Self-Released Album

✨ This Might Be Love ✨

August 28, 2025

One of the songs closest to my heart from the Hired Gun album is ‘This Might Be Love‘. To give you a glimpse into the process, I’m sharing an image of the handwritten lyrics—the very first draft where the song took shape back in July 2017.

You’ll notice a little star sticker on the page—that’s my own reward system. Whenever I finish writing a song, I give myself a star. It’s a small ritual, but it makes the creative process feel like a celebration. 🌟

It’s a reminder that every track starts as words on a page before it grows into music.

I’d love for you to check it out—listen, like, and share This Might Be Love on Apple Music, Spotify, or wherever you stream your music. Every click and share helps bring these songs to more ears. 🎶

What You Do (Official Lyric Video)

August 20, 2025

Some songs just hit you right in the 💛.  ‘What You Do’ is the feature single from the forthcoming album Hired Gun—an easygoing love song that weaves together tender, heartfelt moments into a tapestry of devotion to the ones we hold close, the kind that makes you do it again and again… and again.

Let’s build some momentum together! Watch the lyric video and join the online listening party on August 21. 🎶✨

Look for the release of Selkirk Range Hired Gun on Spotify, Apple Music, or Bandcamp on August 22. Give it a listen, and add it to your favourites playlist. Every like and share will help this song find new fans 🎊🤠

Hired Gun is coming!

August 17, 2025

Selkirk Range presents a classic country-inspired collection of ten original tracks. This is the first of two album-length releases from the Sunophonic Sessions.  Drop in to the listening party on August 21 at 7pm (Mountain), chat with the artist, and get a behind-the-scenes look at how the songs came together.

Hired Gun pairs vivid storytelling with melodies that are easy to carry and hard to forget, tracing open highways, small-town lives, and the hard-earned wisdom that comes with time. From upbeat road songs to quiet reflections, the album leans into the traditions of country and folk while adding a modern edge.

Leading the way is the featured single, What You Do — a joyful, heartfelt tribute to all the wild, tender, and ordinary things we do in the name of love. From singing karaoke into the night to standing in the pouring rain or racing home before sunrise, each verse captures love’s everyday devotion. Set to warm, melodic country-folk, the song reminds us that true love lives in the effort—in the silly, sincere, and soulful gestures we make again and again.

🎧 Listen to “What You Do” on Bandcamp, Spotify or Apple Music — and if it resonates, give it some love by liking it, adding it to your playlist, and sharing it with someone who’ll feel it too.

Sneak preview from the forthcoming album

December 21, 2022

The new album is coming soon. I’ve been working with Colin Noel at Electric Treehouse in Edmonton on a collection of 10 tracks that will be available on the streaming services in the new year.

In the meantime, here’s a sneak preview of a newly recorded version of “Wear Anything!”

This song was written several years ago for a songwriting workshop and has since become a favourite when I perform live. It’s all about different kinds of hats, which of course, are all about personality.

Coming up with a rhyming list of hats and making it work musically is the kind of creative challenge that I love taking on! For the longest time, I didn’t have a third verse for this song … but thank goodness for the Internet!

This version is now a duet featuring the incredible vocal talents of Taene Nomaowen, who joined me on a couple other tracks on the album.

I also added a new arrangement to it, while opening with a baritone ukulele made by Twisted Wood Guitars based in St. Albert near Edmonton (a very thoughtful gift from my wife).

What kind of hat are you gonna wear?

CD Release Show

March 30, 2017

Selkirk Range will be performing a CD release show in Edmonton at Cafe Blackbird on April 6.

Yes, I know, it’s been a few months since we released the album but we decided to wait until Spring to celebrate it.

Join us for family-friendly show at a wonderful venue that supports local music in Edmonton.

First single now available

October 29, 2016

We’re thrilled to release the first single off the album.  Yellowhead West — a song for that other great Canadian highway stretching across the prairies and into the mountains– was a finalist and received special mention in the Jameson Upstart category at the 2016 Ship & Anchor song contest in Calgary and I’m pleased to be able to share it with you.

Become a fan of Selkirk Range at Reverbnation before November 22 and help build the buzz.  I’ll send you a link to the pre-release digital download copy of the album.

Album artwork

October 24, 2016

 

Here’s a peek at the artwork for the forthcoming album.  The painting is titled “Rasht” by Ottawa-based artist Taymaz Valley.  He has  very kindly given me permission to use this piece for the record, and I would like to thank Renee La Roi for her assistance in pulling all the design elements together for the CD packaging and online graphics.

I was drawn to the organic feel of the painting and brilliant use of colour.  The river, tree, and house all speak to elements and themes within the songs on the album.  That combination was simply irresistible to me.  I hope you like it as much as I do!

Stay tuned for a special announcement later this week about the release date for the album and a special pre-release offer for fans of Selkirk Range.

Closing in on a release date

October 9, 2016

Final mixes are done and we are sending the tracks to be mastered at Golden Mastering in California in the coming week.

From there, we will send master tracks for replication on a small run of CDs, as well as uploading to CD Baby for distribution to various online retailers, including iTunes.

It will be a soft launch of the record in November, meaning that I will release some or all of the album but plan for a more formal release event in the coming months.

Everett’s been wonderful to work with throughout this process, and I’m very pleased with the results so far; and especially for the opportunity to work with some talented musicians who performed on the record.

Stay tuned for more soon.