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Living Sky Magazine
April 2007 by Christine
Lyon
The album (Hard Road) is a sonically mature
debut showcasing the versatility of Fortier and Patrick as songwriters, singers,
and guitar players...Fortier and Patrick's approach to songwriting is a visceral
one. You can touch, taste it, feel it. Their songs unfold by tapping into every
one of your senses until you can't help but see it through the lens of your own
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Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Dec 15, 2005 by Cam Fuller
You can get a lot done when you're snowed in. Wyatt -- not a guy
but a Saskatoon duo featuring Daniel Fortier and Scott Patrick
-- have created an album of standards that sound fresh and
original.There are
only eight tunes on this record (the snow must have started
melting), but better doing eight well than a dozen poorly.
Fortier and Patrick share the singing, and both have nicely
textured pop-rock voices with a good amount of rasp -- a bit
Springsteeny, perhaps. A variety of styles are present here. The
disc starts out with funky guitar noodling behind Little Drummer
Boy before going more into a jazz vein with some marvelous muted
trumpet by Terry Heckman on God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. Silent
Night has a bit of country in it, thanks to some nice acoustic
guitar picking.
The tone is lighter and fast
on Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer, a reminder that the little
ruminant is in a bit of a hurry on his first night of work.
Energetic percussion here by Roy Sydiaha, who also impresses
with the djembe on the disc's standout track The Coventry Carol.
It's nice to see that Fortier and Patrick appreciate the darker,
more reverential tunes like this one in addition to O Holy Night
and What Child Is This? Wyatt is local project but they deserve
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News releases |
WYATT receives
timely boost from Rawlco Radio 10K20 program
June 5, 2006
Saskatoon’s Wyatt
(Singer-songwriter/guitarists Daniel Fortier and Scott
Patrick) have been selected to receive $10,000 as part of
Rawlco Radio’s 10K20 program. Wyatt begins recording this
summer in
Regina with Juno
Award Winning singer-songwriter Jason Plumb (The Waltons,
Jason Plumb and the Willing) as producer.
Full
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Performance Highlights |
- Official JUNO Press Launch Opening and Closing act (2007)
- Mothers Music Grand Opening (2007)
- “get in tune” concert series – Leading to JUNOfest hosted by SRIA (2007)
- CD listening party / SOUNDart project release (2007)
- JUNO showcase @ Longbranch Saloon, Saskatoon (2007)
- Saskatchewan Country Music Awards (2007)
- Official CD release @ Rodeo's, Saskatoon (2007)
- Country Roads Saloon – Calgary CD Release (2007)
- The Pump – Regina CD Release (2007)
- Swift Current Country Jamboree (2007)
- Saskatoon International Fringe Festival (2004, 2005)
- CBC Radio (2004)
- Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon (2004)
- Louis, Saskatoon (2003)
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