As
a performer ...
Bill Candy brings a gripping combination of guitar and vocal mastery
to the stage. His original arrangements of folk, jazz, country,
blues & pop classics are both unique and refreshing –
keeping the audience entertained for the entire performance. Bill’s
roots stem back to the 60’s & 70’s (Jim Croce,
Paul Simon, James Taylor etc.), and combine with his classical
and Jazz studies at the Royal Conservatory of Music and Berklee
College of Music in Boston. It is this eclectic musical background
that has produced Bill’s unique style of playing, and what
sets him apart from other performers.
As
a composer...
Up
until ‘93 Bill was active as a soloist as well as being
part of the well-known vocal group Edward, Harding and McLean
who recorded 3 albums in their career and appeared on many CBC
TV and radio programs. Having gone their separate ways, Bill has
been focusing on his own songwriting and recording career which
got off to a successful start in ‘91 with the release of
his single “I Can’t Say That It’s True.”
The song was charted nationally and held the #34 spot on the Record
magazines’ top 50 country songs of ‘91. Bill’s
CD, Closer To The Music, produced by Chad Irshick (Rankin Family),
was released in ‘95 and has received great reviews and consistent
national airplay.
Native
Canadian star Susan Aglukark has also recorded one of Bill’s
songs on her critically acclaimed EMI CD “This Child”,
which presented Bill as one of Canada’s finest songwriters
to the International community.
The release of Bill’s long-awaited
new CD, “COMMON GROUND” is being well received
internationally, as well as here at home. |
