HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-12-24, Page 47THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2009. PAGE 47.
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Tommy Hunter Show
coming this January
Canada’s Country Gentleman is
making his return to Blyth in
January and he’s bringing a show
that has made some changes, but still
has the classic feel of the years he
spent on television.
“We’ve been going out on the road
at this time of the season for years,”
Hunter says. “This has just always
seemed to work for us.”
The show is set to go on Jan. 23 at
Memorial Hall as part of Hunter’s
cross-country tour, which will last
for just under one month, starting on
Jan. 12 in Prince Edward Island and
wrapping up in Saskatchewan on
Feb. 3.
Fans, of course, will remember
Hunter from The Tommy Hunter
Show or CBC’s Country Hoedown,
both of which were massively
popular at the time and Hunter says
his show still delivers on people’s
expectations of his show years
ago.
“Our stage show is almost exactly
the same as what we did on the
television show,” he says. “For
anyone who watched and liked the
show, our stage show will have the
same feel. People will be tapping
their feet and singing right along
with the songs.”
Hunter says that while the show
has gone through some subtle
changes over the years, the format
remains the same, which is
important for his fans he says.
“We’ve changed the show a little,
as we do every year, but we can’t
change the format,” he says.
He says the tour just after
Christmas and into the new year isn’t
so much of a tradition as it is a time
of year that seems to work for
everyone involved. While it’s nice to
see the musicians in his band again
every year, he says, it just seems to
work for the show, the tour and all of
the musicians.
One of Hunter’s favourite parts of
his annual tour is that it gives him a
chance to get out and meet the fans
who have been following his career
for decades, something that helps
him feel connected to his audience.
“It’s wonderful getting out on the
road. It gives me a great thrill to
meet all of the people who watched
me on television for all of those
years,” he said. “It’s a good show
and we have a lot of fun doing it.”
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