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Ernie Dufour

Barrie, Ontario, Canada | Established. Jan 01, 1998 | SELF

Barrie, Ontario, Canada | SELF

Established on Jan, 1998

Band Rock Singer/Songwriter

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"Barrie Out of the Cold"

"Ernie Dufour sings a song during the Barrie Out of the Cold volunteer appreciation night at Bethel Community Church,last night."Ian Mcinroy - Barrie Examiner - Ian Mcinroy

"Diskery Hard Rock Music Archives"

Ernest Cecil Paul Dufour, at age 18 started his musical career when he entered and won second place at the Port Steven Tavern. It was in 1998 when he won a first place medal at the local YMCA Festival for folk song accomplishment, and a N.O.T.A. Right Track Recognition Award in October 1999. His first recording was his 1998 six-song demo tape. Last reported, he was working on his debut country and folk album. - The Diskery

Discography

Hollow Moon, Timeology, Before The Dawn, First Recordings, Pursuit of the Hard Life, Light, Frequency Cone. Singles - Eden, Empty Eyes, Walkaway.

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Recommended if you like:

The Black Crowes, The Tragically Hip, Crown Lands

About

You could easily call singer-songwriter, Ernie Dufour, prolific. He's basically made it his creative mission to write, produce, and record three songs every month and in 2022 alone, he released four albums and one EP: Hollow Moon, Timeology, Before The Dawn, Stable Sound Recordings EP, and Pursuit of the Hard Life.

Drawing from Ernie's classic rock background, something that has followed him since he picked up the guitar at age five, The Best of 2022, is the perfect compilation to introduce Ernie's soulful rock to new listeners.

Inspired by the guitar heroes of the past and present, Ernie's playing at times feels like RUSH, ZZ Top, Eric Clapton, or Neil Young and his lyrics are relatable and sentimental, filled with vivid imagery.

One such example is with the lead spiritual single "Ocean Train" or "The River Song," about Ernie's friend, Comrie Smith, who used hang out with none other than Neil Young, and eventually played some music with him.

"Lost in Love" recalls the gypsy jazz influence of Django Reinhardt while "I Hear The Thunder" sounds a bit U2. But at the end of the day, all the songs sound like Ernie Dufour, a musician with a lifelong passion and drive to play and release his music.

Artist Bio

Ernie Dufour is a solo, independent, singer-songwriter, from Waubaushene, Ontario, Canada.He was inspired as a young child (at the age of five) by The Beatles. In Grade One, Ernie and his classmates were asked what they wanted to be when they grew up. Ernie replied: “I want to play guitar and sing like my older brothers!”

Ernie’s dream in life is to create original songs, like The Beatles, and he's been doing that since the late '90s. For Ernie, music has been a lifetime passion, adventure, and challenge. Ernie’s other, main musical inspirations are Deep Purple, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pink Floyd and Bob Dylan. Most importantly, he is inspired everyday by his two beautiful sons.

Ernie’s main musical sounds are rock, folk rock and blues. He also loves to play country music as well. Ernie plays all of the tracks on his original music including acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, lead vocals and back up vocals. Rolf Fiesel is Ernie’s current session drummer. Ernie records and produces all of his music at home in his recording studio. Everyday is a struggle of survival. To Ernie, music is life.

Song Credits

Songs written by: Ernie Dufour

Mixed and Mastered by: Ernie Dufour & Stable Sound Recordings ("Ocean Train")

Produced by: Ernie Dufour except "Ocean Train," "The Hunter," and "Walkaway" produced by Ken Greer

Additional Musicians: Rolf Fiesel (drums) & Tony Feener (drums on "Ocean Train," "The Hunter," and "Walkaway,")

Performed by: Ernie Dufour

Anymore - Met a Girl - Produced at S4 Studio Productions, Barrie, ON, Canada

Rolf Fiesel.

Band Session Musicians - Rolf Fiesel-Richard Steffen-Brad Bidmead

Releases

Faithful Planet - 2024

Bits of Lost Data - 2023