HUFF Presents: The Devin Cuddy Band Album Release - Friday

The Halifax Urban Folk Festival is stoked to present two album release performances by The Devin Cuddy Band at The Carleton on Friday, June 12th (this one) and Sunday, June 14th. Show time for Friday's edition is 8 PM and tickets are only $30 + HST. Devin Cuddy is a singer songwriter based in Toronto. From an early age he was drawn to music of the past. While sifting through his father's (Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo) CD collection, he found the music of Louis Armstrong and New Orleans blues piano players like Dr John and Professor Longhair. After attending York University for Jazz Piano, Devin starting hanging around Toronto's Cameron House, where he was inspired by the local singer songwriter scene. He began his performing career alone at the piano, playing every Wednesday night. It was during this time that he began writing and testing out his own material on an ever growing crowd. Drawing from inspirations like Randy Newman and Steve Earle, Devin started to build up a catalogue of his own material. When the Cameron House decided to start a label to showcase local artists, Devin was quickly recruited. His first release, Volume One, was released in…