Skydiggers Announce Canadian Tour, Unveil New 'Northern Shore' Song

BY Gregory AdamsPublished Mar 21, 2012

Last month, Toronto roots rock outfit Skydiggers announced their eighth album Northern Shore, and shortly after the collection's April 17 street date, the Canadian combo will take their new tunes on a cross-country trek.

The group kick off the trip with a couple of Ontario dates, starting with a performance in Burnstown on April 26, but the Skydiggers quickly head out all the way out to the West Coast for a two-night stand at Vancouver's Railway Club on May 2 and 3. From there, they'll travel from the Prairies out to the Maritimes before wrapping things up at Wakefield, QC's Black Sheep Inn on June 30. You can see the detailed schedule down below.

Skydiggers have also just dropped the first teaser track for Northern Shore, the low-key sea shanty "Waves." You can stream the number, which features guest musician Jaro Czerwinec on accordion, down below. A press release points to other songs fans can look forward to, including the "propulsive mechanized beat" and xylophone samples of "The Herd" and a honky-tonk cover of Mickey Newbury's "Why You Been Gone So Long."

As previously reported, Northern Shore arrives through Latent Recordings.

Tour dates:

4/26 Burnstown, ON - Neat School House Stage

4/28 Peterborough, ON - Spring Spectacular Market Hall Performing Arts Centre

5/2-3 Vancouver, BC - The Railway Club

5/4 Duncan, BC - Duncan Garage Showroom

5/5 Victoria, BC - Lucky Bar
5/7 Nelson, BC - The Royal

5/9-10 Edmonton, AB - Haven Social Club

5/11-12 Calgary, AB - Ironwood Stage

5/24 Saskatoon, SK - Lydia's Pub

5/25 Regina, SK - The Exchange

5/26 Winnipeg, MB - The West End Cultural Centre

6/5 Hamilton, ON - Molson Canadian Studio Hamilton Place

6/6 Guelph, ON - Dublin Street United Church

6/8-9 Toronto, ON - Hugh's Room
6/19-20 Halifax, NS - The Carleton
6/22 Charlottetown, PE - Hunter's Ale House

6/29-30 Wakefield, QC - The Black Sheep Inn

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