About Me
Upcoming Live Shows:
Bored? Restless? Perhaps you need to hear some great live music or perhaps you need drinking partners whose lives are such a mess that you can't help but feel better about your own when you are in their presence. Either way come out and see us live:
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Adam Puddington is one of Almonte, Ontarios golden sons, and he wears the legacy proudly. Rural Canadiana seeps into his songs, infusing his lyrics with the curious beauty of rivers, wildlife, rosaries and trains. Especially trains, for Puddingtons Canada is primarily two different worlds joined by a spine of railway; while his sensibilities are firmly rooted in Ottawa Valley soil, maritime themes in songs like Deer in the Headlights and Footprints betray Puddingtons affinity for the east coast. There he found kindred musical spirits in the Halifax scene, performing and recording with the citys most innovative musicians and having his deftly-crafted songs covered by many local musicians.
In a sense, then, Adam Puddington has a foot planted in each place, shaping music that winds its way from Ontarios Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean. As he sings in St. Lawrence: Im on my way, tires on pavement, gravel on bone/ the beaten path, rivers and bridges, field and lakes. With songs fresh and moving, saline and tidal, Adam leads us on a water route from threadbare grief to a tentative redemption. His warm vocals and stark vulnerability unsettle our cynicism, startle us into the pleasures and possibilities of song.
Chin up, Mr. Puddington gently urges in the song of the same name. We all feel the frost and we all get by. Here is a singer-songwriter freshfaced and worldworn--in his voice traces of all-too-certain trials and occasional sparks of grace. Delightfully, his craft is wholly original, and warmly familiar. While close listening offers traces of Gordon Lightfoot, Neil Young, Ian Tyson and Blue Rodeo, Adam Puddingtons music arises from the hardwon and carefully tended ground he stands on, ultimately and unmistakably his own. A gift: to Canada, from Almonte, with love.
Adam Puddington
Hay Sale Records
c/o Serge Samson
2141 Quinn St 3
Halifax, NS
B3L 3E5
serge*AT*haysalerecords.com
www.adampuddington.com
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Here's Adam and The Proof live at Healey's as part of NXNE 2006:
