North Island Concert Society Presents: Roy Forbes

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Saturday, March 27th, 2010
8:00 PM

Roy Forbes and his trusty Gurian guitar have toured extensively in Canada and the US over these past three decades. From the early days of small coffee houses and opening act slots with bands like Supertramp, Three Dog Night, Jeff Beck and Santana to eventually selling out his own shows and headlining most of the major Folk Music festivals in Canada, Roy has developed into one of Canada’s best loved acoustic performers.

Through the years Roy has made a bunch of solo albums (including one for US giant Elektra) plus two with UHF (the ‘once-in-a-while’ group he shares with Shari Ulrich and Bill Henderson, as well as a Christmas album with Connie Kaldor. The first, 'Kid Full Of Dreams', received a Juno nomination in 1976 while the last, 'Crazy Old Moon', received a 1999 Juno nomination and a 1999 West Coast Music Award.

Roy’s songs have always been performed and recorded by other people: Susan Jacks (of the Poppy Family) , Sylvia Tson, Matt Minglewood, Valdy and Shari Ulrich in the early days and, more recently, Shawn Colvin, Hart Rouge, Tracey Brown, Cindy Church, Laurie Lewis, Kathy Kallick, Suzie Vinnick and Norman Foote. Roy Forbes’ songs have also been used as ‘source music’ for movies and television.

In the late 80s, feeling a need to do more than just tour, Roy turned his hand to more diverse musical activities. He produced other artists like Connie Kaldor, Mark Perry, Cindy Church & The Great Western Orchestra, Jo Whitley, Susan Crowe, and most recently, Blu Hopkins. He did his first film score in the early 90s (Nettie Wild’s Blockade) and continues to work in that field – his most recent soundtrack being the CBC TV documentary Stand Up Samurais. . His huge and eclectic record collection comes in handy when Roy tapes his semi-regular and popular Snap Crackle Pop show for CBC Radio. Roy gives back to his community by participating as a resource leader at songwriting workshops across Canada, an offshoot of his work with the Songwriters Association of Canada. He currently sits on the board of that organization.
http://www.royforbes.ca/index.html