Show Notes
Valdy is playing a concert at Emmanuel United Church at 7:00pm on Friday 13 March 2026, and joins Bob Jonkman on a web conference to talk about Salt Spring Island, being a touring musician, writing songs on the road, how songs (and musicians!) change over the years, an upcoming album, Valdy’s guitar, and Remembrance Day.
The interview starts at 1m22s.
Online:
- Website: https://valdy.com/
- Facebook: Valdy | Facebook
- Instagram: Emmanuel Concerts (@emmanuelconcerts) | Instagram
- Spotify: Valdy | Spotify
- E-mail: info@valdy.com
- Phone: +1‑905‑510‑2085 (Booking Agent: Charlie Jacklin charlie@lunarproductions.ca)
Upcoming Events
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Concert at Emmanuel United Church
- When: 7:30pm on Friday 13 November 2026 (doors open 7:00pm
- Where: Emmanuel United Church
- Location: 22 Bridgeport Road West, Waterloo Map
- Website: https://emmanueluc.ca/get-involved/concerts/
- Tickets: https://ticketscene.ca/events/62047/
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Valdy Tour Dates
Podcast
Download: ckms-community-connections-2026-11-11-episode280-Valdy.mp3 (52 MB, 56m35s, episode 280)
Index
| Time | Title | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0m00s | Theme for CKMS Community Connections ccc |
 CKMS Community Connections |
Steve Todd |
| 0m50s | The Rock ‘N’ Roll Song (excerpt) |
 20th Century Masters: The Best of Valdy |
Valdy |
| 1m22s | Play Me A Rock ‘N’ Roll Song was the song that made Valdy famous. Valdy tells us of his previous visits to Waterloo, but he’s on Salt Spring Island as we speak. Valdy tells us of his history there. | ||
| 3m50s | Talking about making a living as a musician: Making sure you get to the airport on time, that you have all your equipment with your. Valdy tells of his upcoming tour, launching in Waterloo and ending at the end of November in Watson’s Corners. | ||
| 6m00s | Bob gives the info about the Emmanuel United Church concert, but gives the wrong address (it’s 22 Bridgeport Road, Waterloo). | ||
| 6m55s | Valdy still enjoys touring, adding some new material from other writers as well as his own. New material takes a while to develop. Valdy has a producer for his albums, which loses some creative control, but he’s OK with that because he trusts the producer. Valdy gets more writing done on the road, working by himself in his room. | ||
| 9m20s | For the Emmanuel United Church concert Valdy will share the stage with another performer, Kaleb Hikele, and also at Hugh’s Room. | ||
| 9m55s | Valdy doesn’t play the new songs while he’s on tour, they need to “get some hair on their face.” Then Valdy corrects himself, “Songs can be equally feminine as well as masculine.” He waits for the songs to “get some flesh on their bones.” | ||
| 10m45s | Does waiting for the song to mature change it? Yes, not just playing it, but the exposure it gets and the feedback Valdy receives, whether it’s working or not working. | ||
| 11m25s | Valdy introduces A Good Song, which he wrote in a hotel room in Calgary. He can still sing it in the original key. | ||
| 11m29s | A Good Song |
20th Century Masters: The Best of Valdy |
Valdy |
| 14m35s | Bob remembers Valdy from the 1970s, “Those were good years.” Valdy is going back in the studio with Claire Lawrence, his producer from the 1970s, to record an album to be called Shadowland, about dealing with dementia. | ||
| 15m35s | When Valdy performs the old songs, have they changed? “Yes, I’m learning to sing. The more I play, the better I get.” The form remains the same, but Valdy can sing them better. Hearing himself on recordings helps. But the lyrics haven’t changed. Valdy is happy with the way the old songs have been produced. | ||
| 17m05s |
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| 18m10s | Valdy is concerned about his beard length. He may trim it before leaving tomorrow. Jet lag doesn’t bother Valdy when he travels east, but going west throws off the body clock. | ||
| 19m10s | Valdy and Bob talk about Remembrance Day. Valdy opens every concert with Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream, a plea to end the terrible things going on. | ||
| 20m30s | Valdy has to leave, so Bob and Valdy exchange goodbyes. Bob recaps the Emmanual Concert info. | ||
| 22m00s | Rock ‘N’ Roll Song |
20th Century Masters: The Best of Valdy |
Valdy |
| 24m53s | Simple Life (Ode to L.A.) | ||
| 28m00s | Streets of Whitehorse | ||
| 31m7s | Six Feet Away | ||
| 33m09s | City Musician | ||
| 35m49s | Magdalena | ||
| 39m54s | Dirty Old Man | ||
| 43m22s | Peter & Lou | ||
| 46m52s | Renaissance | ||
| 51m27s | Landscapes | ||
| 53m50s | Yes I Can | ||
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