Paul Lagendyk - Blue Collared Cowboy (2019)

Born and raised in Ontario's Oro/Medonte region, Canadian Country is in Paul Lagendyk's blood. George Jones. Waylon Jennings. Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson. The legends of old style country that were the staples in his childhood home.
Add to the mix jam sessions around the kitchen table, rural country and bluegrass festivals musical mentors such as Seldom Scene, Bill Munroe and Ralph Stanely and the die was cast.

After a stint in Alberta's “oil patch”, the beating heart of Canadian country, Paul returned to Ontario to release his debut CD, “Shiny Rails to Nowhere" his follow up EP, “Canadian Country” produced by the legendary Andre Wahl. His music has been inspired by the places he has been, the characters he has met and his deep, old time roots all of which come alive in his original compositions. Paul has had the experience of bringing his sounds to audiences at The Smoke and Spurs Festival, The Hard Rock cafe (Toronto), The Huntsville Downtown street party, The Huntsville Beerfest and he has shared the stage with Jason McCoy, Wes Mack and Bobby Wills.

His songs have placed in the Top 200 nationwide in the CBC searchlight competition 2 years in a row and he enjoys regular rotation across 40 Canadian Radio stations and Sirius XM, Of note was Paul being awarded song of the year for two years on Hunter's Bay Radio.

Paul has now taken the next step in his music journey, bringing his blue collar sound to the studio and the live stage.