ESTEVAN — A talented group of Canadian musicians will be at the Orpheum Theatre on May 11.
Tim & The Glory Boys will perform at 7 p.m. as part of their Home-Town Hoedown Tour. Featuring Tim Neufeld, Colin Trask and Benton Thorvaldson, the three-person group has been together for more than a decade.
They won Juno Awards for top Contemporary Christian and Gospel Album in 2014 and 2017, and they were nominated for Group of the Year and Rising Star awards at the 2021 Canadian Country Music Association Awards.
The trio has performed with country, roots and gospel artists.
Trask said he and Neufeld were originally part of Christian rock band Starfield for many years.
"We were signed with EMI in Nashville, toured the world, and had the most incredible time," said Trask. "When that band finally slowed down in 2012, we realized we don't have many skills in life and are pretty much only good at one thing: running and operating a touring band."
They decided to push the refresh button and start a new band but this time, one that really showcased their bluegrass roots. For the first six to seven years, it was mainly bluegrass and gospel music, and then about four years ago, they had some friends in country music – who were also dabbling in bluegrass and gospel – such as Paul Brandt and Brad Rempel with High Valley, encourage them to try country music.
"In 2020, we independently got our first single, When you Know you Know, to No. 21 on the Billboard Canadian country music charts. That sparked the attention of record labels and shortly after we signed with Sony Music Canada. It's been a wild ride ever since," said Trask.
Trask noted the band's original name was Tim Neufeld & The Hallelujah Glory Boys as a joke to see how many syllables they could make radio DJs say. However, it wasn't until they changed the name to Tim & The Glory Boys and signed with Sony in 2020 that they started to receive airtime.
They performed in Estevan back in 2017 and they can't wait to be back, he said.
Fans can look forward to a spirited night of country/bluegrass, he said, with new tunes off of their self-titled new album.
"The Home-Town Hoedown Tour is the party that Estevan has been waiting for," Trask said.
Trask added they love playing in smaller venues like the Orpheum Theatre and packing them out.
"It feels like a real party when there's a full room of people singing along to the music," he said.
Touring again has been unbelievable. They get to interact with fans in person and travel to these amazing towns again, which is something he said they don't take for granted.
The new album came out on April 28 and Trask said they have been "blown away" by the response. Tim & The Glory Boys have been working on this album for a long time, so it feels great for it to finally be out for the fans to listen to.
