Gary Fjellgaard

Gary Lynn Fjellgaard (born August 14, 1937, in Rose Valley, Saskatchewan)[1] is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter.

Gary Fjellgaard
Born	(1937-08-14) August 14, 1937 Rose Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada
Origin	Rose Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada
Genres	Country, folk
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	Since 1976
Labels	Royalty Records Savannah Records Stony Plain Records Silver Creek Music
Associated acts	Linda Kidder Valdy
Website	fjellgaard.bc.ca

He has released fifteen albums and charted thirty-five songs on the RPM Country Tracks chart between 1977 and 1996, including the Top 10 singles "Walk in the Rain Tonight" (#10, 1987[2]), "The Moon Is Out to Get Me" (with Linda Kidder, No. 10, 1989[3]), "Cowboy in Your Heart" (#7, 1989[4]), "Somewhere on the Island" (#7, 1990[5]), "In My Heart" (with Kidder, No. 10, 1990[6]) and "Train of Dreams" (#10, 1994[7]).

Career

Record label

He launched his own record label, Silver Creek Music, in 2001.[1]

Awards

Fjellgaard's song "Riding on the Wind" was named Single of the Year in 1985 by the Canadian Country Music Association.[8] He also won the 1987 Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada Song of the Year award for writing the Mercey Brothers' hit "Heroes".[9]

Fjellgaard won the 1989 Canadian Country Music Association Award for Male Artist of the Year.[10] He also won three awards for his collaborations with Linda Kidder in 1989, 1990 and 1992.[10][11][12]

After several years of nominations, Fjellgaard won the 1993 Juno Award for Best Country Male Vocalist.[13]

He was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005.[14]

Canadian Country Music Association

• 1985 – Single of the Year ("Riding on the Wind")
• 1987 – SOCAN Song of the Year ("Heroes")
• 1989 – Male Artist of the Year
• 1989 – Duo of the Year (with Linda Kidder)
• 1990 – Duo of the Year (with Linda Kidder)
• 1992 – Vocal Collaboration of the Year (with Linda Kidder)

Juno Awards

• 1993 – Best Country Male Vocalist

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Label
1976	Me and Martin	Royalty
1979	Ballads and Beer
1983	Time and Innocence	Savannah
1986	No Time to Lose
1989	Heart of a Dream
1991	Winds of October
1994	Believe in Forever
1996	Under Western Skies	Stony Plain
1997	The Best of Gary Fjellgaard
2001	Grande Olde Ride	Silver Creek
2005	Caragana Wind
2007	Secret Santa
2009	All in the Journey

Albums with Valdy

Year	Album	Label
2000	Contenders	Stony Plain
2007	Contenders Two: Still in the Running

Singles

Year	Title	Peak positions	Album
		CAN Country
1977	"Ride Away to the Country"	31	Me and Martin
	"Old Fashioned Cowboy Song"	24
1978	"How Much of Me"	37
	"Caribou to Nashville"	19	Ballads and Beer
1979	"She Makes It Easy"	57	Me and Martin
	"Ballads and Beer"	51	Ballads and Beer
1982	"Ten Years Old and Barefoot"	17	Time and Innocence
1983	"Finest Dancer"	25
1984	"Alone Again on Sunday"	35
	"Runnin' Back to Your Heart"	35
1985	"Riding on the Wind"	26	No Time to Lose
1986	"Dancing in the Ring"	33
	"No Time to Lose"	25
1987	"As Rivers Run Saskatchewan"	41
	"Walk in the Rain Tonight"	10
1988	"Once Upon a Time"	23
	"Tears on Mainstreet"	24
1989	"The Moon Is Out to Get Me" (with Linda Kidder)	10	Heart of a Dream
	"Cowboy in Your Heart"	7
	"The Colour of Your Collar"	12
1990	"Somewhere on the Island"	7
	"In My Heart" (with Linda Kidder)	10
	"Dance with This Old Cowboy"	13
1991	"Cry in the Wilderness"	15
	"Drifting Cowboy"	20	Winds of October
1992	"Fire and Lace" (with Linda Kidder)	21
	"Last Hurrah"	26
	"Winds of October"	33
1993	"Never Say Goodbye"	32
	"Train of Dreams"	10	Believe in Forever
1994	"Islanders"	25
	"Trace Back to You" (with Anita Perras)	50
	"What About Love"	33
1995	"Dancing Up a Storm"	26
1996	"Rhythm of Your Wings"	16	Under Western Skies

See also

• List of Canadian musicians
• List of country-music performers
• List of guitarists
• List of singer-songwriters
• Music of Saskatchewan

References

1. Staff (undated). "Gary Fjellgaard". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
2. "RPM Country Tracks for November 14, 1987". RPM. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
3. "RPM Country Tracks for May 29, 1989". RPM. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
4. "RPM Country Tracks for November 11, 1989". RPM. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
5. "RPM Country Tracks for June 9, 1990". RPM. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
6. "RPM Country Tracks for October 27, 1990". RPM. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
7. "RPM Country Tracks for January 31, 1994". RPM. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
8. 1985 CCMA Award Winners Archived June 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
9. 1987 CCMA Award Winners Archived June 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
10. 1989 CCMA Award Winners Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
11. 1990 CCMA Award Winners Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
12. 1992 CCMA Award Winners Archived June 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
13. Juno Awards Database.
14. 2005 CCMA Award Winners Archived June 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• fjellgaard.bc.ca, his official website
• Gary Fjellgaard at AllMusic