(Thursday 22nd October 2020 – Toronto, Ontario) The Western Swing Authority, Canada’s most recognized and awarded authentic Western Swing group, are excited to announce the release of their single and music video for “This Old Bar”. Watch the video here:
The video highlights both the love and comfort of your favourite bar while confronting the cold, harsh reality of those places during the worldwide pandemic. It also addresses the lack of places for people to hang out with friends or see their favourite bands.
“The song was originally written about the Commercial Tavern in Maryhill, Ontario, where we first played together as a band, but the song could really be about any bar that is near and dear to the listener,” says WSA Frontman Shane Guse.
“Then COVID-19 happened and the Commercial Tavern, which first opened its doors in 1854, closed as part of the shutdown….” He continued. “…It was very obvious that musicians and the venues we play were all facing a very similar plight. No shows, no crowds, no way to make a living. So, we started thinking about how we could address this within a video.”
WSA and their label, Curve Music, started sending messages to venues all over North America to see if they could send footage of their venues with no one inside. Many did send in pictures and videos for which we were very grateful for and the message here became more poignant.
“We hope that this song and video will touch as many people as possible and help them to realize just how much these bars, venues and the musicians who play in them need their support. Everybody has their favourite old bar. We sure miss ours.” says WSA Frontwoman Stacey Lee.
For more information please contact: Paula Danylevich, Hype Music, 647-559-0302/ Paula@hypemusiconline.com
