Biography
- Canadian singer/songwriter/comedian/painter with 15 CDs to his credit
- Has spent the past decade performing (with his band) at 300 North American venues per year
- Has recently toured Holland, the UK and Australia
- Has won both a Juno and a Canadian Independent Music award
- His songs have been covered by the Cowboy Junkies, Chris Knight, Mary Gauthier, Dar Williams and Kasey Chambers – and have appeared in Martin Scorsese and James Caan films
- Writes about Everyman – truck drivers, snowplow operators, small town boys – with authenticity and poignancy
- Attracts a contingent of ultra-devoted fans, who are known as "Fredheads"
- Owns his own record label and may be one of music's most successful
indie acts
- Is opposed to the industry suing fans over music piracy
- Together with Alanis Morissette & U2's Bono, is a 2005 spokesperson for Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign
- His paintings will be shown at the Rockingham Arts & Museum Project, June 10 – July 11, 2005 in Bellows Falls, Vermont
- Previous shows include the Lighthouse Theatre Art Gallery (Port Dover, Ontario), Dec. 2004
- Was born into a family of nine children, and grew up on farms in Southern Ontario
- Is based in Port Dover (on the shore of Lake Erie), where his own farm runs entirely on wind and solar power
contact: Suzy Miller, Sawdust Entertainment, 519-583-3878
sawdust@fredeaglesmith.com
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