Ken Whiteley Releases So Glad I’m Here 
with Sufi master musician Davod Azad

Ken Whiteley is one of Canada’s most respected roots musicians with a long list of accolades including a Canadian Folk Music Award, 7 Juno nominations, a Genie Award for Best Song in a Canadian film and Lifetime Achievement Awards from Folk Music Ontario, the Mariposa Folk Festival and the Maple Blues Awards. He has a long history of collaboration with some of the best folk, blues and gospel performers, recording with Blind John Davis, The Campbell Brothers, Stan Rogers, Tom Paxton and Guy Davis and sharing stages with Pete Seeger and the Blind Boys of Alabama. 

Watch the Lyric Video of So Glad I’m Here
 

He breaks new ground on his latest recording, pairing up with master Iranian Sufi musician Davod Azad. The first single from these sessions is Whiteley’s adaptation of a traditional Georgia Sea Island song, So Glad I’m Here, an upbeat chorus song that rocks with Ken’s vocals, guitar and accordion, Davod’s tar and Chris Whiteley’s harmonica. This recording celebrates connection: between musicians of different cultures, being in the moment and in that moment feeling the presence of the divine. Share the journey and the joy.

TRACK CREDITS

Ken Whiteley – lead vocal, harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, tambourine, accordion

Davod Azad - tar
George Koller – string bass

Chris Whiteley - harmonica         

Track Details
Track Title: So Glad I’m Here
Track Length: 3:47
Album: Bigger Than That
Album Release Date: fall 2023
Artist: Ken Whiteley
Words and music: Traditional adapted/arranged Ken Whiteley
Producer: Ken Whiteley
Genre: Folk/Roots, Spiritual
Publisher: Pair a dice Music, SOCAN
Copyright: Ken Whiteley
CanCon: 100%
Recorded and Mixed:  Nik Tjelios and Ken Whiteley, Casa Wroxton Studio, Toronto, ON

Mastering: Harris Newman, Grey Market Mastering, Montreal, Quebec

Distribution: Worldwide by Distrokids and directly from the artist at https://www.kenwhiteley.com

Website: www.kenwhiteley.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KenWhiteleyMusic/

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