artist Glenn Sutter

I've been getting some great feedback about my new album!  Here's a recent press release that describes what went into it. - Glenn

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Jan 11, 2012

Glenn Sutter is proud to announce the release of his second full-length solo album Sweet Happiness, a collection of memorable folk-rock tunes about searching and discovery.  "I'm really happy with the way this project came together," says Sutter.  "The whole band bought into the idea of going for an organic, off-the-floor sound, and that's what we got." 

Recorded in September at Twisted Pair Studios, with production and engineering by the award-winning David j Taylor, the 14-track album features stellar performances by Taylor on guitar, keys and backing vocals, Rebecca Lascue on backing vocals and percussion, Michael Paul on bass, Cal Harle on drums, and Joyce Belcher on flute.  Together, they bring Sutter's provocative lyrics and melodies to life, from the haunting love song Wait, to the beautifully crafted Sunlight After Rain.

"I was glad to have the chance to cut loose on the piano for some of these tunes," Sutter notes. "I love writing and performing on the guitar, but the piano will always be my best friend since I've been playing it since I was 4 years old.  I also like the way That River Rising came out.  I wrote it for folks affected by the 2011 floods, including my elderly mom who still lives by the Souris River."

Sutter grew up in the 1970s as part of a musical family in Souris, Manitoba, drawing inspiration from small-town life, sweeping prairie landscapes, and all sorts of music, especially the Beatles, the Stones, and Neil Young. His main influences now include Blue Rodeo, John Hiatt, Steve Earle, and John Prine.

Sweet Happiness follows on the 2008 release of Sutter's debut cd All You Need and the 2010 live album Seeds, a collaboration with Brett Dolter (B.D. Willoughby, Library Voices) to raise money for the community gardens in North Central Regina.  

Over the next few months, Sutter will be doing a tour of the prairies to promote his new cd, with a release show in Regina at the end of March. The full album and individual tracks are now available for sale directly from him or via iTunes and CDBaby at www.glennsutter.com/music.

Contact info:
daytime - (306) 787-2859
evenings & weekends - (306) 522-7670
gsutter@sasktel.net
www.glennsutter.com
I've been getting great feedback about my new album! Here is an overview and a recent press release that describes what went into it. Glenn

I am thrilled that my song Weight of the World made it onto the David Suzuki Playlist for the Planet!  In my day job I am a biologist who studies and teaches about sustainability issues, so I have been a big David Suzuki fan for many years!

I am also deeply humbled, given the great songs that were entered by other Saskatchewan artists.  Thanks to everyone who helped with the selection process.

I felt the urge to write Weight of the World two years ago, on the final day of a songwriters retreat at Emma Lake, SK.  I was putting my guitar away for the last time before heading back to the city, when I starting thinking about Neil Young's Keep on Rockin in the Free World, and how powerful that song is.  The first words and melody for Weight of the World came quickly, and it's now a song I often play when concerns about the world start to mount and I need to feel reinvigorated.  I guess is helps to sing "I'm going to do my bit" once and a while!

Long live CBC!

Glenn