by Sarah Chauncey

Tribe:Brock Skywalker (guitar, accordion, banjo, flute, bodhran, harmonica, whistles, vocals); Chris Wynters (guitar, vocals); Scott Peters (guitar, mandolin, vocals); Jon Nordstrom (bass, vocals); Jules Mounteer (drums)
Tunes:Celtic-country
To Contact:Paula Danylevich, HYPEmusic, Somerset Place, Suite 1014, 2076 Sherobee Road, Mississauga, ON L5A 4C4 (905) 275-9613, FAX (905) 275-3975.

Who said the ocean and the prairies were mutually exclusive? Edmonton’s Captain Tractor successfully marries the genres of Celtic and country in a non-stop celebration. With their third album, Bought the Farm, the five-member, thirteen-instrument band is finally gaining national attention. In addition to self-producing six videos in the past three years, the band has a song on the upcoming Due South soundtrack … And then there are those dozen-or-so awards, for everything from songwriting to video editing.
Bought the Farm was recorded and mixed at Edmonton’s Beta Sound Recorders, off-and-on over a six-month period in 1997. Juno winner Colin Lay, who produced CT’s 1995 East of Edson album, divided duties with Shannon Johnson. “She came in more [as] a producer, and Colin [was] more of an engineer,” explains guitarist Chris Wynters. The result is a solid collaboration, from the feisty “1,000 Goodbyes” to the quintessential Canadian love song, “Frozen Puck to the Head”.
The “biggest Oilers fans in Edmonton” are constantly on the road, pucks and helmets stashed alongside gear. Challenge ‘em to a game near you.

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