Yukon-based traditionalists The Lucky Ones are ‘Waiting on a Paycheque’. Recorded at Ganaraska Recording Co. in Baltimore, Ontario, the band is seen performing around a pair of vintage microphones. The song would be at home at The Opry in the 50’s as much as it is now. This single is from the group’s latest EP ‘A Nickel for the Fidler”
As founding member, mandolin player/vocalist Ryan James West, says, “We wanted to pay homage to our roots with this EP, so that’s why we went with the title A Nickel For The Fiddler. It’s also a Guy Clark song, someone who’s a huge inspiration to us, along with Townes Van Zandt, Blaze Foley and Rodney Crowell. So it’s a bit of a tip-of-the-cap to that circle of songwriters, but more so, it’s an homage to our friend and mentor, Joe Loutchan, who had the ’98 Hotel residency up until his passing in 2021. We needed to include a traditional fiddle tune for him, although that led to us add another medley of traditional fiddle two-step tunes. Why stop at one, right?”
