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Great Big Sky

by Jeffery Straker

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    The new recording 'Great Big Sky' on glorious vinyl. The vinyl contains 10 songs (5 per side). The vinyl master was lovingly created by the mastering engineer (Joao Carvalho) separately from the CD master. I know you enjoy it.
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    Sorry shipping is kind of expensive for vinyl. This is the absolute lowest postage rate I could send it with.

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  • Full Digital Discography

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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of A Very Prairie Christmas, Great Big Sky, Just After Sunset, Just Before Sunrise, This Christmas (EP), Dirt Road Confessional, North Star Falling, Jeffery Straker Live with CBC Radio, and 5 more. , and , .

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Some Say it's Just a Sky 04:26
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Take Me to the Touchwoods 03:28
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3.
Carry on with Grace 03:41
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More than Two by Fours and Timber 03:48
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Better than what We Found 03:47
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Rock Paper Scissors 03:51
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Brand New Light 03:22
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The Time You've Got 03:36
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Sing Your Song 04:03
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10.
Dandelions 03:25
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about

Great Big Sky is an album chronicling life lived under the ever-inspiring endless prairie sky. I’m a child of the rural Canadian prairies – I was born & raised here on a grain farm. I left after high school and wasn’t sure if I’d ever come back. I did. In the past 5 years I’ve watched both of my parents pass away (was by their sides with my siblings for each of their final breaths) and I’ve also found love in my partner of 4 years, Michael. I’ve traveled the prairies extensively through my music touring and that’s indeed deepened my fondness for this place. Losing my parents has made me reflect on “here” – and how it’s shaped me. All throughout this I’ve become cognizant of time: how precious it is and how important it is to use it wisely. In asking myself if I’m using my days and months wisely I’ve come to understand how important it is to be true to yourself in everything you do. In spite of the deep loss I’ve experienced, an optimistic tone rings from these songs and I think it comes from gratitude. I feel lucky to have been raised in a beautiful place by wonderful parents. I’m lucky to be from and to call the prairies home. A place that reminds, inspires, lifts and grounds me. Great Big Sky is about being lost and then rejoicing in being found again, it’s a whisper painted on a giant canvas, and it’s gratitude for not knowing all the answers but being able to ask all the questions. The endless sky over the prairies is ever-changing & never constant. It leaves you realizing your ‘smallness’ in the grand scheme of things and it also strengthens your willingness to work with whatever gets thrown at you in the years you’ve got here.

The album contains 8 self-penned songs as well as 2 co-writes. The introspective back-to-my-roots themes of the writing created a folk/roots accompaniment in my head while penning these songs. So when it came time to record it I looked for someone who could breathe that type of sound into these works. My search led me to producer Steve Dawson. We recorded the tracks life off the floor in his studio The Henhouse in Nashville Tennessee.

credits

released October 7, 2024

Words and Music: All songs written by Jeffery Straker (SOCAN). Except: The Time You’ve Got (Jeffery Straker, Beverley Mahood, Mac Shepherd) & Sing Your Song (Jeffery Straker, Lynn Miles)
Producer: All songs produced by Steve Dawson
Recorded at: The Henhouse Studio - Nashville TN
Engineer: Steve Dawson
Assistant Engineer: Lake Wilkinson
Additional Engineering Bryn Besse - Regina SK (piano & vocal, ‘Carry on with Grace’); Jeffery Straker - Regina SK (various vocal, backing vocal)
Mixing: All songs mixed by Al Rowe - Toronto ON
Mastered by Joao Carvalho - Toronto ON
Artwork/Design: Mary Beth Maclean
Photography: Ali Lauren

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Jeffery Straker

Jeffery is a Canadian singer-songwriter-pianist (folk-roots) touring 100+ shows yearly. He performs in theatres, clubs, living rooms & at festivals. He's also performed his music in concert with symphony orchestras.
-Western Canadian Music Awards (2019)-Winner
-Roots-Folk Artist of the Year/Saskatchewan Music Awards (2020) ... more

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