Tim Hus (born in
Nelson, British Columbia
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is a
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folk
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singer, based out of
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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, Canada.
Tim Hus and his Travelin' Band, which includes bull
fiddle
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r Riley Tubbs, Billy MacInnis on lead guitar and fiddle, and occasionally Pat Phillips on drums, have toured from coast to coast performing their true Canadian music. His music is coined as "Canadiana Cowboy Music" and tells tales of the Historic West and those who formed it. Tim has shared the stage with many other great talents such as Canadian legend
Stompin' Tom Connors
Charles Thomas "Stompin' Tom" Connors, Order of Canada, OC (February 9, 1936 – March 6, 2013) was a Canadian country music, country and folk music, folk singer-songwriter. Focusing his career exclusively on his native Canada, he is credited wi ...
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Ian Tyson
Ian Dawson Tyson (25 September 1933 – 29 December 2022) was a Canadian singer-songwriter who wrote several folk songs, including " Four Strong Winds" and " Someday Soon", and performed with partner Sylvia Tyson as the duo Ian & Sylvia.
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Tim Harwill and
Gary Fjellgaard and worked with
Corb Lund
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on the song "Hurtin' Albertan".
He has worked as a carpenter's helper, framer, warehouse hand,
forklift
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driver, van driver, treeplanter, brewery worker, beer truck driver, fruit picker, fisherman, pine cone picker, sawhand, cabinet maker, well driller, painter, courier, assembly line worker, salmon farmer, furniture mover, labourer, and a maintenance man.
In September 2016, Hus fell while helping a friend repair a roof, shattering his heel. During the resulting time in hospital, somebody used Hus's identity to open several credit card accounts.
He is married to anthropologist Janelle Baker. They have two sons.
Discography
*''Songs of West Canada'' (2002)
*''Alberta Crude'' (2004)
*''Huskies and Husqvarnas'' (2006)
*''Bush Pilot Buckaroo'' (2008)
*''Hockeytown'' (2010)
*''Western Star'' (2013)
References
External links
Official Tim Hus website*
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Living people
Canadian country singer-songwriters
Musicians from British Columbia
People from Nelson, British Columbia
Stony Plain Records artists
Year of birth missing (living people)
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