Corb Lund

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Corb Lund
Corb Lund in Austin.jpg
Country roots singer Corb Lund, as photographed by Alexandra Valenti in Austin, Texas in 2014.
Background information
Also known asCorb Lund Band
Born (1969-01-29) January 29, 1969 (age 55) [1] [2]
Canada
Origin Taber, Alberta, Canada
Genres
Years active1995–present
Labels New West, Loose Music
Members
  • Corb Lund
  • Sean Burns (bass)
  • Grant Siemens (guitar)
  • Lyle Molzan/Brady Valgardson (drums)
Website www.corblund.com

Corb Lund is a Canadian country and western singer-songwriter from Taber, Alberta, Canada. He has released eleven albums, three of which are certified gold. Lund tours regularly in Canada, the United States and Australia, and has received several awards in Canada and abroad.

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Biography

Corb Lund grew up in Southern Alberta living on his family's farm and ranches near Taber, Cardston and Rosemary. [3] Lund left his hometown of Taber and moved to Edmonton, where he enrolled in the Grant MacEwan College to study jazz guitar and bass.

Lund was a founding member of The Smalls. The band retired in the fall of 2001 but reunited in 2014 for a string of shows, the so-called "Slight Return" tour. [4]

Lund formed his country trio, the Corb Lund Band, in 1995. [5] He turned his attention to his own band exclusively when the Smalls broke up in 2001. [5] The band changed its name to "Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans" in 2005 [5] shortly after guitarist Grant Siemens joined the group, and has been touring and recording under that title ever since.

Other media

Lund starred as the 50-year-old oilfield contractor Ray Mitchell in the 2022 Canadian film Guitar Lessons. [6]

Personal life

Lund currently lives in Lethbridge, Alberta, and spends much of his downtime at his family ranch east of Mountain View, Alberta. [7]

The Hurtin' Albertans

Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans at the 2007 Glastonbury Festival Corb Lund.jpg
Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans at the 2007 Glastonbury Festival

Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans are a Canadian country music band, formerly known as the Corb Lund Band. The Hurtin' Albertans is Lund's touring band. They have released nine albums to critical acclaim. [8] [9] The band tours regularly in Canada, the United States and Australia. Much of their time is spent in the Canadian Prairies and the American southwest.

The band's members are:

Former Members:

The band has toured Europe, where they played the UK Glastonbury Festival, and Australia several times. The group was featured in the movie "Slither" (2006) and were part of the soundtrack to the 2008 documentary, "Holler Back: (Not) Voting in an American Town." They have also provided accompaniment for an NBC special in 2006, on which former world figure skating champion and fellow Albertan, Kurt Browning, performed a routine to "Expectation and the Blues". Their music can also be heard in the ski film "Nine Winters Old."

Lund signed a three-album deal with New West Records (home of Dwight Yoakam, Steve Earle, Kris Kristofferson and other major artists) in 2009. His first record on New West, Losin' Lately Gambler , was released in September 2009.

Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans played their 2009 single "Long Gone to Saskatchewan" in Ottawa for the 2011 Canada Day ceremonies in the presence of the newlywed Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on their Royal visit to Canada. [10]

Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans released their seventh studio album, Cabin Fever , on August 14, 2012. It debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums Chart. In June 2013, the album was longlisted for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize.

Corb Lund released Things That Can't Be Undone in 2015. Lund worked with producer Dave Cobb (Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell) to explore new styles and sounds on the album. [11] The album appeared on the !earshot National Top 50 Chart in December that year. [12]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
CAN
[13]
US Country
[14]
US
Heat

[15]
Modern Pain
Unforgiving Mistress
  • Release date: October 22, 1999
  • Label: Outside
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Five Dollar Bill
Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer
  • Release date: September 6, 2005
  • Label: Stony Plain, Loose (Europe)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!
  • Release date: November 13, 2007
  • Label: Stony Plain
  • Formats: CD, digital download
25
Losin' Lately Gambler
  • Release date: September 22, 2009
  • Label: New West
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
20
Cabin Fever
  • Release date: August 14, 2012
  • Label: New West
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
15113
Counterfeit Blues [19]
  • Release date: June 17, 2014
  • Label: New West
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Things That Can't Be Undone
  • Release date: October 9, 2015
  • Label: New West
  • Formats: CD, digital download
83710
Agricultural Tragic
  • Release date: June 26, 2020
  • Label: New West
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
3131
Songs My Friends Wrote [20]
  • Release date: April 29, 2022
  • Label: Warner
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
El Viejo [21]
  • February 23, 2024
  • Label: New West
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US Heat
[22]
Cover Your Tracks [23]
  • Release date: September 13, 2019
  • Label: New West Records
23

Singles

YearSinglePeak
positions
Album
CAN
Country

[24] [25] [26]
2002"No Roads Here"*Five Dollar Bill
2003"Five Dollar Bill"*
"Roughest Neck Around"*
"Time to Switch to Whiskey"*
2004"(Gonna) Shine Up My Boots"
"Roughest Neck Around"
(re-release)
2005"Truck Got Stuck"27Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer
2006"Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer"15
"Counterfeiters' Blues"
"Truth Comes Out"
2007"I Wanna Be in the Cavalry"28Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!
2008"Family Reunion"45
"Horse Soldier, Horse Soldier"
2009"Hard on Equipment (Tool for the Job)"
"A Game in Town Like This"Losin' Lately Gambler
"Long Gone to Saskatchewan"46
2010"Devil's Best Dress"45
"This Is My Prairie"
2012"Gettin' Down On The Mountain"Cabin Fever
"Dig Gravedigger Dig"
"September"
2013"Bible on the Dash"
(with Hayes Carll)
Non-album single
2015"Run This Town"Things That Can't Be Undone
"Washed Up Rockstar Factory Blues"
"Weight Of The Gun"
2020"I Think You Oughta Try Whiskey"
(feat. Jaida Dreyer)
Agricultural Tragic
2021"This Is My Prairie"
(feat. Brett Kissel and Terri Clark)
Non-album single
2022"Highway 87"Songs My Friends Wrote
2023"Old Familiar Drunken Feeling" [21] El Viejo
"Out on a Win" [27]
2024"Redneck Rehab" [28]

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2004"(Gonna) Shine Up My Boots"Joel Stewart
"Roughest Neck Around"
2005"The Truck Got Stuck"
2006"Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer"
"Counterfeiters' Blues"Thaddeus Grant Fenton
"Truth Comes Out"Trevor Smith
2007"I Wanna Be in the Cavalry"
2008"Family Reunion"Trevor Smith/John Kerr
2009"Hard on Equipment (Tool for the Job)"Trevor Smith
"A Game in Town Like This"
2010"Devil's Best Dress"Christopher Mills
2012"Gettin' Down on the Mountain"Fish Griwkowsky
"September"Trevor Smith
"Dig Gravedigger Dig"
2013"Bible on the Dash" (with Hayes Carll) [29] Blake Judd
2014"Just Me and These Ponies (For Christmas This Year)" [30] Trevor Smith
2015"Run This Town" [31] Joshua Shoemaker
2016"Washed-Up Rock Star Factory Blues" [32] Ryan Hamblin
"S Lazy H"Trevor Smith

Awards and achievements

JUNO Awards (Canada)

YearCategoryResult
2003 Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – SoloFive Dollar BillNominated
2006Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo – Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland SteerWon
2008Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo – Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!Nominated
2010Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo – Losin' Lately GamblerNominated
2013Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo – Cabin FeverNominated

Canadian Country Music Association Awards

Corb Lund Band

YearCategoryResult
2003Roots Artist or Group of the YearNominated
2004Group or Duo of the YearNominated
Roots Artist or Group of the YearWon
Independent Group or Duo of the YearWon
2005Group or Duo of the YearNominated
Roots Artist or Group of the YearWon
CMT Video of the Year – "Roughest Neck Around"Nominated
Independent Group or Duo of the YearWon

Corb Lund

YearCategoryResult
2006Male Artist of the YearNominated
Roots Artist or Group of the YearWon
Album of the Year – Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland SteerWon
Independent Male Artist of the YearNominated
2007Roots Artist or Group of the YearWon
Independent Male Artist of the YearNominated
2008Roots Artist or Group of the YearWon
Top Selling Canadian Album of the Year – Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!Nominated
2009Roots Artist or Group of the YearWon
2010Fans' Choice AwardNominated
Male Artist of the YearNominated
Roots Artist or Group of the YearWon
Album of the Year – Losin' Lately GamblerNominated
CMT Video of the Year – "Devil's Best Dress"Nominated
2011Roots Artist or Group of the YearNominated
2012Roots Artist or Group of the YearNominated
2013Roots Artist or Group of the YearWon
2014Roots Artist or Group of the YearNominated
2021 Alternative Country Album of the Year – Agricultural TragicWon [33]
2022Alternative Country Album of the Year - Songs My Friends WroteWon [34]

Americana Music Honors & Awards

Gold Records

Western Canadian Music Awards

Edmonton Music Awards (Canada)

Edmonton Mayor's Celebration of the Arts Awards (Canada)

CMC Music Awards (Australia)

Canadian Folk Music Awards

U.S. Independent Music Awards

Country Music Association (Australia)

Indie Acoustic Project

The Indies (Canadian Independent Music Awards)

French Association of Country Music (France)

Canadian Association for Campus Activities

Artist also appears on

2005

2006

2007

2009

2010

2011

2013

2014

Charity work

In March 2008, the United Nations Children's Fund announced that the band had donated the use of the song "Horse Soldier, Horse Soldier" as the theme song of UNICEF Team Canada, the Canadian national equestrian skill-at-arms team, to support the team's work with UNICEF to provide food and medical care to AIDS orphans and infants infected with HIV in the global south.

In March 2010, Lund appeared as part of Young Artists for Haiti to record a benefit version of K'naan's song "Wavin' Flag".

On July 11, 2010, Lund headlined the Medicine Hat Flood Relief Show, which raised $68,000 for Canadian Red Cross 2010 Flood Relief campaign, which benefits those affected by the disastrous flooding in Southern Alberta.

Lund has supported the Centre for Family Literacy in Edmonton, Alberta since 2010.

Lund co-hosted and headlined the "Fire Aid" benefit concert supporting victims of the Fort McMurray wildfire at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium in 2016. [37]

In 2021, Lund publicly expressed opposition to proposed coal mines in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, citing concerns of fellow southern Alberta ranchers about possible water pollution. [38] In June 2021, Lund held a small benefit concert in support of landowners. [39]

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