the two singer-songwriters Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy of the 1984 Canadian country rock band, Blue Rodeo are finally back together after their 4-year music drought.
After their last album together “1000 Arms”, back in 2016, the two-song leaders have kind of temporarily went their separate ways. A report says that the reason for the separation was Keelor’s health condition. His tinnitus had become worse due to sound exposure. The ringing in his ears gives him annoying migraines while they were on tour, so he decided to take a break.
Two years have passed, the pandemic breaks. By this time, the Blue Rodeo seems like they’re sinking down, and Jim Cuddy is now focusing on his solo career making his supposedly his 6th solo record. However, an unexpected call from Greg this early 2021, occurred while Jim was in his Farmhouse, just outside Peterborough. The two talked for a while to catch up on what they had been doing for the past years. It turns out, Keelor has taken advantage of the pandemic downtime to recover from his tinnitus and worked independently at a studio in Ontario, and made his solo recordings like “Share the Love”, in 2020.
Cuddy was surprised when Keelor asked him if they could make another Blue Rodeo record to put out. Greg also sent Cuddy about 15 songs he had written for the album to see if he likes them. Cuddy was really impressed with his partner’s work and decided to do it. Thus, their 16th album was born. The name of this album will be “Many a Mile”, and it will be consisting of 12 songs equally divided from both leaders’ works.
Upon making progress for the album, both bandleaders were never in the same room to record. Keelor still worked at the studio in Ontario with his friend Jim Bowskill while Cuddy went to a studio in Toronto with the band’s guitarist Colin Cripps. Later, the rest of the band joined in including Bazil Donovan, Glenn Milchem, and Michael Boguski. The album is estimated to come out on December 3, 2021.