ICONIC CANADIAN SINGER IAN TYSON RELEASES NEW STONY PLAIN RECORDS ALBUM, "CARNERO VAQUERO," ON JUNE 16
ICONIC CANADIAN SINGER IAN TYSON RELEASES NEW STONY PLAIN RECORDS ALBUM, CARNERO VAQUERO , ON JUNE 16 Upcoming Tour Includes Performances in Washington, DC and New York City EDMONTON, AB - Acclaimed roots music label Stony Plain Records announces a June 16 U.S. release date for Carnero Vaquero , the 13 th album from iconic Canadian singer/songwriter Ian Tyson. The late blues singer John Lee Hooker, asked at age 85 whether he planned to retire, told a reporter: “It’s too late to quit now.” That may well be the motto of Ian Tyson, whose ongoing career began in the folk music boom of the early ‘60s. Now 81, Tyson has just recorded a new album for Edmonton-based Stony Plain Records — and he still plays some 40 concerts a year as well as manages the Tyson Cattle Ranch south of Calgary. U.S. dates on his upcoming tour in support of the new album’s release include May 16 at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA; and July 16 at The City Winery in New York City. ...