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Manitoba’s hardest-working musician, Don Amero, is about to hit the road for a fall tour. Before he leaves his hometown of Winnipeg, though, Amero dropped CBC Music an exclusive cut off his yet-to-be-released fourth album, Heart On My Sleeve.

Usually a musician will release a CD and then tour, but Amero is doing it in reverse. He’s going on a 11-city Canadian tour, then releasing his album at a not-so-private house concert in his hometown on Oct. 24.

“I’m really excited to be releasing my new album in such a different and dynamic way,” said Amero in a news release.

Amero’s CD release show will be webcast live via Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), the same way the network broadcasts their Aboriginal Day Live concerts that take place each June.

“House concerts allow for an intimate performance, and I play a lot of them when I tour,” Amero said. “So what better way to release Heart On My Sleeve than through an up-close-and-personal house concert that we can share with people everywhere?”

The self-produced album has already spawned the hit "Turn These Grey Skies Blue." Now Amero’s second single, "Young Forever," is being released exclusively here on CBC Music.

According to Amero's publicist, RoseAnna Schick, "Young Forever" is the musician's favourite song on the album – and the one he is most proud of. Amero found inspiration for the song in an airline magazine as he was travelling from Montreal to Moncton. The story made him think about what it means to stay young at heart, and it took him a mere two days to write "Young Forever" while touring PEI.

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Listen to "Young Forever," by Don Amero.

Heart On My Sleeve tour dates:

Sept. 13: Toronto, Ont.
The Sister, 9:30 p.m.

Sept. 14: Toronto, Ont.
House Concert

Sept. 15: Milton, Ont.
House Concert

Sept. 16: Acton, Ont.
The Roxy Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 20: Moncton, NB
Plan B, 10 p.m.

Sept. 21: Halifax, N.S.
The Music Room, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 22: P.E.I.
Old Belle River, 8 p.m.

Sept. 24: Wolfville, N.S.
Al Whittle Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 28: Regina, Saskatchewan
The Gaslight Saloon, 9 p.m.

Sept. 29: Regina, Saskatchewan
The Artful Dodger