Yellowbird scores big with first CD

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Alberta's own Shane Yellowbird blasted onto the country music scene earlier this year with his debut CD, Life is calling my name, revealing his effortless singing abilities to the world and earning him three Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards during the Manito Ahbee festival held in Winnipeg from Nov. 2 to 5. Yellowbird was named Best New Artist at the award show, while the song Beautiful Concept garnered him the Single of the Year Award and the accompanying video was named Best Music Video.

Yellowbird, a Cree musician from the Hobbema area, is experienced in riding the rodeos and breaking horses, which has influenced his passion for country music. O'Reilly International Entertainment Management noticed both his passion and his talent and signed him in 2003 to an artist development deal.

Most of the ten tracks on Life is calling my name are soft easy-listening country tunes, but Yellowbird has thrown a few more up-tempo numbers into the mix, with electric guitar joining with fiddle and percussion to create more of a country-rock sound.

If you are a fan absorbed by Yellowbird's soothing sounds and want to find out more about this up-and-coming artist, visit his Web site at shaneyellowbird.com.