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charlene · 01-05-2023, 11:49 AM

Jane worked at The Riverboat back in the day...
IAN TYSON
September 25, 1933 - December 29, 2022
We want to take a moment to interrupt our regularly scheduled program of shilling for ticket sales to reflect on the passing of the truly legendary Ian Tyson. Above is a video of Ian performing "Four Strong Winds" at Hugh's Room Live, one of his over two dozen appearances at our 2261 Dundas West venue. As the creator of the video, Michael LeBoutillier, admits in his You Tube post, the iPhone video quality here is not the best, but the sound is pretty good and it certainly has the authenticity that Ian radiated with every song and every performance.

We also wanted to share with you the reflections of long time HRL publicist Jane Harbury:

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"Ian Tyson - was ALWAYS professional - he would show up at Hugh's Room with his two accompanists at the prearranged time for sound check. Ian gave his audiences what they came for and they always left happy.

Ian would come downstairs from the 'green room' after each concert to meet the many people who lined up with their newly purchased CDs (shrink wraps removed beforehand.) He would bring his glass of white wine and it would be carefully placed beside him. Most people would ask for him to sign a copy for mother/father/son/neighbour/whoever- Ian would brusquely tell them "I sign my name - YOU write the rest". I do not know if that was always the case, but always in the years that I or Richard Flohil would get rid of the shrink wrap. I'm actually pretty sure that was because he had a hard time writing in his later years due to rheumatism or arthritis.

Back in 2004/05 Holger Peterson came to me to ask if I would work on Ian's new album coming out on Stony Plain Records. I was a little nervous as Richard Flohil had been working all Ian's albums for so many years. I asked Flohil and he was okay with this. SO, we entered into a client/publicist role which was pretty stress-free except, just before we got going Holger told me that Ian requested all interviews be submitted to Ian by FAX - my problem was I had just gotten rid of my fax machine since we were now in the world of email. Ian didn't 'do' email. So I asked Holger if I emailed requests to him, would he fax my requests to Ian. And, of course I could also telephone Ian's landline between 7 and 7:30AM Alberta time - before he went out to check on his horses and cattle.

This whole experience was fabulous - Ian truly lived an authentic life out there in Alberta. I was privileged to work with and know Ian Tyson."

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If you have memories of Ian's many performances at Hugh's Room Live, or anywhere else, please feel free to share them with us. Email our Executive Director Michael Booth at ed@hughsroomlive.com and we'll be happy to share over the next few editions of "Hugh's On Stage".

01-05-2023, 11:49 AM	#9
charlene Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 16,001	Re: RIP Ian Tyson Jane worked at The Riverboat back in the day... IAN TYSON September 25, 1933 - December 29, 2022 We want to take a moment to interrupt our regularly scheduled program of shilling for ticket sales to reflect on the passing of the truly legendary Ian Tyson. Above is a video of Ian performing "Four Strong Winds" at Hugh's Room Live, one of his over two dozen appearances at our 2261 Dundas West venue. As the creator of the video, Michael LeBoutillier, admits in his You Tube post, the iPhone video quality here is not the best, but the sound is pretty good and it certainly has the authenticity that Ian radiated with every song and every performance. We also wanted to share with you the reflections of long time HRL publicist Jane Harbury: ----------------------- "Ian Tyson - was ALWAYS professional - he would show up at Hugh's Room with his two accompanists at the prearranged time for sound check. Ian gave his audiences what they came for and they always left happy. Ian would come downstairs from the 'green room' after each concert to meet the many people who lined up with their newly purchased CDs (shrink wraps removed beforehand.) He would bring his glass of white wine and it would be carefully placed beside him. Most people would ask for him to sign a copy for mother/father/son/neighbour/whoever- Ian would brusquely tell them "I sign my name - YOU write the rest". I do not know if that was always the case, but always in the years that I or Richard Flohil would get rid of the shrink wrap. I'm actually pretty sure that was because he had a hard time writing in his later years due to rheumatism or arthritis. Back in 2004/05 Holger Peterson came to me to ask if I would work on Ian's new album coming out on Stony Plain Records. I was a little nervous as Richard Flohil had been working all Ian's albums for so many years. I asked Flohil and he was okay with this. SO, we entered into a client/publicist role which was pretty stress-free except, just before we got going Holger told me that Ian requested all interviews be submitted to Ian by FAX - my problem was I had just gotten rid of my fax machine since we were now in the world of email. Ian didn't 'do' email. So I asked Holger if I emailed requests to him, would he fax my requests to Ian. And, of course I could also telephone Ian's landline between 7 and 7:30AM Alberta time - before he went out to check on his horses and cattle. This whole experience was fabulous - Ian truly lived an authentic life out there in Alberta. I was privileged to work with and know Ian Tyson." ---------------------- If you have memories of Ian's many performances at Hugh's Room Live, or anywhere else, please feel free to share them with us. Email our Executive Director Michael Booth at ed@hughsroomlive.com and we'll be happy to share over the next few editions of "Hugh's On Stage".