Prince Albert, Saskatchewan artist – Donny Parenteau – one of Canada’s most nominated artists has received 7 nominations for the 2011 CANADIAN ABORIGINAL MUSIC AWARDS. His 7 nominations broke the record for most nominations – the original record was set in 2007 when he tied with Shane Yellowbird for 5 each! This year, Donny’s nominations are:
BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR : ‘ TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN’
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR : ‘ TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN’
BEST PRODUCER / ENGINEER : DONNY
PARENTEAU & HARRY STINSON – ‘TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN’
BEST SONG SINGLE : ‘MY GIRL’
BEST SONGWRITER : ‘MY GIRL’
BEST MALE ARTIST
BEST MUSIC VIDEO : ‘MY GIRL’
Donny is a talented multi-instrumentalist who performs with energy and enthusiasm on the fiddle, mandolin, acoustic and electric guitars, and the unique mandocaster.
After 12 years touring with Neal McCoy, this seasoned entertainer has performed with numerous country artists and genuine music icons such as Charlie Daniels, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Shania Twain and Reba McEntire, to name a few.
Donny has honed his superior vocal skills in a variety of genres. As if tremendous musical and vocal talent were not enough, Donny is now considered to be among the top songwriters in Canada.
Donny combines his broad musical repertoire, stunning vocals and original songs with the additional musical talents of his band to create memorable performances that leave an ever-increasing fan base astounded and coming back for more. He is indeed a genuine and rare musical artist that is sure to leave you walk out ENTERTAINED.
With 3 CD’s released since 2003 and without the backing of a major music label, Donny has garnered numerous provincial and national music nominations and awards including a 2007 Juno nomination for ‘Aboriginal Recording of the Year’.
With his latest CD entitled ‘To Whom It May Concern’, Donny released his second single ‘My Girl’ to Canadian Country Radio.
Full Detailed Biography found on Press Kit page
NOV 3rd & 4th ABORIGINAL PEOPLES CHOICE AWARDS---WINNIPEG MB
(NOMINATED FOR MALE ENTERTAINER AND BEST COUNTRY CD)
NOV 10th Portraits of Honor Heroes Gala - TCU PLACE SASKATOON
NOV 16th BATOCHE SASK ( LOUIS RIEL DAY )
NOV 16th SASKATOON ( LOUIS RIEL DAY )
NOV 18th CANADIAN ABORIGINAL MUSIC AWARDS -- TORONTO ON
NOV 24th SASKATOON - BLUEBIRD CAFE
DEC 2nd MOOSEJAW SASK (COUNTRY 100 CHRISTMAS PARTY)
DEC 9th & 10th RODEOS BAR AND GRILL -- SASKATOON SASK
DEC 15th, 16th & 17th NORTHERN LIGHTS CASINO -- PRINCE ALBERT SASK
DEC 31st PRAIRIE LAND PARK -- SASKATOON SASK -- NEW YEARS EVE!!!
ARTIST SETS MUSIC-AWARD NOMINATION RECORD
BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR: ‘TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN’
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR: ‘TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN’
BEST PRODUCER / ENGINEER: DONNY PARENTEAU & HARRY STINSON – ‘TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN’
BEST SONG SINGLE: ‘MY GIRL’
BEST SONGWRITER: ‘MY GIRL’
BEST MUSIC VIDEO: ‘MY GIRL’
Donny is currently on his “IT STARTS WITH A DREAM” tour – touring schools throughout Saskatchewan sharing his knowledge and experience – encouraging youth to not let anything hold them back and to pursue what their hearts desire. Donny is proof that dreams can come true!
“FIDDLEBACK”, the latest single featuring Charlie Daniels, from Donny’s multi-nominated album ‘To Whom It May Concern,’ continues picking up momentum across Canada and overseas!
The Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards will be held in Toronto on Friday, November 18th and we at Deborah Wood Publicity wish Donny much success on this evening!
Métis celebrated at Back to Batoche 2011
SARAHROLLES
HERALD STAFF
This Thursday visitors from across our province, Canada and the world will meet up in Batoche
to celebrate Métis culture. Back to Batoche a festival that commemorates Métis culture, traditions and heritage will begin this year on Thursday, July 21, and will continue until Sunday, July 24.
“For me there is no other event that brings to me this kind of satisfaction,” said Claire Bélanger- Parker, event manager for Back to Batoche Days 2011. Because this is
a family event, there is no drugs, no alcohol and you are surrounded by
very happy people who just want to have a good time.”
This year the festival will feature a variety of Métis artists as headlin- ers for the main stage including Prince Albert’s own Donny Parenteau who has been attending the
festival as a performer since 2004. “I love going back, love going back,” said Parenteau. “Because it is a very responsive crowd that loves what ever you play. And they
love fiddle music and they love to get up and dance. It is just a really good time, it’s fun with a really good energy.”
This year on Friday, July 22, Parenteau will also take part in and assist visitors in attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the largest spoons ensemble. At 7:30 p.m. each guest will be handed a wooden spoon and once a total of 1201 or more participants is counted, (which is needed to break the record) Parenteau and his band will lead the rhythm for those 1201 spoon players. “Once they give me the go ahead I will get up and play a fiddle tune and they will play with me and keep the rhythm with me, with the spoons,” said Parenteau. “So it’s kind of cool, and hopefully that happens because I have never broken a world record before.”
This year on Friday, July 22, Parenteau will also take part in and assist visitors in attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the largest spoons ensemble. At 7:30 p.m. each guest will be handed a wooden spoon and once a total of 1201 or more participants is counted, (which is needed to break the record) Parenteau and his band
will lead the rhythm for those 1201 spoon players. “Once they give me the go ahead
I will get up and play a fiddle tune and they will play with me and keep the rhythm with me, with the spoons,” said Parenteau. “So it’s kind of cool, and hopefully that happens because I have never broken a world record before.”
This will be year 41 for the Back to Batoche festival that has served as a time and place where visitors can pay homage to Saskatchewan’s national heroes such as Louis Riel
and Gabriel Dumont. And this year like every year the festival will provide a variety of entertainment ranging from live music, jigging, fiddle and square dancing competitions, chuck wagon races and more. Costs to get into this four day event are $50 for adults $35 for youth and seniors and free for youth 12 and under. To find more information on the festival, its events, and to get directions go to www.backtobatoche.org.
This year Back to Batoche, a festival that celebrates Métis culture, traditions and heritage, will begin this Thursday and go until Sunday. And once again Donny Parenteau, a country performer and fiddler from Prince Albert, will be one of the many artists who will perform during the festivities at the main stage
Parenteau takes home two awards at SCMA
Submitted on April 4, 2011 - 7:10am
paNOW Staff
After a list of nomination that was ripe for the picking, only one Prince Albert artist walked away with awards from the Saskatchewan Country Music Association.
Prince Albert’s Donny Parenteau took home two, the All Star Band Speciality and Aboriginal Artist of the Year.
When the nominations were released, Larry Krause, then Prince Albert Country Music Association (PACMA) president, was very confident.
“Prince Albert itself has a strong representation when comes time for nominations for the SCMA awards and also for winning awards as well,” Krause told paNOW at the time of nominations.
Krause was up for five awards this year. Parenteau’s name was on 11 nominations.
Other PACMA members nominated were Rich McFarlane, Dave Sinclair, CKBI’s Ken Landers and Don Mitchell, Gail Krause and Dean Bernier.
The big winner of the weekend was Archerwill’s Codie Prevost. He and his band took home six awards, including Fan’s Choice Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year.
The awards were held Sunday night in Swift Current.
news_panow.com
Donny Parenteau continues to make a big impression on the Canadian country scene, this month coming out with his fourth album To Whom it May Concern. For this one he teamed up with 306 Records/EMI to get his music out to even more people than before.
Parenteau is excited about possibilities for him through the partnership. “It’s absolutely fantastic, it’s great to have an opportunity to get your product out there into stores and just keep on touring and getting out there and doing it,” he said. This particular album is special for Parenteau because he worked with two country idols, Marty Stuart and Charlie Daniels.
“An independent artist in Canada, from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan to get two living legends to play on your project is pretty cool,” Parenteau said. Despite the success he has had both touring with Neil McCoy and in his solo career Parenteau has not turned away from his roots.
He was born in Prince Albert, grew up on twelfth street west and he is now raising his family here in the city. “I was always from Prince Albert and always will be … this is my home.”
As well as being a musician Donny Parenteau has done speaking tours in Saskatchewan elementary schools. He encourages the kids he talks with to dream big and to not let things get in the way of those dreams using his own journey to success as an example. “I want to spread the message to the young students out there that (they) can achieve and do anything (they) wanna do.”
The second single from the album, My Girl, written for his daughter Natasha is already on rotation on CMT Canada.
The new album To Whom it May Concern is being released on Jan. 25.
Written By: Lisa Schick, PANow
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2011 SCMA All Star Band (Specialty)
2011 SCMA Aboriginal Artist of the Year
2010 SCMA Aboriginal Artist of the Year
2009 SCMA Aboriginal Artist of the Year
2008 SCMA Fan's Choice Entertainer of the Year
2008 SCMA Male Vocalist of the Year
2008 SCMA Song of the Year (Composer): "Postmarked Heaven"
2008 SCMA Single of the Year: "Postmarked Heaven"
2008 SCMA Aboriginal Artist of the Year
2008 SCMA All Star Band (Fiddle)
2008 SCMA Back Up Band of the Year: Donny Parenteau Band
2007 CAMA Song of the Year: "Father Time"
2007 CAMA Producer/Engineer of the Year: Donny Parenteau, Steve Fox, Glenn Enns & Matt Anderson
2007 SCMA Producer of the Year: Donny Parenteau and Steve Fox
2007 SCMA Aboriginal Artist of the Year
2007 SCMA All Star Band: Fiddle
2007 SCMA Back-up Band of the Year
2007 SCMA All Star Band: Specialty Instrument
2006 SCMA Aboriginal Artist of the Year
2006 SCMA All Star Band (Fiddle)
2005 SCMA Aboriginal Artist of the Year
2005 SCMA All Star Band (Fiddle)
2004 SCMA Aboriginal Artist of the Year
2004 SCMA All Star Band (Fiddle)
2003 SCMA All Star Band (Fiddle)
2011 SCMA Fans Choice Entertainer
2011 SCMA Song of the Year (MY GIRL)
2011 SCMA All Star Band (SPECIALTY)
2011 SCMA Male Vocalist of the Year
2011 SCMA Single of the Year (MY GIRL)
2011 SCMA All Star Band (FIDDLE)
2011 SCMA Record Producer
2011 SCMA Country Music Person
2011 SCMA Video of the Year (My Girl)
2011 SCMA Manager
2009 CCMA Fiddle Player of the Year
2008 JUNO Aboriginal Recording of the Year: "What It Takes"
2008 SCMA Fan's Choice Entertainer
2008 SCMA Song of the Year (Composer): "Father Time"
2008 SCMA Single of the Year: "Father Time"
2008 SCMA All Star Band (Specialty)
2008 SCMA Record Producer(s): Donny Parenteau & Steve Fox for "What It Takes"
2008 CCMA Fiddle Player of the Year
2007 SCMA Fans Choice Entertainer
2007 SCMA Male Vocalist of the Year
2007 SCMA Song of the Year: "Country Calling Me"
2007 SCMA Single of the Year: "Country Calling Me"
2007 SCMA Album of the Year: "What It Takes"
2007 CCMA Chevy Rising Star
2007 WCMA Outstanding Aboriginal Recording
2007 WCMA Outstanding Country Recording
2007 CAMA Best Songwriter: "Father Time" and "Postmarked Heaven"
2007 CAMA Best Country Album: "What It Takes"
2007 CAMA Best Album of the Year: "What It Takes"
2007 CAMA Producer of the Year
2006 CAMA Fiddle Player of the Year
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