Valdy supported by Kaleb Hikele

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Event type: All Ages

Valdy, born Valdemar Horsdal in Ottawa, Canada has been part of the fabric of Canadian pop and folk music for almost 40 years. A man with a thousand friends, from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island to Texas to New Zealand, he’s a singer, guitarist and songwriter who catches the small but telling moments that make up life.

Remembered for Play Me a Rock and Roll Song, his bitter-sweet memory of finding himself, a relaxed and amiable story-teller, facing a rambunctious audience at the Aldergrove Rock Festival circa 1968, Valdy has sold almost half a million copies of his 13 albums, has two Juno Awards (Folk Singer of the Year and Folk Entertainer of the Year), a total of seven Juno nominations and four Gold albums to his credit.

Valdy’s recent CDs include “Contenders”, a collaboration with friend and fellow singer/songwriter, Gary Fjellgaard, with whom he has an absolute blast touring, and a solo release, “Viva Valdy: Live at Last”, a two-CD package, one live, one studio, with a total of 25 tunes, and a lyric booklet.

One of Canada’s most influential songwriters, Valdy’s composition A Good Song was recorded under the title Just a Man by the venerable Quincy Jones ( he sang lead on the recording!). Play Me a Rock and Roll Song has been recorded by a few artists, including John Kay of Steppenwolf.

Along the way, Valdy has taken his music to a dozen different countries, from Denmark to Australia and been an often-invited performer at the prestigious Kerrville Festival in Texas. His past television appearances include Canada AM and Open Mike with Mike Bullard. Valdy has also been a panelist on Front Page Challenge, and played a lead role in an episode of The Beachcombers original series.

Kaleb Hikele is a working class Canadian musician, a classically trained pianist and a veteran independent artist since the early 2000’s. Best known for his work as The Sun Harmonic since 2009, today he is a healthcare worker by day with an expansive discography ranging from folk to rock to soul and classical. Kaleb is proud to complete one of his most personal works, an anticipated album called Storytelling. The first single, Slowly, debuts the fifth solo album and fourteenth independent studio album in his dynamic catalogue.

Kaleb Hikele’s musical output started in 2004 and has since been featured on Netflix, SiriusXM, CBC Radio, Stingray Music, airing on commercial and community radio stations globally. He's toured proudly as a solo artist across Canada to folk clubs and dive bars, patios and festival stages, breweries and churches; opening for reputable Canadian artists like Charlotte Cardin, Devan (Wild Rivers), Julian Taylor and Royal Wood. His work as The Sun Harmonic has been recognized by Canada's Walk of Fame, Record Store Day Canada, with accolades from the Ontario Folk Music Awards (Album of the Year nomination, 2022) and recipient of the FCLMA 2024 Ontario Independent Recording Artist award.