Jeffery Straker @Char's Landing, Port Alberni
Monday October 6th 2025 doors 6:30pm start 7:30pm
Singer-songwriter pianist Jeffery Straker serves up a rootsy-storytelling brand of song that has been said to transport listeners - out onto a northern Canadian Lake or to the main street of a prairie town. With critical comparisons to the likes of Kris Kristofferson, Jackson Browne and Murray McLauchlan he’s twice been named 'Roots-Folk Artist of the Year' in the Saskatchewan Music Awards. Straker released his ninth recording “Great Big Sky” in 2024 – steeped with themes of the Canadian prairies. AmericanaUK praised it saying “With emotional and sonic depth, Great Big Sky is an album we’d thoroughly recommend”. The album saw Jeffery win a 2025 Canadian Folk Music Award for ‘Contemporary Canadian Folk Singer of the Year’.
WebSite =>
https://www.jeffstraker.com/
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BIO
--2025 Canadian Folk Music Awards – Contemporary Folk Singer of the Year--
Singer-songwriter pianist Jeffery Straker serves up a rootsy-storytelling brand of song that has been said to transport listeners - out onto a northern Canadian Lake or to the main street of a prairie town. With critical comparisons to the likes of Kris Kristofferson, Jackson Browne and Murray McLauchlan he’s twice been named 'Roots-Folk Artist of the Year' in the Saskatchewan Music Awards & has been honoured with a Western Canadian Music Award. The Sask. Country Music Awards have named him keyboard player of the year 4 years running. Straker released his ninth recording “Great Big Sky” in 2024 – steeped with themes of the Canadian prairies. AmericanaUK praised it saying “With emotional and sonic depth, Great Big Sky is an album we’d thoroughly recommend”. The album saw Jeffery win a 2025 Canadian Folk Music Award for ‘Contemporary Canadian Folk Singer of the Year’.
CKUA broadcaster Alison Brock has said: “I must admit to being a latecomer to the Jeffery Straker party, but like all good parties once you’re there you’re really glad you came, and you sure don’t want to leave.” Some very unexpected praise recently came in the form of royal recognition from His Majesty King Charles III who was moved by a song on Jeffery’s new album (penned for the 2023 Coronation celebration in Saskatchewan). The King’s message about the song and well-wishes for Straker’s UK tour made national news across Canada.
Proud of his prairie roots, Jeffery debuted his album ‘Great Big Sky’ with a series of unique performances in grain elevators across Saskatchewan. He followed that up with performances throughout Canada, in Nashville Tennessee, the UK and Ireland. Continuing to reach audiences in unique ways, last fall Jeffery was selected by CBC’s “The Current” to perform in a live national radio broadcast sharing songs from the recording. He’s also been chosen to represent Canada in a week-long residency performing in Osaka Japan at Expo 2025.
Wherever he performs his audience connections are stand-out as described by CBC Radio who said: “He has a way of drawing us into his world and making us feel like we’re an old friend he’s ready to catch up with”.
QUOTES:
CBC Radio (on Jeffery’s live shows):
“He has a way of drawing us into his world and making us feel like we’re an old friend he’s ready to catch up with”.
CKUA Host Allison Brock:
“I must admit to being quite the latecomer to the Jeffery Straker party, but like all good parties, once you’re there you’re really glad you came, and you sure don’t want to leave.
AmericanaUK (album review):
“...the playing and the arrangements recall early Warren Zevon and Jackson Browne...rolling, fluent piano & heartfelt vocals...emotional and sonic depth...Great Big Sky is an album we'd thoroughly recommend"
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WEBSITE:
https://www.jeffstraker.com/
FACEBOOK:
https://www.facebook.com/jeffery.straker.music/
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INSTAGRAM:
https://www.instagram.com/jefferystraker/?hl=en
TIKTOK:
https://www.tiktok.com/@jefferystraker?lang=en
SPOTIFY ARTIST PAGE:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/43y45lgRCYYP5B2DVoaAC7?si=3gwOY3faRNu3Piht2xmwnA
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T-I-C-K-E-T-S =>
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Advance $ 25 ShowDate $ 30
Online OR text/whatsapp/call 250-730-1636 OR at the door
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Char's Landing, Port Alberni, BC
all ages listening venue Kids<=6 FREE
www.charslanding.com/events
call/text 250-730-1636
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NOTE: Please accept our most sincere thanks for purchasing advance ticket(s). All ticket sales are final so if you are unable to attend, we encourage you to pay your ticket forward, as a way to support our Touring Artists.
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