JAMIE PHILP: electric guitar, lap steel guitar, miscellaneous stringed instruments
JOHN TOWILL: electric fretless and fretted bass
JIM SEREDIAK: acoustic guitar, miscellaneous stringed instruments, vocals (click on video below to watch trio performing 'I Love This Train' from the cd 'The Transcendent Sky' at Hulberts - Feb.7, 2008 (recorded, edited and processed by Owen Serediak)
Click on video below to watch trio performing 'Drifting Through High Grass' at the Blue Chair - Nov. 6, 2008 (recorded and edited by Owen Serediak)
Click on video below to watch trio performing 'In the Powwow Sun' from the cd 'Some Kind of Divine Cycle' at the Blue Chair - Nov. 6, 2008 (recorded and edited by Owen Serediak)
Click on video below to watch trio performing 'Of Home' from the cd 'On Nature's Edge' at Hulbert's - Feb. 26, 2009 (recorded and edited by Owen Serediak)
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*** Using this section to post the following: Check out Jim's blog for a recent archive of Serediak concert, radio and press appearances. Also, Jim's 'Friends List' is a random listing of old cherished friends he knows well, new friends he hopes to know better, and musicians Jim may or may not have met, who he admires greatly and aspires to learn more from.
CDs ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH cdbaby.com, Kerfmusic.com OR BY CONTACTING FOREST CHOIR MUSIC at colljim@telus.net. Jim Serediak has been writing songs and guitar instrumentals since receiving his first guitar at age eleven. Self taught until his early twenties, Jim's compositional and instrumental skills took on a more schooled outlook with studies in the music program at Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton, Alberta. It was during this period of study that Jim pursued his interest in classical guitar and electro-acoustic music as well, and also began cultivating a public interest in his music through appearances at folk festivals, on radio and through concert performances. These include The Edmonton Folk Festival, The North Country Fair, The Leonard Cohen Conference, The Full Moon Folk Club, The Nickelodeon Folk Club, features on national CBC Radio and CKUA Radio amongst many others.
This leads us to Jim's latest musical offerings, the most recent of which released January 2009, is a CD re-issue of his Alberta Recording Industry Award winning album "On Nature's Edge". The CD features all the material offered on the "On Nature's Edge" LP release plus a newly recorded bonus track 'Of Home', a song which around the time of that release received an honourable mention in the Canadian Music Contest. A more detailed overview of the music on "On Nature's Edge" can be found in the LP's description outlined below.
Jim also recently (January 2008) added "The Transcendent Sky" to his discography. With the musical input of Jamie Philp (electric guitar) and John Towill (fretless bass) Serediak has crafted a work of musical intrigue featuring his distinctive finger-style acoustic guitar and engaging lyrics. Songs of love, life and a deep passion for the natural world are interspersed with evocative guitar instrumentals.
"The Transcendent Sky" carries on in the millieu of Serediak's previous release entitled "Some Kind of Divine Cycle" which explored issues of indigenous peoples, conservation of nature and Jim's observations of the cycle of life. "Some Kind of Divine Cycle" once again features the contributions of band mates Jamie Philp and John Towill.
Previous to this recording was the release of "On Nature's Edge" on vinyl. This album features the same musical friends as well as the drumming and percussion of Jim Ross, giving the music more of a four piece band feel. Guests Wilf Kozub of Wilfred N and the Grown Men and songwriter Bev Ross also appear.
Jim Serediak's discography is as follows: "On Nature's Edge" CD re-issue FCM20091; "The Transcendent Sky" FCM20081; "Some Kind of Divine Cycle" FCM19951; "On Nature's Edge" FCM19881; "Images and Reflections" FCM19882. If you are close to Edmonton, Jim's CDs can also be purchased at South Side Sound, Megatunes, Blackbyrd Music and The Sound Connection. If you prefer, the CDs are also available online both digitally and physically through cdbaby.com. (click on the link below).
FROM THE EDMONTON JOURNAL, December 14, 2007, Peter North writes: Jim Serediak's 'The Transcendent Sky' is another recording from an artist who seeks to sooth the spirit while creating fine lyrical etchings that dig for a deeper understanding of our existence and journeys.
FROM CKUA, Andy Donnelly, producer/announcer has chosen 'The Transcendent Sky' as one of his top ten picks of the year.
FROM CKUA MUSIC CHARTS, November 19 - December 2, 2007, Jim Serediak's 'The Transcendent Sky' is number 5 on a list of the top 30 most played CDs.
FROM THE EDMONTON JOURNAL, February 6, 2008, Roger Levesque writes:
When a new Serediak album shows up every few years, you can bet it will be worth hearing.
CBC's Jian Ghomeshi, host of 'Q', says of 'The Transcendent Sky', "Nice guitar work - sweet."
CBC's Laurie Brown, host of 'The Signal' says of 'On Nature's Edge', "Sounds wonderful - loved 'Just Across the Border'."
CDs are available at CD Baby.
