Terri Clark Kicks Off 6 Week Canadian Tour Today
The Long Way Home Arrives in U.S. Stores Tomorrow
The Long Way Home Arrives in U.S. Stores Tomorrow
Halifax, Nova Scotia: She has won more Canadian Country Music Association Fans' Choice Entertainer of the Year Awards than any other artist - and for Terri Clark, the need to claim her music as her own has led to a creative flurry that has resulted in the entirely self-financed and self-produced The Long Way Home. In getting in touch with her deepest musical truths, the kohl-eyed songwriter found herself spending a lot of time thinking about who she is, where she comes from and what matters, which not only led to a deeply personal album., but also a yearning to tour where she's from.
“For so many years, my focus has been on the States,” explains the only Canadian member of the Grand Ole Opry, “and it makes sense if you're on an American label. I love the U.S. very much - and it's a big part of who I am - but I also miss my homeland. I think as much coming back to myself musically and really investing in all the influences who shaped me, there's a strong sense of the kind of girl who grew up in a place where believing you could grow up, go to Nashville and become a country singer that can be felt on this record.”
Starting at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Clark will mount her first comprehensive Canadian tour in over a decade. Playing 22 cities in just under six weeks, Clark will focus on the land where she grew up… and grew into a woman capable of playing for tips at Tootsies Orchid Lounge as well as assembling a dream team of Nashville's best players to help her realize the record she'd been trying to make since releasing her first Greatest Hits in 2004.
“You know, sometimes it takes something jarring you to really make you realize what's important,” Clark says. “When my Mom got sick, everything stopped. That was the priority… and that made me look at everything else in my life through a different lense.
“For me, I realized the people in Canada, they were the ones with my kind of heart… They taught me how to love music, how to really embrace it without compromise. They come to the shows; they get loud; they're not afraid to have anything less than the best possible time. To me, that's who I am: a girl who maybe laughs too loud in my jeans and whatever, but I know how deep the passion runs. That is something to honor… to pay attention to… and so, I'm determined to make The Long Way Home as literal as possible.”
Balancing auditoriums and theaters, Clark is devoting her fall to her native Canada. With two US dates Nov. 13 and 14t in Las Vegas and Wendover, Nevada, this is the longest the high energy guitarist has been away from American audiences, but she feels like the time is right to retrench in her native soil.
“You start to realize you're always a little bit of where you're from, no matter where you go. For me, this isn't just a long way home, but a homecoming - and I can't wait to get out there and see this country that made me so independent, free spirited and willing to chase a dream.”
“For so many years, my focus has been on the States,” explains the only Canadian member of the Grand Ole Opry, “and it makes sense if you're on an American label. I love the U.S. very much - and it's a big part of who I am - but I also miss my homeland. I think as much coming back to myself musically and really investing in all the influences who shaped me, there's a strong sense of the kind of girl who grew up in a place where believing you could grow up, go to Nashville and become a country singer that can be felt on this record.”
Starting at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Clark will mount her first comprehensive Canadian tour in over a decade. Playing 22 cities in just under six weeks, Clark will focus on the land where she grew up… and grew into a woman capable of playing for tips at Tootsies Orchid Lounge as well as assembling a dream team of Nashville's best players to help her realize the record she'd been trying to make since releasing her first Greatest Hits in 2004.
“You know, sometimes it takes something jarring you to really make you realize what's important,” Clark says. “When my Mom got sick, everything stopped. That was the priority… and that made me look at everything else in my life through a different lense.
“For me, I realized the people in Canada, they were the ones with my kind of heart… They taught me how to love music, how to really embrace it without compromise. They come to the shows; they get loud; they're not afraid to have anything less than the best possible time. To me, that's who I am: a girl who maybe laughs too loud in my jeans and whatever, but I know how deep the passion runs. That is something to honor… to pay attention to… and so, I'm determined to make The Long Way Home as literal as possible.”
Balancing auditoriums and theaters, Clark is devoting her fall to her native Canada. With two US dates Nov. 13 and 14t in Las Vegas and Wendover, Nevada, this is the longest the high energy guitarist has been away from American audiences, but she feels like the time is right to retrench in her native soil.
“You start to realize you're always a little bit of where you're from, no matter where you go. For me, this isn't just a long way home, but a homecoming - and I can't wait to get out there and see this country that made me so independent, free spirited and willing to chase a dream.”
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