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Fluke or Flounder

by John Guliak

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After a long sojourn in Glasgow John Guliak has returned with a batch of new songs that pick up where he left off with 2001's Black Monk and 2004's 7 Stories and 13 Songs. This new collection has been immediately accepted in circles beyond folk and country. Fluke or Flounder nailed it for everyone; it’s a roots album with odd aural touches, representative of John’s varied musical interests.

He touches on very Canadian topics, from the Saskatchewan farmer in Dust to the First Nations title character in Emily, deftly sketching characters with skill and compassion, not unlike a northern John Prine. His songwriting is at once accessible and multi-layered, repaying multiple listening and often only revealing their inner meanings over time. I say this as a long time musician, professional music critic and journalist: Fluke or Flounder is one of the albums released in this city in 2016 that I’d feel comfortable putting up against the best of anywhere else.

Tom Murray

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released March 12, 2018

Musicians:
Keith Rose – Bass Guitar
David MacAnulty – Drums
Paul Rigby – Guitars, Pedal Steel, Mandolin, Keyboards
Tyler Greentree – Lead and Backing Vocals
Ford Pier – Keyboards
Shuyler Jansen – Backing Vocals
John Guliak – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

Produced by Paul Rigby

Recorded and Mixed at Afterlife Studio by John Raham
with additional work at JC/DC Productions by David Carswell

Mastered by Marc L’Esperance at Heavy-O-Sonic

Artwork by Bob Yiannakoulias

Layout by Travis Sargent (or Salty or whatever you call yourself)

Please visit www.johnguliak.com for track credits, lyrics, and other floundering things

Thanks for the support from The Banff Centre Of The Arts, the Edmonton arts community, The Empress Ale House, all past, present, and future members of Prairie Flounder, and my family in Saskatchewan

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John Guliak is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has been performing roots music in Canada for over 20 years.  John's music contrasts the isolation of his prairie upbringing with his later experiences in the urban landscapes of Winnipeg, Vancouver, Edmonton and Toronto.  The songs that result have been compared to those of other uniquely Canadian voices such as Gordon Lightfoot and Leonard Cohen. ... more

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