When they started to head deeper into the US, however, he adds: “That’s when Covid hit…” “We got a lot of traction there recently, and, after 30 years or whatever it’s been of touring, I just felt so happy and grateful to have this band out on the road.” “We did the first session right after we got off the road on the last tour,” James explains, “which, I think, was my favorite tour I’ve ever been on.” In addition to taking the band coast-to-coast across Canada, the tour found James playing a wide range of venues in the US. While it was made during a time when connecting with others was difficult, Open Road is a record that celebrates personal connections – a deeply satisfying set of original tunes written with long time collaborators like Colin Linden, Craig Northey, and Tom Wilson, and reinterpretations of covers by a diverse group of songwriters including Bob Dylan, Albert King, Tony Joe White, and others. Open Road, Colin James’ 20th studio album, finds the Saskatchewan-born recording artist looking forward to the future – personally and musically – while continuing the ongoing dialogue with the past so central to his relationship with the blues.
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