Old Man Luedecke
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Old Man Luedecke | |
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 Luedecke in November 2013 | |
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| Birth name | Christopher Rudolf Luedecke[1] |
| Origin | Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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| Instrument(s) | Banjo |
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| Members | Chris Luedecke |
| Website | www.OldManLuedecke.ca |
Old Man Luedecke (/ˈluːdəkə/)[2] is the recording name of two-time Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter and banjo player Christopher “Chris” Rudolf Luedecke of Chester, Nova Scotia. He is most noted as a two-time Juno Award winner for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo, winning at the Juno Awards of 2009 for Proof of Love and at the Juno Awards of 2011 for My Hands are on Fire and Other Love Songs.
In 2012 Tender is the Night was released and picked up a Juno nomination as well as "Folk Album of the Year" from Music Nova Scotia.
Luedecke has also toured as a member of The Pan-Canadian New Folk Ensemble with Kim Barlow and Christine Fellows.[3]
In 2019 he recorded an album, Easy Money, at Montreal's hotel2tango studio with local folk musicians Howard Bilerman, Afie Jurvanen, Fats Kaplin and Tim O'Brien.[4]
Discography[edit]
- Mole in the Ground (2003, out of print)
- Hinterland (2006, Black Hen Music)
- Proof of Love (2008, Black Hen Music)
- My Hands Are on Fire and Other Love Songs (2010, Black Hen Music)
- Tender Is the Night (2012, True North Records)[5]
- I Never Sang Before I Met You (2014, True North)[5]
- One Night Only! Live at the Chester Playhouse (2018, True North)[5]
- Domestic Eccentric (2015, True North)
- Easy Money (2019, True North)
- She Told Me Where to Go (2024, Outside)[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "CHESTER BOAT SONG". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ Foley, Bobby (February 17, 2014). "Bobbyisms: Luedecke and Lane, together again". Interrobang. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "The Pan-Canadian New Folk Ensemble Fall Tour 2008". Vue Weekly, October 23, 2008.
- ^ Greene, Sarah (June 20, 2019). ""Old Man Luedecke Easy Money"". Exclaim!.
- ^ a b c "Old Man Luedecke". True North Records. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ Hudson, Alex (February 22, 2024). "Old Man Luedecke Announces Banjo-Free Album Produced by Bahamas". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
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