Terry Tufts
Encyclopedia
Terry Tufts is a Canadian
folk music
singer-songwriter
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, as it was then known. This job took Terry to Denver, Colorado, U.S.A, Ottawa, Ontario, and Rome, Italy. After completing grade 12 at Notre Dame International in Rome, he started life away from his parents at 16 years of age, returning to Canada to complete his high school. After graduating in 1974 from Albert College
in Belleville
, a private boarding school
, Tufts moved to Fredericton, New Brunswick
to begin working as a full time musician. He later settled in the Ottawa Valley
in Ontario, working as a session musician
and sideman
for a variety of artists, as well as pursuing his own musical career as a singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Tufts has recorded seven albums, one of which remains unreleased. His last three albums are on Borealis Records
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
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History
Tufts' father Floyd took a job with the Canadian government in the Department of Manpower and ImmigrationCitizenship and Immigration Canada
Citizenship and Immigration Canada is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for issues dealing with immigration and citizenship...
, as it was then known. This job took Terry to Denver, Colorado, U.S.A, Ottawa, Ontario, and Rome, Italy. After completing grade 12 at Notre Dame International in Rome, he started life away from his parents at 16 years of age, returning to Canada to complete his high school. After graduating in 1974 from Albert College
Albert College (Belleville)
Albert College is a co-educational independent boarding school in Belleville, Ontario. It is the oldest co-ed boarding school in Canada. It currently has an enrollment of approximately 300 students representing 25 different countries...
in Belleville
Belleville, Ontario
Belleville is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in Southern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the seat of Hastings County, but is politically independent of it. and the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region...
, a private boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
, Tufts moved to Fredericton, New Brunswick
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Fredericton is the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, by virtue of the provincial parliament which sits there. An important cultural, artistic, and educational centre for the province, Fredericton is home to two universities and cultural institutions such as the Beaverbrook Art...
to begin working as a full time musician. He later settled in the Ottawa Valley
Ottawa Valley
The Ottawa Valley is the valley along the boundary between Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec along the Ottawa River. The valley is the transition between the Saint Lawrence Lowlands and the Canadian Shield...
in Ontario, working as a session musician
Session musician
Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...
and sideman
Sideman
A sideman is a professional musician who is hired to perform or record with a group of which he or she is not a regular member. They often tour with solo acts as well as bands and jazz ensembles. Sidemen are generally required to be adaptable to many different styles of music, and so able to fit...
for a variety of artists, as well as pursuing his own musical career as a singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Tufts has recorded seven albums, one of which remains unreleased. His last three albums are on Borealis Records
Borealis Records
Borealis Records is a Canadian record label, founded in 1996 by four Canadian musicians. It is notable as being focused exclusively on the recording and development Canadian folk and roots music artists.- History :...
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Solo
- Terry Tufts (1987) Snowy River Records, then Blue Northern Music
- Transparent Blue (1990) Snowy River Records, then Blue Northern Music
- Down the Eighth and Gone (1995) Blue Northern Music
- Two Nights Solo (1999) Nutshell Music
- Walk On (2001) Borealis Records
- Two Nights Solo (2002) Re-Released by Borealis RecordsBorealis RecordsBorealis Records is a Canadian record label, founded in 1996 by four Canadian musicians. It is notable as being focused exclusively on the recording and development Canadian folk and roots music artists.- History :...
- Six Strings North Of The Border (2003) Borealis Records
- The Better Fight (2005) Borealis Records
Compilation Contributions
- "For Lovin' Me", Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon LightfootBeautiful: A Tribute to Gordon LightfootBeautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot is a tribute album to Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, released in 2003 on Borealis Records.-Track listing:# Cowboy Junkies, "The Way I Feel"# Jesse Winchester, "Sundown"# Ron Sexsmith, "Drifters"...
(2004)