me Gone, A'Court has made a career out of walking the line between blues and adult contemporary.
A'Court's 2009 release, (Live At The Marigold) was nominated for Best Blues Recording and Best Male Recording and saw Charlie named as Nova Scotia's top entertainer at the 2009 Music Nova Scotia Awards.
Fearlessly bridging genres and challenging stylistic conventions, his music and passionate voice stir up the listeners' emotions, touching the very core of audiences around the world. A'Court has toured extensively throughout Canada and abroad with headlining performances at the Stan Rogers' Folk Fest, Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival, Kerrville Folk Fest (USA), and Woodford Folk Fest (AUS). A'Court has shared the stage with other high profile artists including James Cotton, Martin Sexton, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, George Thorogood, Harry Manx, Procol Harum, Colin James, Dan Aykroyd and Delbert McClinton.
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LocationWine-Ohs Cellar (View)
811, 1 street SW
Calgary, AB T2P 7N2
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