T. Buckley | |
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Birth name | Tim Buckley |
Born | Calgary, Alberta |
Genres | Country |
Occupation | Singer/songwriter |
T. Buckley is the professional name of Canadian singer/songwriter Tim Buckley, who is based in Calgary, Alberta. [1] He has recorded five studio albums of country music. In 2018 he leads the T. Buckley Trio. [2] He is the older brother of singer-songwriter Mariel Buckley. [3]
Buckley was born and grew up in Calgary. [4] He uses the initial T., rather than his full given name, in his musical career because of American singer-songwriter Tim Buckley, to whom he is not related.
Buckley released his first album of country music, Roll On, in 2011. [5]
In 2012 Buckley performed on CBC Radio Alberta as part of their celebration of the Centennial Calgary Stampede. [6] In 2013 Buckley performed at the Bow Valley Music Club Festival and contributed a song to the festival's annual compilation album, Look Out, Kansas City. [7] Buckley formed a band, the T. Buckley Trio, with steel guitarist Tim Leacock and upright bassist Derek Pulliam; [8] in 2013 the trio released an album, Northern Country Soul, [9] [10] and the following year the three recorded another album, Nowhere Fast, in Banff. [11]
In 2014 Buckley was a finalist in the All-Alberta Songwriting Contest. [12] For a time he was a resident singer-songwriter at the Banff Centre. [13] In 2016 the T. Buckley Trio performed regularly in Calgary. [14] [15]
In 2018 Buckley released his fifth album, Miles We Put Behind, which was recorded in Montreal at Howard Bilerman's hotel2tango recording studio. [16] He toured around Alberta in support of the album, [17] sometimes performing with his sister. [18]
In December 2022, Buckley and his sister released a cover The Tragically Hip's "Bobcaygeon" as a single. [19] The two have also continued to perform together as a duo at other times, performing a set that includes duet versions of their own songs as well as covers of material by other artists. [20]
He has also performed with John Wort Hannam in a duo called The Woodshed. [21]