CRYSTAL LAKE - The Crystal Lake Recreation Board hosted a one-day concert on the beach on July 8 with award winning JJ Voss.
“Many people came out to enjoy his music and we’re excited to see so many enjoying the beach concert,” stated Pat Prokop, one of the organizers.
With close to two decades of dedication to his music career and craft, JJ Voss has taken his passion for song writing and performing, along with his many experiences in life, to build an authentic and professional solo career rooted in the soil of the working class.
Raised on a small farm in southern Saskatchewan, Voss began his journey in music at the age of 8 when he picked up his Dad’s old flat top and has been following in the footsteps of legendary troubadours like Steve Earle, Charlie Major, Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen ever since.
鈥婽o date Voss has released three albums and one single, garnering a WMCA Producer of the Year nomination for debut EP‘Hillbilly Storybook in 2008, followed up by his Show ‘em Who’s Voss album in 2012, landing him a SCMA Roots Album of the Year award and chart action for five singles on Canadian Country radio, inclding It’s a Pride Thing peaking at #62 on the Billboard Country Top 100 and Playing For Keeps at #51. The album also received international airplay leading Voss to his first overseas tour; playing shows in Germany, Ireland, France and the Netherlands, Colombia and Mexico.
Voss's third album, Come Along With Me, was released on March 20, 2020 - nine days after the official announcement of the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the cancellation of over 45 tour dates.
Determined to see his plan through, he pivoted and presented 20-plus online concerts, and 80-plus live concerts (both solo and with his band) in between lockdown periods between 2020-2022. The album garnered six SCMA awards, Top 10 Mediabase chart success came with three singles; Some People, Come Along With Me and The Kind of Man. and 150K video views for his re-make of Murray McLaughlan's Farmer Song with Darlene Tuleta and Canadian Hall of Famer Charlie Major.
鈥婳n October 14, 2022 Voss released his poignant single, A Letter to Dad - a tribute to the Voss family farm on its 100-year milestone. A Letter To Dad is out now on radio and at all major music service providers.
鈥婭n April 2023, JJ was nominated for five awards including Entertainer of the year, Songwriter, Male Artist, Video and Interactive Artist of the Year by the Saskatchewan Country Music Association.
Currently JJ is writing songs in preparation for release later this year.
