Corb Lund is a Canadian

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singer-songwriter from

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, Canada. He has released eleven albums, three of which are certified gold. Lund tours regularly in Canada, the United States and Australia, and has received several awards in Canada and abroad.

Biography

Corb Lund grew up in Southern Alberta living on his family's farm and ranches near Taber,

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and

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. Lund left his hometown of Taber and moved to

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, where he enrolled in the Grant MacEwan College to study jazz guitar and bass. Lund was a founding member of The Smalls. The band retired in the fall of 2001 but reunited in 2014 for a string of shows, the so-called "Slight Return" tour. Lund formed his country trio, the Corb Lund Band, in 1995. He turned his attention to his own band exclusively when the Smalls broke up in 2001. The band changed its name to "Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans" in 2005 shortly after guitarist Grant Siemens joined the group, and has been touring and recording under that title ever since.

Other media

Lund starred as the 50-year-old oilfield contractor Ray Mitchell in the 2022 Canadian film ''Guitar Lessons.''

Personal life

Lund currently lives in Lethbridge, Alberta, and spends much of his downtime at his family ranch south of Cardston, Alberta.

The Hurtin' Albertans

Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans are a

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band, formerly known as the Corb Lund Band. The Hurtin' Albertans is Lund's touring band. They have released nine albums to critical acclaim. The band tours regularly in Canada, the United States and Australia. Much of their time is spent in the

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and the American southwest. The band's members are: *Kurt Ciesla, bass *Grant "Demon" Siemens, guitar and other strings *Brady Valgardson, drums Siemens is the only member who is not Albertan, hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Farmer/drummer Valgardson and Lund are from Taber, Alberta. The band has toured Europe, where they played the UK Glastonbury Festival, and Australia several times. The group was featured in the movie "Slither" (2006) and were part of the soundtrack to the 2008 documentary, "Holler Back: (Not) Voting in an American Town." They have also provided accompaniment for an NBC special in 2006, on which former world figure skating champion and fellow Albertan,

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, performed a routine to "Expectation and the Blues". Their music can also be heard in the ski film "Nine Winters Old." Lund signed a three-album deal with New West Records (home of

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and other major artists) in 2009. His first record on New West, '' Losin' Lately Gambler'', was released in September 2009. Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans played their 2009 single "Long Gone to Saskatchewan" in Ottawa for the 2011

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ceremonies in the presence of the newlywed Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on their Royal visit to Canada. Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans released their seventh studio album, '' Cabin Fever'', on August 14, 2012. It debuted at number 1 on the ''

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. In June 2013, the album was longlisted for the

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. Corb Lund released ''Things That Can't Be Undone'' in 2015. Lund worked with producer Dave Cobb (Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell) to explore new styles and sounds on the album. The album appeared on the !earshot National Top 50 Chart in December that year.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Music videos

Awards and achievements

JUNO Awards (Canada)

Canadian Country Music Association Awards

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Americana Music Honors & Awards

*2010 Emerging Artist of the Year (nominated) *2010 Albums of the Year: No. 38

Gold Records

*2002: ''Five Dollar Bill'' (As ranked by the

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) *2005: ''Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer'' (As ranked by the Canadian Recording Industry Association) *2007: ''Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!'' (As ranked by the Canadian Recording Industry Association)

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*2008 Outstanding Roots Recording (WON) *2006 Outstanding Independent Recording (WON) *2006 Outstanding Roots Recording (WON) *2006 Songwriter of the Year (WON) *2005 Entertainer of the Year (WON) *2003 Outstanding Album (Independent) (WON) * 2017 Roots Solo Artist of the Year

Edmonton Music Awards (Canada)

*2013 Male Artist of the Year (WON) *2013 Country Artist of the Year (WON) *2013 People's Choice Award (WON) *2013 Best Country Artist (nominated)

Edmonton Mayor's Celebration of the Arts Awards (Canada)

*2013 Ambassador of the Arts (WON)

CMC Music Awards (Australia)

*2011 International Artist of the Year (nominated)

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*2008 English Songwriter of the Year (WON)

U.S. Independent Music Awards

*2007 Best Folk/Singer-Songwriter Album (nominated) *2003 Country/Bluegrass Album of the Year (nominated)

Country Music Association (Australia)

*2007 Global Country Artist Award (nominated)

Indie Acoustic Project

*Best Lyrics, "Best CDs of 2007" Awards (WON) *Best Male Singer-Songwriter, "Best CDs of 2006" Awards (nominated)

The Indies (Canadian Independent Music Awards)

*2008 Favourite Folk Artist/Group (WON) *2007 Favourite Country Artist, Group or Duo of the Year (WON) *2006 Favourite Folk Artist/Group (WON)

French Association of Country Music (France)

*2006 Independent Artist of the Year (WON) *2005 Independent Artist of the Year (WON)

Canadian Association for Campus Activities

*2007 Best Contemporary Music (Recording) (WON)

Artist also appears on

2005

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– ''Just Married: An Album of Duets'', "Sweet Thing", Mint

2006

*Various Artists – ''Untitled Promo CD PROC 515'', "Hair In My Eyes Like A Highland Steer",

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*Various Artists – ''Slither: Music from the Motion Picture'', "(Gonna) Shine Up My Boots", Bulletproof Recording Company Inc. *Various Artists – ''30 Years of Stony Plain'', "The Truth Comes Out",

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*Various Artists – ''Worlds Best Award Winning Country Vol. 5''- World's Best Award Winning Country CD, "Truck Got Stuck", Pid

2007

*Various Artists – ''Gift: A Tribute to Ian Tyson'', "MC Horses",

2009

*Various Artists – ''AB2 Alberta's Playlist'', "A Leader On Losing Control",

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2010

*''Great Canadian Song Quest'', "The West Just Fades Away",

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*Various Artists – ''The Americana Music Association'', "Devil's Best Dress", Red Ink

2011

*Various Artists – ''Have Not Been The Same Volume One: Too Cool To Live, Too Smart To Die'', "In Contempt Of Me", Zunior Records

2013

*Various Artists – ''Festival Man: Truly Great Artists Playing

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's Songs'', "That's What Keeps The Rent Down", Dundurn

2014

*Various Artists – ''An Americana Christmas'', "Just Me And These Ponies (For Christmas This Year)", New West Records

Charity work

In March 2008, the United Nations Children's Fund announced that the band had donated the use of the song "Horse Soldier, Horse Soldier" as the theme song of UNICEF Team Canada, the Canadian national equestrian skill-at-arms team, to support the team's work with UNICEF to provide food and medical care to

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orphans and infants infected with HIV in the global south. In March 2010, Lund appeared as part of

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to record a benefit version of

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's song " Wavin' Flag". On July 11, 2010, Lund headlined the Medicine Hat Flood Relief Show, which raised $68,000 for Canadian Red Cross 2010 Flood Relief campaign, which benefits those affected by the disastrous flooding in Southern Alberta. Lund has supported the

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in Edmonton, Alberta since 2010. Lund co-hosted and headlined the "Fire Aid" benefit concert supporting victims of the Fort McMurray wildfire at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium in 2016. In 2021, Lund publicly expressed opposition to proposed

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in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, citing concerns of fellow southern Alberta ranchers about possible water pollution. In June 2021, Lund held a small benefit concert in support of landowners.

References

External links

Corb Lund
official website
Corb Lund at New West Records
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Article at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
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