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A Rock N’ Roll
Summer
Canadian Classic Rock Band The Sheepdogs have a full lineup of appearances across Canada in July & August, including RBC Bluesfest.
Platinum-selling and JUNO award
lead guitarist Jimmy Bowskill, bass
made history in 2011 when they
Sam Corbett, and Shamus Currie
winning group, The Sheepdogs, won their chance to be the first
unsigned band to make it onto the cover of Rolling Stone.
Fast forward eight years and the Saskatoon band has a packed
spring and summer full of touring.
guitarist Ryan Gullen, drummer on trombone, keyboards, tam-
stage once again in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 10th.
bourine, and electric guitar. Their
Did you take an interest in music
classic rock n’ roll has given this
you moved to Saskatchewan?
over the last decade.
I was always really into music. My
unique 70’s groove blended with
old-school group a triumphant rise
while living in Australia, or not until
Dad was a classical composer and
a pianist so it was always very much
Their retro vibe on recent album,
We chatted with frontman Ewan
a part of our household. I think
their 10th JUNO nomination, this
music has evolved, and got the
music pretty intensely and closely,
Changing Colours, landed them time for Rock Album of the Year
2019. The band consists of lead
singer and guitarist Ewan Currie,
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Currie about how the Sheepdogs’
even from an early age I listened to
details on his process of releasing a
more than just casually.
solo album in March. The Sheep-
dogs are hitting the RBC Bluesfest
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