Blue Rodeo

News about Small Miracles continues to trickle out: we can now announce the track sequence for the new album, due out on September 25.

Small Miracles will contain the following 13 songs:

So Far Away
This Town
Blue House
3 Hours Away
It Makes Me Wonder
Summer Girls
Together
Mystic River
Black Ribbon
C’mon
Small Miracles
Beautiful
Where I Was Before

You can listen to a few samples from the new album, as well as a special message from Greg and Jim, by texting BR to 12321. Each text costs 50 cents plus any fees your cell provider normally charges.

The good people at NOW Magazine have been kind enough to give us two pairs of passes to the NOW Barge to give away to members of BlueRodeo.com. Our contest winners will get to eat and drink with other VIPs while enjoying a view of the majestic Toronto skyline from Lake Ontario before Blue Rodeo’s show at the Molson Amphitheare on August 22. And you never know, the band may came out to say hello.

To enter, all you have to do is purchase lawn tickets through the BlueRodeo.com Store. All those who have previously bought lawn tickets from us have been entered already. If you haven’t bought your tickets yet, don’t delay: The sale — and this contest — closes this upcoming Sunday, August 12, at 11:59pm EDT.

UPDATE: The contest and sale are now over. We’ll announce the lucky winners soon!

The release of Small Miracles is fast approaching, but there’s some new Blue Rodeo music available now to tide you over until September 25.

In stores now, The Gift: A Tribute To Ian Tyson features the band’s recording of Tyson’s classic “Four Strong Winds”.

Update: This CD is now available in the BlueRodeo.com Store.

Thanks to CodeBlue for the tip!

Look out Newmarket fans: The Jim Cuddy Band will roll into town for a show at the Newmarket Theatre on September 22. The BlueRodeo.com presale for this date begins tomorrow, Thursday August 2 at 11 AM EDT.

This is an assigned seat venue and we’ve got the first seven rows to sell, so make sure you’re here right at 11 to get yourself the very best seats possible.

Starting your weekend off with a bang!

BlueRodeo.com is thrilled to offer you the first listen to “C’mon”, the first single from Blue Rodeo’s forthcoming album Small Miracles, set for release on September 25. Due to hit radio next week, you can stream “C’mon” from our homepage music player now.

Stayed tuned for more details on the album soon and enjoy “C’mon”.

UPDATE: “C’mon” is now available to purchase from iTunes

On Thursday, June 7, Toronto’s Lee’s Palace saw some of Canada’s finest musical talent gather together to play at the NXNE music festival’s BBC Radio 2 showcase. Performers included Jim Bryson, Kathleen Edwards and of course Blue Rodeo.

If you wanted to be there but couldn’t be, be sure to listen to this week’s edition of BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris show as it will be airing highlights from this amazing showcase. Bob’s show broadcasts this Saturday, June 9, from 4am – 7am EDT and will be up on his webpage for listening to at your leisure for the next week.

Blue Rodeo has been added to the BBC Radio 2 Showcase this Thursday, June 7 at Lee’s Palace in Toronto. The band’s set will be recorded for broadcast on the BBC’s Bob Harris Saturday Show.

You’ll need a NXNE wristband to get in to the show. Wristbands sell for $28 and can be purchased either at the door or in advance. See NXNE.com for more information.

The full lineup of the BBC Radio 2 Showcase:

9 pm – Oh Susanna
10 pm – Kathleen Edwards
11 pm – Jim Bryson
12 pm – Justin Rutledge
1 am – TBA (you’ll love it – we promise!)
2 am – Luke Doucet & Melissa McClelland
3 am – Blue Rodeo

Hope to see you there!

Congratulations Blue Rodeo! On May 22, the band will receive a fellowship for lasting contribution to the arts from Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music. The band will receive this award at a special gala where they will perform before other Conservatory members. Previous recipients of this honour include the Tragically Hip, Bruce Cockburn and producer/songwriter David Foster.

Just a reminder that Greg will be performing at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre this weekend as part of The Whole Shebang, an annual event that showcases music, dance, visual art and a number of very talented individuals. For more info on The Whole Shebang can be found here.

The Jim Cuddy Band will be hitting the road this summer as the opening act for John Fogerty, songwriting wizard behind Creedence Clearwater Revival. Jim and company will be opening for John on the following dates:

• July 18 – Ottawa, ON – Scotiabank Place
• July 26 – Winnipeg, MB – MTS Centre
• July 28 – Calgary, AB – Pengrowth Saddledome
• July 29 – Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place Theatre
• July 31 – Kelowna, BC – Prospera Place Theatre
• August 1 – Victoria, BC – Save-On Food Memorial Centre
• August 2 – Burnaby, BC – Deer Lake Park

Tickets for all shows will go on sale through Ticketmaster at 10am local time on Friday, April 20 with the exception of Calgary and Ottawa. Those two shows will go on sale on Saturday, April 21 at 10am local time through Ticketmaster.