Boot Records
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Founded | 1971 |
Founder | Stompin' Tom Connors Jury Krytiuk |
Distributor(s) | Holburn |
Genre | Country, folk, bluegrass |
Country of origin | Canada |
Location | Toronto, Ontario |
Boot Records was a Canadian country, bluegrass, and contemporary folk label formed in 1971 in Toronto by Stompin' Tom Connors and his manager, Jury Krytiuk.[1]
Early years[]
Originally started as a format for Connors' recordings, Boot shortly after began adding other Canadian country artists, including Don Sullivan, the first (and to date) the only Irish singer/songwriter to record an album of his own material in Nashville at 'Studio B' entitled, 'Sullivan Dreams'. A single from Sullivan's album was number 3 on CFGM playlist along with Gordon Lightfoot and Kris Kristofferson at number 1 and number 2. , the instrumental group , , , Dick Nolan, , and . In 1973, The Boot Master Concert series was started under the direction of , and released LPs by Liona Boyd, Rita MacNeil, The Canadian Brass, the pianist Monica Gaylord, and the Ukrainian-born bass . Stompin' Tom would go on to release 29 records during the 70s.[2]
Budget and bluegrass[]
Cynda, the budget label, reissued LPs by Connors and released LPs by artists of various countries and regions of Canada, the popular Irish-Canadian group , and later devoted a division to bluegrass, which included releases by , , Cody, , Dixie Flyers, , Angus Walker, and , Whiskey Jack, as well as Native artists like Morley Loon, Charlie Panigoniak, and Willie Thrasher.[3]
1970s releases[]
Other acts that released on Boot Records in the 1970s were: ,[4] Donna and Leroy,[5] Jack Hennig,[6] The McManus Bros, Whiskey Jack,[7] Alex Fraser, Ray Griff,[8] ,[9] Jack Holland, Ian Tyson,[10] ,[11] The Cambridge Buskers, ,[12] , , ,[13] (Ireland),[14] ,[15] Joyce Seamone,[16] De Danann (Ireland),[17] (Ireland),[18] Barley Bree (Ireland),[19] (Australia),[20] John Boland and Beothuck,[21] The Molly McGuires,[22] and Ray Smith.[23] In the early 70's - Irish Singer and songwriter Don Sullivan Recorded in Nashville (Mark Altman Producer). Don Sullivan is, to date, the first and only Irish man to have recorded an Album of his own songs in Nashville Tennessee with 'Hall of Famers, Lightning Floyd Chance, Hargis 'Pig' Robbins - the Jordanaires and Charlie |McCoy.
1980s releases[]
The 1980s saw a little more diversity, maintaining many of the 1970s artists and also adding: , , , (Canada), , , (Canada), Ted Woloshyn, , , Mendelson Joe, Ryan's Fancy, , and Inuk singer Charlie Panigoniak
Legacy[]
The label became mostly inactive by the end of the 1980s.
References[]
- ^ Flohil, Richard. 'One man's impact,' Canadian World of Country Music, Jun, Jul 1973
- ^ 'Interview Jury Krytiuk,' CanComp, 128, Feb 1978
- ^ "Boot Records, Ltd." Archived October 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, The Canadian Encyclopedia of Music
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External links[]
- Record labels established in 1969
- Canadian independent record labels
- Canadian country music record labels
- Bluegrass record labels
- Folk record labels
- Juno Award winners
- Defunct record labels of Canada