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Over the last few years (not counting the two "C" years), have been off-the-chart busy for Hal. Touring much of Europe, either by land or water, Australia, South America, USA, the Caribbean & the Mediterranean, and Eastern Canada, has kept him on the go, with little time for much else. 2021 Because of the very busy schedule over the last while, I can tell you that it's been really difficult to stay on top of posting things concerning my bio and updates. In a nutshell, I've been touring much of Europe, a lot of America, most of the Caribbean, and a lot of Eastern Canada, eight years worth of busy busy busy. 2017 The year 2017 was full of surprises, which took me to many places, either working or just chillaxing in between concert shows, and I had some pretty incredible family experiences along the way. Beginning from the year’s end and working backward, it finished off in fine style with my New Year’s Eve Gala, in Halifax, Nova Scotia at The Atlantica Hotel. SOLD OUT as early as the first week of November. My son, Ryan was my very special guest, joining me on stage to play drums for the big occasion. It was definitely a great way to cap off the very busy year…one of my favourite gigs of the year, getting to perform with Ryan. In November, my Dad finally succumbed to Alzheimer’s, and was laid to rest on Remembrance Day on the 11th. Fitting tribute, seeing how he was a Korean Veteran, and was there, serving his country when I was born in May 1952. I performed many fundraising Events and Concerts throughout the year, but two really stand out to me, both being in Prince Edward Island. I performed at a fundraiser for a friend I have known for many many years, Maxine MacLennan, well-known Island country singer/songwriter, who was in a terrible head-on collision with another vehicle. She survived being really busted up, and is now starting to get back to a limited amount of performing. The other big Fundraiser was at The Montague Rink, in PEI for the CIBC Run For The Cure. It was my 2nd annual performance at that event…great crowd indeed! I always look forward to this Event, as it is such a great cause. Late summer and early autumn, took Lynne and I to Liverpool, England, where I performed since 2000, at The International BeatleWeek Festival. Besides playing for full houses at The Cavern Club (birthplace of The Beatles), The Cavern Back Stage, and The Cavern Pub, Alma de Cuba, and other great sites in the city, I played for a SOLD OUT concert at The Philharmonic Hall Theatre, where I fronted A great rock and roll band, The Rockits “with an I”. We performed the Summer Of Love Show, performing hits of that period by groups such as, The Stones, Jefferson Airplane, Small Faces, CCR, Mamas And The Papas, The Who, and lots more. A great experience it was, getting to play with such a fantastic group like The Rockits! After this festival finished, we continued onward to Portugal, for two weeks. It was just what we needed, to just relax, take in the sights, and eat lots and lots of Portuguese cuisine…Back to the gym when we get home! The scenery along the southern coast was out of this world. Cliffs along the beaches, looked like they were transported from the Mojave Desert and placed along the ocean. This was one of our backdrops for my new video, “Rock Steady Line” and also title track from my album with the same name. The idea for the video early this year, was to shoot scenes from many different beautiful and/or iconic locations which we visited throughout a two year period, then assemble this snippets for the video. We then moved on to Salon de Provence, France, to take part in a big Festival near Marseilles. We were there for a week, and Lynne and I were treated like Royalty. Crowds were tremendous, and we made new friends, and got reacquainted with old ones from just a few years before. Attendance was the biggest I’ve seen at that festival…FULL HOUSE. While here in France, Lynne and I continued to shoot scenes for my video, “Rock Steady Line” at a couple of old castle sites, and while driving along some vineyards in the beautiful countryside. The folks who ran this festival have become very good friends over the last number of years, and offered to take us to some of these video-op sites…some were places that a lot of people would miss, unless they knew where to look. I performed a number of Corporate functions, Private events, and festivals throughout the Summer, locally and abroad, Kempt Shore Music Festival, in Nova Scotia, and at different festivals in the States and Europe…all of which were top notch…too many to mention. Also, when I was not on the road, it was great to catch up with the grandchildren, Eva 11, Hayden 6 months, and our summer visitor Alexis 7, from Ontario. First week of June, Lynne and I travelled to New York City (for my birthday), to see Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden. When we checked in to our hotel, we learned that Billy had cancelled his performance, sadly, so we checked out the Broadway musical “Carol King” story…incredible! Again, on this trip we filmed some footage of me performing “Rock Steady Line” on a ferry which toured around the Statue Of Liberty. Hopefully we can use some of this footage for my video of the same name. One of the largest festivals which I have played, is the Abbey Road On The River Music Festival, which invites bands, groups, performers, guest speakers, and great Headliners from all over the world to participate, in this 5 day extravaganza. I have been performing at this festival pretty much every year since 2003. It was at this festival, that I was inducted as the first recipient of the Beatles Festival Hall Of Fame Award in Louisville, Kentucky. This is the first year that the festival made its debut in Jeffersonville, Indiana…great spot! Going back in 2018 to the same spot. Another highlight was being asked to front members of Nova Scotia Symphony and a few other ace musicians and harmony singers, to perform to two FULL HOUSES at The Spatz Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia for the “50th Anniversary of the release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, by The Beatles. I was honoured to be chosen as the 9 piece group’s lead singer and guitarist for the 2 night Concert. Whew...what a rush! Invited to perform at recently refurbished Sandals Resort in Varadero in April. Held over for two nights…great crowds. Also, recorded some footage for my upcoming video, “Rock Steady Line”. In February and March, Lynne and I were invited to perform on both The 1960s Flower Power Cruise and The 1970s Rock And Romance Cruise, both out of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Star Vista Live sure knows how to put a theme cruise together…Many of my musical heroes were on both cruises. I was so busy preparing my shows, and performing, and meeting people, that I seldom had any chance to meet a lot of my musical influences. It was one of the very best experiences I’ve ever had, anywhere, anytime. Kicking off the year, musically, I performed at The Marigold Cultural Centre Theatre, in Truro, Nova Scotia, where I presented “Songs Which Shaped A Generation, The best of the 1960s and 1970s”. FULL HOUSE. What a great way to start of my gigs for the year! The biggest thrill and gift to our extended family members, was the birth of little Hayden Ryall, on January 5th, 2017, to my daughter Lia and her husband Mike. Now this is how you start off the year right! Life is good…actually, it’s great! December 31st, 2016 New Year’s Eve: SOLD OUT Dance celebration at Atlantica Hotel, Halifax, NS. (with special guest, Hal’s son, Ryan, on drums). September 24th, 2016 September 18th, 2016 Nashville, Tennessee, USA September 17th, 2016 Hal receives medal for his induction to the Nova Scotia Country Music Hall Of Fame, which celebrated its 20th anniversary. September 4th, 2016 Pembroke Music Festival, Pembroke, NS September 1st, 2016 August 18th, 2016 August 12th, 2016 Coal Shed Festival in Yarmouth (Full House) Thursday, July 28th, 2016 June 24th, 2016 Music Mountain Festival June 7th – June 16th, 2016 June 4th, 2016 May 25th, 2016 From November 2015 – May 25th, 2016 February 29–March 5, 2016 Hal performs as one of the 1960s acts on The Celebrity Cruise Line sailing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida for the Flower Power Cruise.
Featured acts will be… This is the Real Deal, if you want to escape to Fun in the Sun and also go back to times when it was groovy, far out, hip, and every song released then became an instant Classic, songs we never ever forgot!
For more info, check out
Flower Power Cruise
2016 Fall of 2015…
Hal Bruce has just recently been inducted to the Nova Scotia Country Music Hall Of Fame, in Truro Nova Scotia. This truly was a highlight of his career to have this honour bestowed upon him. He now holds the same certificate as some other Nova Scotian inductees like Anne Murray and Hank Snow, along with a few of his fellow “country” men/women like Joyce Seamone, Sugartime, George Canyon, George Longard, and many others.
...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Summer of 2015…
This summer will be filled
with many Festival dates throughout Eastern Canada, the USA and also a 6
week tour of Europe towards the end of summer. Some of these are…(check
performance page for dates and exact info)…
...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... May 21–May 25, 2015
This marks Hal’s visit to
perform as one of the Abbey Road On The River Beatles Festival’s
mainstays. It marks his 12th year as a Solo Performer of this, the
largest Beatle festivals in the world.
...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... May 3, 2015
After 3 snow
cancellations, Hal will attempt to hold his “just about sold-out
Concert”, at The Music Room Theatre in Halifax at 6181 Lady Hammond
Road. Most people have decided to hand onto their tickets from the
Valentine’s day cancellation and ride the wave of weather postponements
to 4th try at this. We want to thank everyone for being so patient
through all of this, we are promising you all a great concert, taking
you back in time to the 1960s with Hal’s personal journey through his
musical trip right up until now, with stories both humorous and serious,
it promises to be quite entertaining and engaging.
...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... April 8, 2015 Hal finds out that he is to be inducted to The Nova Scotia Country Music HALL OF FAME. An incredible honor, to say the least, and totally unexpected. While Hal tours the world doing his repertoire of 1960s and 1970s Classic hits, he always does his smattering of many hits made famous by some of his Country Music Idols like Johnny Cash, George Jones, Merle Haggard, and Marty Stuart. “There’s nothin’ like a good ole country song to get you up or down, it’s real life stuff!” The Awards induction ceremony will be held at The Glengarry Hotel (Best Western), Truro, on September 19th, 2015. Along with Hal, George Canyon and George Longard will be inducted. Just some of the other artists who have been inducted have been Anne Murray, Caroll Baker, Hank Snow, Wilf Carter, and Sugartime to name just a few. ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... New Year’s Eve 2014
The Atlantica Hotel in
beautiful downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, was a sell-out show for Hal
Bruce. The Gala had to be moved to a larger room to accommodate the
number of folks wanting tickets. ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... October 2014 This past summer has been a really busy season for Hal, as he started off his warmer touring weather with gigs, dances, festivals and concerts in The US and ended up back home in Nova Scotia at the end of September. The last week of May 2014, marked Hal's 11th visit and performance schedule at the largest Beatles festival of its kind i the world, Abbey Road On The River www.abbeyroadontheriver.com. While there, Hal performed 12 shows either on his own, and/or played with other well known groups from different parts of the world. He played a few concerts of very diverse Beatles songs (something a lot of entertainers do not do on a regular basis) to very enthusiastic and receptive audiences, eager to listen to some new directional and fresh approaches to the music of the Fabs…songs like, Dear Prudence, Being For The Benefit of Mr. Like, Lovely Rita, Hey Bulldog, Wait, Im So Tired, Sexy Sadie…as well as the really well known hits like Hey Jude (Hal's favorite), Ticket To Ride, Twist and Shout, Drive My Car, and the list does go on. Also, while there, he performed the top 100 Beatles songs of all time, as listed by Rolling Stone Magazine (a list, very difficult to replicate by a solo artist, armed with just a guitar and a set of vocal cords. On Monday, the last day of the festival, it was basically a 1960s and 70s set of material by some of Hal's favourite non-Beatles artists, like Spencer Davis, The Stones, Simon and Garfunkel, CCR, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, and even Hal's new original song dedicated to the memory of John Lennon's vision of Peace and Love in the world, "We Can Dream On". His main stage show with some of his good friends joining him (Stan Bullock-drums, Andrew from the Newbees-bass, Kevin Ashba-keyboards, Lynne Bruce-percussion, and Jeff Otis Brown-electric guitar. A great festival all the way 'round!
The Pembroke Festival,
Pembroke, NS
October 22nd
...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... August 27 – September 1
International Beatle Festival (most famous in the world) Well 15 years later, and he’s still playing there, and on the same bill as RAIN, Fab Faux, Gerry and The Pacemakers, The Searchers, Joey Molland of Badfinger, and lots more in places like the Cavern, The Philharmonic Hall, The Royal Court Theatre, The Anglican Cathedral, The Empire Theatre, Quarry Bank School, The Adelphi Hotel, Albert Dock, and lots more. In 2008, Hal was inducted at the very first Beatle Hall Of Fame ceremony, making him the “only” person in the world to be inducted to TWO Halls of Fame, one in England and one in North America.
...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... April 2014 A very busy weekend from April 24th through the 26th, with a total of 8 concerts and shows… A lot of driving, sound checks, etc, but a great weekend. Played at The Rose and Kettle Cafe in Dartmouth on the 24th, with a super crowd on hand. Played many of Hal's originals from years ago, and also included some new original material he has been working on. Stories and song made for a really homey kind of atmosphere! Friday the 25th was really busy one, with 3 shows at The Saltscapes Show at The Exhibition Park. Fantastic exhibition of everything you could think of, from crafts, to food, to music, to just about anything! Later Friday night, off to Bedford to do a show at The Split Crow for a down home Rock 'n' Roll dance and sing-a-long. Saturday, the 26th, back at The salts capes to do two more shows, then off on a 3 hour drive to South Shore's Barrington, to do a Fund Raiser Concert at the recently converted Church to Community Hall. The local Rock and Roll Forever band opened for Hal, then he did his Decade of Love, the best of the 1960s show for the wonderful crowd there! Completely SOLD OUT show, and a great time by all who attended! Barrington hospitality was sooo great! May 3rd's dance at The Belfast Community Center in Belfast, PEI, is now SOLD OUT…so it should be a hopping night! Hal hasn't played in PEI for a little while, so the itch to play there is pretty apparent! AROTR (Abbey Road On The River Beatles Festival) is coming up in a few weeks, so we'll fill you in as things coma along. While there, Hal will perform Rolling Stone's Magazine's list of the top 100 Beatles song of all time, in a medley, with each song intertwining with each other, so lots of hours, weeks, and months preparing for this feat! He will also perform other concerts while he is there for his 11th visit to that festival.
...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... February 18, 2014 The weeks from February 2nd - February 15th were super busy and in very High Gear, as Hal's new single, "We Can Dream On" was released worldwide on ITunes, Reverbnation, CDBaby.com, YouTube and by hard copy CD. Some of the local Radio Stations to pick up the song first and to follow up with interviews were 88.1 CKDU Dalhousie Radio, Halifax; CKBW Radio in Bridgewater, NS; 97.7 AVR Radio in The Annapolis Valley, 99.3 QCCR Radio in Liverpool, NS and Beatles And Beyond Radio Station (Toginet Radio 2.0 and its affiliates) in Liverpool, England. So far, YouTube has been covering the video really well, with many views and comments over the first two weeks of release. And the radio stations listed above have been so supportive of this project venture which included musicians and singers from different parts of the world…quite a Universal Effort, with Percentage of profits going directly to the "Make-A-Wish" Foundation, which helps make a wish/dream come true for children with life-threatening illnesses.
...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... February 10, 2014 Hal has just released his brand new single, on CD, entitled, "We Can Dream On", and was inspired by John Lennon's vision of PEACE and LOVE around the world. It was written last May 2013, and was recorded at Denmark Productions Recording Studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia over a nine month period, finishing up on February 2nd, where Hal performed two sold-out Concerts. These two concerts were perfumed on his own, at The Music Room Theater to an enthusiastic full house, where he delivered his, "50th ANNIVERSARY of THE BRITISH INVASION and THE BEATLES. Everything from The Fabs to Simon and Garfunkel, to The Stones and CCR was played to quite a sing-along crowd! The single, "We Can Dream ON" was debuted live and in video form…lots of super positive comments on the song!
In just one week, over
48,000 views on iTunes… Over 2,000 views on YouTube So if you'd like to obtain a copy of the song, here's where to look… 1. You can buy the CD single as a mail out, e-mail us at lynne@halbruce.com or call 902-210-4368 2. Facebook.com/hal.bruce Order it by dropping us a note on Facebook
3. YouTube.com You can
view it on YouTube by pressing We Can Dream On Hal Bruce or visit the
Audio/Video Page 4. Log onto ITunes an purchase the download for around 99 cents 5. Also cdBaby.com where you can get the download of the song. *** But, please help spread the word about this up-beat pop tunes to all of your friends on your e-mail list and your Facebook list of friends and family…We'd love to see this go all over the world, and we think it deserves a chance! Thanks so much everyone for your support and love! Importantly, a percentage of profits will go to the "Make-A-Wish" Foundation, which is recognized internationally… We really want to help someone with a life-threatening illness, and with your help, we can do this…thanks so much again!
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ May 1st, 2013 - February 2nd, 2014 Hal decided to take some time off from touring for the month of January, to finish off recording his new single, "We can dream on". It was written in May of 2013, and has seen development to the point of having it recorded for distribution, worldwide, the 2nd of February 2014. The recording is taking place at Denmark Productions Studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with engineer Dennis "patience of steel" Field at the helm. With great ears, he is managing to get the sound and energy Hal has been looking for in this unique Global project. This song was inspired by John Lennon's vision of PEACE and LOVE in the world, and it seemed to Hal, that it would be a great idea to include some of his great musical friends from different parts of the world on the project. So, he recruited friends from countries like England, Holland, Switzerland, USA, and of course, Canada… they've even got an Australian didgeridoo in the recording (one of the highlights, for sure). 9 Months in the writing, planning, and recording will bring us to the first week of February, when it is ready for everyone to hear and see on places like CD, iTunes, YouTube and others. Hal will debut his single at The Music Room Theatre in Halifax on February 2nd, and is very excited to get back in the "game" of song writing and recording again.
We can dream on
Johnny told ev'rybody,
"All you really need is love"
Imagine a world where we
all could rise up above We can dream on, we can dream on, we can dream on
I know it's getting
better, but we still got a long long ways to go
I know we can see what the
world can be
Johnny told ev'rybody,
"All you really need is love" yeh yeh
We can dream on, we can
dream on, we can dream on Hal Bruce (copyright May 2013) SOCAN Cavern Music Publishing
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights for 2013 December: - Continue recording new single, "We can dream on", with Mark Beyer (keyboards, cellos, trumpets, violins) in Louisville, Kentucky. November:
- Performance with great
success at the Westin Hotel in Halifax for the members of USNM
Conference. September:
- Concert performance at
Pembroke Music Festival, Upper Stewiacke, NS Last week of August: - Hal performs for the 14th consecutive year at The International Beatle Week Festival in Liverpool, England. 15 shows in total to full houses. Appeared twice (sold out shows) at The Philharmonic Hall, along with Joey Molland of Badfinger, Mark Hudson of The Hudson Brothers, and other great entertainers. Throughout summer of 2013: - Tour the Maritime Provinces, playing places like west coast of Newfoundland, throughout Nova Scotia, and into New Brunswick. Also performed in Ontario and continued touring to USA. Mid-June: - Begin recording at Denmark Studio in Halifax, NS, Hal's original song, "We can dream on", which should be released mid-February 2014 to radio, I-tunes, and YouTube video to follow, etc. This single involves some international artists from places like Switzerland, England, Holland, North Carolina, Kentucky, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. John Lennon inspired theme, this song is already reaching lots of folks on the concert circuit. Last week of May: - Hal performs for the 10th year at Abbey Road On The River Beatle Festival in Louisville, Kentucky. Opens two concerts for Peter Asher of Peter and Gordon (World without love, Woman, Go to pieces), sold out shows! Performs with great artists like Mark Beyer (Stripped Down Beatles concert), Mario DaSilva (Unrehearsed and Unprepared concert), LSB Experience from Holland, Hal's Midnight Apple Jam, and his own headline concerts. March- April: - Returns to Cuba to perform at Sandals Resort. Decade of Love shows (The best of the 1960s and 70s), and Beatle Festival at resort. Fantastic crowds! January - March:
- Performs for 5th
consecutive year at Seven Feathers Hotel and Casino Resort. Decade of
Love concerts. 110 in total, which many were completely sold-out.
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights for 2012 End of December:
- Off to Oregon's Seven
Feathers Hotel and Casino Resort for Hal's 5th consecutive year. The
best opening night of a 5 year run. November:
- Performs at The DeCoste
Centre in Pictou, NS… Full house. Show was a non-stop Medley of 90
minutes of the most favorite Beatle songs of all time. October: - Hal and Lynne left Mons by air to Venice, where they embarked on an 11 day cruise of the Mediterranean Sea. Stops included Kotor, Montenegro... Athens, Greece...Kusadasi, Turkey... Santorini, Greece... Split, Croatia... Bodrum...Turkey... Mykonos, Greece. It was in Venice that Hal proposed to Lynne as they were just about ready to leave port on their cruise. Although the cruise was a relaxing trip, there was a lot to do while in various ports of call, hiking, shopping, eating, photo ops. While at sea on their last night, Hal was invited as a special guest to perform a full Concert for the floating population onboard... a great time! Mid-October: - Trip to Belgium to perform at The Beatles Day Festival. Although it was a very short stay in Mons, Hal and Lynne had a great time before, during and after the festival....surrounded by great people and Beatle lovers! Mid-September: - Hal and Lynne visit Salon-de-Provence, southern France, where he played his 2nd Beatle festival there. Record crowds attended...Hospitality was the order of the day. Special thanks to the French connection for making the Canadian couple feel so welcome! Labour Day weekend: - Washington DC`s Abbey Road On The River`s 3rd Festival of Beatles and Rock and Roll. Hal headlines his own solo concert, plus he does a guest spot with California`s super group Starship (formerly Jefferson Airplane). Last week of August: - 13th consecutive year Hal performs at The International Beatle Festival in Liverpool, England. 17 shows in total all jammed to the rafters! Opened for 1960s Liverpool Legend Gerry and The Pacemakers. Met back stage and had a few laughs and stories. Hal says that Gerry has not lost one bit of his professionalism, a true inspiration for any budding performers.... "We all loved his show!" Joining Hal on this trip were first-time visitors to Liverpool, Lynne, his girlfriend, and Lia, his daughter. Both gals hung out all week and enjoyed the festivities to the max. Lia's favourite song of the week was when her Dad dedicated "Come Together" to her. July - August:
- Performs a sold out
concert at Ship’s Company Theatre in Parsborro, Nova Scotia. The Very
Best of The 1960s Classics! May: - Hal opens the Abbey Road on the River Beatle Festival, after a year of absence, to an audience of field blanketed listeners. This Louisville crowd is one of the best anywhere is the world of rock and roll. Mid-April: - Hal performed a Sold-Out Concert at The Chester Playhouse Theatre in Chester, NS. There, he performed hit after hit from the 1960s and 1970s. Great great crowd on hand for the rock and roll revival. Many thanks to Erick, for the invitation to entertain a fantastic audience! Mid-March through April: - Performed over 15 concerts at the Sandals Resort in Varadero, Cuba for the guests of that resort. It marks the third year to entertain the sun-tanned population of Sandals.... a great time had by all. Many folks planned their vacation around the time of Hal’s appearances in Cuba. January - mid March: - Marks Hal's 4th year in a row to perform his Decade Show in Canyonville, Oregon. Throughout the 11 week run, the show picked up a lot of steam and developed a great audience of Baby Boomers to the classic rock and roll concerts...111 shows in total.
Highlights of 2011 December:
- Sold out concert at The
Music Room Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. 50 Great Years of Rock and
Roll. Great crowd on hand. October:
- Concert/Dance in
Russell, Ontario at Grey Hawk Golf Club, Sold Out Show! September: - 6th Annual Maritime Beatle Event festival, at St. Antonio's Hall (Olympic Gardens), Halifax, Nova Scotia…featuring Replay The Beatles from Montreal, The Repeatles from Sweden, FreeFall from Amherst, Nova Scotia, Hard Day's Knights from Halifax (not Hal's Hard Dazed Knights), Jay Goeppner from Chicago, and a host of other great entertainers from the region. August :
- Scheduled Concert in
Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland (first time playing in Newfoundland in 8
years). July: - Hal plays in Perce, Quebec for first time…Concert. June : - Opened for Canadian Rock Legends, The Stampeders at The Amherst Arena. April: - Performed at Our Friends Pub in Dartmouth, NS, for a Benefit for his sister Anita who passed away just before the Benefit on her 37th birthday (April 11th). Mid-March – Mid-April: - Performs at Sandals Resort in Varadero, Cuba…The first week 100% Beatles classics, and following two weeks featured some of the best rock and roll classics of all time! January through mid-March: - Plays at the Seven Feathers Hotel and Casino Resort, Canyonville, Oregon, USA. The Decade of Love Show. 100 shows in total. Third year running for Hal at his favourite Casino
November: - Bella Rose Art Center, Halifax, NS, sold out concert. Best of the 1960’s and 1970’s October: - Performs at The Beatles Day Festival in Mons, Belgium (John Lennon's 70th birthday). Performs for his 4th year. Labour Day Weekend (first weekend of September): - Abbey Road On The River Washington, DC. First full-fledged Beatle Festival in Washington. Hal looks forward to reproducing the entire Beatle catalogue in his non-stop medley Last week of August: - Heads off for Liverpool, England to take part in his 11th consecutive festival. 13 shows are slated for him over 6 days, but we know there will be others which will come up. This is one of the year's special musical moments. June: - Organizes and performs at Halifax’s 5th Annual Maritime Beatle Event…record ticket sales!!! Regional, national and international acts take to the stage in this 12 hours marathon devoted to the music of The Beatles. The Deadly Medley is reproduced in a 2 1/2 hour show. Last week of May: - Louisville, Kentucky, Hal takes part in the Abbey Road On The River Beatles Festival (largest in the world!). There he and his "Hard Dazed Knights", recreated his world record by performing all 214 Beatles songs in a non-stop medley. They covered every recorded Beatles song in this marathon!!! 2 1/2 hours slated for this event. Last two weeks of March: - Performs "Best of 1960s" and "Beatles" shows in Cuba at the Sandals Resort Varadero for two great weeks. January through mid-March: - Performs "Best of The 1960s" show at The Seven Feathers Hotel and Casino Resort in Canyonville, Oregon. 100 shows in total. 2nd year for Hal at this venue.
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights for 2009 November: - Releases two full length promotional CD’s; "1950’s and 1960’s Live!" and "1960’s and Beyond Live!" (***not for sale) pop classics covering such artists as the Mamas and the Papas, CCR, Lovin’ Spoonful, Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor, Rolling Stones, Neil Diamond, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, Van Morrison, Steelers Wheel, Bryan Adams, Herman’s Hermits, Dave Clark Five, Neil Young, The Who, Billy Joel, The Proclaimers and many more. August:
- Performs a sold-out
concert at the Ship’s Company Theatre in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. June: - Hal organizes and performs at Halifax’s 4th Annual Maritime Beatle Event. Regional, national and international acts take to the stage in this 12 hours marathon devoted to the music of The Beatles. May: - Hal performs at Abbey Road On The River Beatles Festival, in Louisville, Kentucky for the 7th consecutive year. January – March: - Hal performs at Seven Feathers Hotel and Casino Resort as the headliner in the "All You Need Is Love" Beatles tribute.
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights for 2008: October: - Beatles Festival in Southern France, Salon de Province. Hal is headlining act in their first ever festival honoring the music of The Beatles. September: - Music and Story of The Beatles at The Marigold Centre Theatre in Truro, Nova Scotia August:
- Belleville, Ontario's
Beatles Celebration Festival, 2nd consecutive year performing. June:
- Releases 4th tribute CD,
"All You Need Is Love" (***not for sale) May: - Abbey Road On The River Beatles Festival in Louisville, Kentucky. 6th consecutive year performing, and Hal named Music Director for The Beatles Love album recreation onstage with a cast of 30 musicians and singers from different countries. Also performs the entire White Album with a cast of 30. March: - Tour of England (Cavern Club Concerts), and Sweden (Two Beatles Festivals -sold-out shows). Visited Town of Kiruna, north of Artic Circle. Land of the Sami natives. February:
- 25 shows in Varadero,
Cuba...Bella Costa Resort.
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights for 2007 September: - Perform at Beatles Day Festival in Mons, Belgium. August: - Perform for the 8th consecutive year at The International Beatle Week Festival, in Liverpool, England. June:
- Music Director and
performs LOVE album with four other bands, symphony players, and brass
section in Scranton, Pennsylvania. May :
- Headline concerts in
Louisville, Kentucky and Cleveland, Ohio. February – April:
- Produced/performed on CD
projects for various Maritime singers, including songwriter Melanie
Donnelly. January: - Invited to be Music Director at the world's largest Beatles festival, "Abbey Road On The River" in Louisville, Kentucky, that will be held May 25-29, 2007.
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights for 2006
- Inducted as the First
Member of the Abbey Road On The River Beatles Festival "Hall Of Fame".
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights for 2005
- Invited to perform at
"Abbey Road on the River Festival" in Louisville, Kentucky; 3rd
consecutive appearance. Will perform the non-stop Beatles medley of all
214 songs.
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights for 2004
- Invited to perform at
the annual Beatles Festival in Buenos Aries, Argentina in November.
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights for 2003
- Received an invitation
to perform as a showcase artist for "Contact East 2003" in St. John’s,
Newfoundland. Artists from across Canada will be on hand to showcase for
the talent buyers who will be attending from Canada and abroad.
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights for 2002
- Debut of solo
performances; focus on concerts, festivals, club dates and touring.
Extensive repertoire combining rock ‘n roll, folk, country and original
music. "You request ‘em…I’ll play ‘em!"
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights for 2001
- Performed at
"International Beatle Week 2001" in Liverpool, England; 2nd consecutive
year. Headlined a number of spots at the festival with encores at every
venue. The only Canadian to play out of over 50 acts, as well as the
only soloist to perform such an event. Labeled "The Cavern’s very best
friend!"
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights for 2000:
- Debut performance at
"International Beatle Week 2000" in Liverpool, England. Rave reviews
from Beatle "enthusiasts".
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights for 1999 - Released 2nd video "I’ll Be On My Way". Produced by Hal Bruce and Dan MacDonald of Access Cable in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights for 1998 - Released 4th album "On Our Way". Produced by Hal Bruce in Oshawa, Ontario and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights for 1997
- WINNER of "Video of the
Year" at the NSCMA Awards.
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights for 1996
- WINNER of "Male
Vocalist" at the NSCMA Awards.
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights of 1995 - Released 3rd album "Cover Up" (***not for sale). Produced by Hal Bruce. A collection of favorite cover tunes played and recorded live by the "Hired Hand Band"; 90+ minutes of country and rock ‘n roll music.
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights of 1994 - Extensive touring.
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights of 1993
- Released 1st video "I’m
Goin’ Home" to CMT, TNN, Much Music, Outlaws & Heroes.
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights of 1992 - Recorded 2nd album "Goin’ Home". Produced in Nashville, Tennessee and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights of 1991
- Performed on CTV’s "CCMA
Awards Show".
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights of 1990
- Performed on CTV’s "CCMA
Awards Show".
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights of 1989
- Performed on Rita
MacNeil’s CTV Special "Flying On Her Own"; performed "Impossible Love".
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights of 1988 - Recorded 1st album "The First Time". Produced in Nashville, Tennessee.
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Highlights of 1986 - WINNER of CHFX ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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