TERRI CLARK
THE SHOW: TERRI CLARK with jake matthew
DOORS AT: 7 PM
SHOW AT: 8 PM
TERRI CLARK
2023 Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee Terri Clark recently wrapped a national tour with country music star Reba McEntire which saw her grace the iconic stages of Madison Square Gardens, The Hollywood Bowl and more over the course of multiple weeks. From humble beginnings playing for tips at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge in Nashville to holding the honor of being the only Canadian female member of the Grand Ole Opry, Medicine Hat’s Terri Clark has solidified her place in the history books of country music. The multi-JUNO and CCMA Award winner boasts over 5 million albums sold, three RIAA Platinum and two RIAA Gold-certified albums, Canadian Gold, Platinum, Double and Triple Platinum-certified albums, thirteen Top Ten singles including six number ones in Canada and the U.S., 19 CCMA Awards, a 2018 induction into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, and multiple ACM and CMA ‘Female Vocalist of the Year’ Award nominations. Clark has performed her hit singles “Better Things To Do,” “Poor Poor Pitiful Me,” “Girls Lie Too,” “Northern Girl,” and “I Just Wanna Be Mad,” in front of sold-out audiences on both sides of the border, headlining her own shows and touring with megastars like Reba, George Strait, Brooks & Dunn, and Brad Paisley. Clark has also had the opportunity to collaborate with some of the biggest and most legendary names in music including Jann Arden, Dierks Bentley, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Reba McEntire, and Tanya Tucker. Clark also hosts the internationally syndicated, CMA and ACM Award nominated radio show, Country Gold with Terri Clark, which can be heard on radio stations across the USA and Canada.
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JAKE MATTHEW
Jake Matthew is a singer songwriter from Nashville, Tennesee. Jake wrote and performed his first song as a mere second grader. He then took four years off from music before starting guitar lessons at age ten. He hit the talent show stage again at thirteen playing Sweet Home Alabama. His formative musical influences, among others, were Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zeppelin, CCR, Nickelback and Billy Joel. He first regular singing gig was in his car after obtaining his driver’s license.
A multi-sport athlete in high school, Jake attended the University of Maine as a defensive end on the football team, before transferring to the University of Florida where he threw the javelin. Summers during college were spent working and tending horses, and singing for friends on the weekend. He was hopeful of someday becoming an Olympian in the javelin, but a torn rotator cuff ended that dream. As his side passion for music grew, people started asking him to play and sing. As a senior finishing up a degree in building construction, Jake decided to propose to his girlfriend. With $1,400 in his savings account, he enlisted the help of a local jeweler to start designing an engagement ring. However, fate intervened when in the middle of a dinner date, the potential fiancé broke off the relationship. So, Jake did what most forlorn men do and decided to redirect the ring money to the purchase of a Gibson guitar, packed all his earthly possessions into a small SUV and headed nine hours north to pursue his musical dreams in Nashville.
Jake found work with a construction firm and after long days in the field, he would head somewhere quiet to work on his songwriting or would try to make the cut at bars and honky tonks on open mic nights. Realizing that working six days a week in construction left him little time and energy to write and perform, Jake left that job and started driving for a rideshare business, but that barely paid the bills and he soon found himself staring at an eviction notice for unpaid rent. He considered purchasing a small camper shell for the used pickup he recently bought and making the trunk bed his home until he got back on solid ground.
Fortunately, word started to spread and he began finding consistent jobs singing and playing in downtown Nashville. Jake’s performing talents and songwriting abilities were quickly noticed which led to commercial and film recordings, and live performances spanning from Nashville to America's east and west coast, Canada and all parts between. Jake recently inked his first record deal and a studio album will be released in the next couple months, followed by a tour.
Jake loves chips and guacamole, steak and beer, America and Jesus.
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