The Gift

   The Gift: A Tribute to Ian Tyson

The Gift weaves through 50 years of Tyson's catalogue, finding room for songs going back to the days of Ian and Sylvia and The Great Speckled Bird, through Ian's honk-tonk years and of course a large slice of the cowboy culture music that is heard on albums from Old Corrals and Sagebrush to Cowboyography and on to classic Tyson releases like 18 Inches of Rain, I Outgrew The Saddle, Lost Herd, and Songs From The Gravel Road. Of course, all of Tyson’s hits, from Four Strong Winds, Summer Wages, Someday Soon and Some Kind of Fool, to Navajo Rug, Springtime In Alberta, and 18 Inches of Rain find their way into the set lists.

The Gift has been called "a brilliant troupe of musicians who get to the heart and soul of Ian's work" by Big Valley Jamboree producer Larry Werner, while CKUA's Wide Cut Country host Allison Brock calls The Gift, "a special evening that is a must for all Tyson fans".

If you are a fan of the music and career of Ian Tyson, The Gift is just that, a gift to those who understand what a force Tyson has been in country, folk and roots music for well over half a century.