The 155th Six Nations Fall Fair promises to be full of fun and entertainment for the whole family, this year, featuring Canadian country music singer Michelle Wright.
It will be the country crooner’s first time at the fair on Sept. 7.
“Of course we’re going to count on my band,” says Wright. “It’s fantastic and a wonderful bunch of guys. We’re a pretty high energy band and we’ll be bringing lots of hits.”
Wright has had six number one hits and has been inducted into the Canadian Country Hall of Fame.
She said she’ll mostly be playing her hits when she goes on stage Saturday, Sept. 7.
Wright hails from Chatham, Ont., and both of her parents were local musicians.
The vocalist and guitarist began playing in a band when she was in college in the early 80s and signed her first record deal in 1985 with Savannah Records.
In 1990, she was named female recording artist of the year by the Canadian Country Music Association.
She left for Nashville in 1992 when she released her number one hit, “Take it Like a Man.”
She’s currently in the process of remastering and re-releasing past songs.
“It’s been really lovely to to go back and to reflect and to hear some of those songs and memories come rushing over me.”
She’s also going to re-release her Christmas Album, called A Wright Christmas.
“And we’ve added three new tracks to to the Christmas record. That Christmas record to me is one of my greatest accomplishments. I just love it.”
She has spent the past summer touring and doing shows.
“It’s summer time, so we’re out there doing different shows and different events. Yeah, summer is a busy time.”
Wright was booked for the fall fair thanks to the generosity of local entrepreneur Nick “Nitro” Wyman.
“I’m a big supporter of our Six Nations fair,” said Wyman.
