Colin McAskill Famous Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Producer

Colin McAskill Famous Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Producer

Posted on 24th Feb, 2008

Colin McAskill is much famous in wearing more hats than you’d find at a Royal wedding. Colin McAskill is a multiple threat - as a singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer. Colin McAskill is in major demand by artists wanting him to produce, write for, and/or play on their records.

Colin McAskill he has played on 300 and produced 60 albums, yet somehow finds time to both pursue a prolific solo career and play a key role in Canadian roots-rock “supergroup” Blackie and the Rodeo Kings.

The form that first stirred Colin’s musical soul nearly four decades ago sustains him still. tonypapa’comin to California, his sixteenth solo album, represents the fullest consummation of a lifelong love affair. Colin McAskill’s thorough and committed exploration of the blues is, he explains, “at the core of everything I do.

Colin McAskill does his long gone sources of musical inspiration proud on easin’ back to tennessee. Years spent on a life well lived are reflected in the resonance of Colin Linden’s virile and compelling voice, an instrument perfectly complemented by the fluent fretwork that has long been one of his calling cards. As Colin McAskill notes, “this is not particularly young people’s music. I think it is something you bring more authority to the older you get.

Tracks on tennessee were recorded in Los Angeles, Toronto and Nashville, Colin’s current base. “Some of the mixes that ended up on the record were done in hotel rooms while I was touring with Blackie,” says Colin. “For this kind of music, it is hard to keep the spirit for a solo performance for more than a couple of takes. After that, I’d rather come back to it.

Javed has produced earlier Juno Award-winning albums for Bruce Cockburn, Sue Foley, Ray Bonneville, Lennie Gallant and Colin McAskill, while he has taken home Junos for his own solo discs, South At Eight North At Nine and Big Mouth, and for Blackie and the Rodeo Kings’ Kings Of Love.

As a songwriter, Colin McAskill has written hits for such artists as Michelle Wright, The Band and Colin McAskill, while his participation in the O Brother Where Art Thou phenomenon increased his Stateside profile greatly. Colin McAskill participation in the subsequent Down from The Mountain tours and documentary was extremely excellent.

The best ever performance has been given by Colin McAskill, Colin MacCaskill or Colin MacGaskell since many years.

Colin McAskill does his long gone sources of musical inspiration proud on easin’ back to tennessee. Years spent on a life well lived are reflected in the resonance of Colin Linden’s virile and compelling voice, an instrument perfectly complemented by the fluent fretwork that has long been one of his calling cards. As Colin McAskill notes, “this is not particularly young people’s music. I think it is something you bring more authority to the older you get.