For nearly 40 years, Murray McLauchlan has been performing lyrical sleights of hand, taking insights about himself and observations about the world around him and spinning them into songs that are both meaningful and memorable. His sensitive tales of growing up and growing old, his razor-sharp portraits of the downtown and the downtrodden and his wry depictions of love lost and love found are all gathered here. Taken as a whole, this collection - 36 songs - including three previously unreleased tracks, represent a formidable body of work, one that places McLauchlan firmly in the forefront of Canada's best songwriters.

During his career Murray McLauchlan has been nominated for 23 Juno Awards and has won 10 including Best Songwriter (1974) for his song “Farmer's Song” and an astounding 7 wins for Country Male Vocalist of the Year (76 - 77, 80, 84-86 & 89). He has received two SOCAN Big Classics awards commemorating over 100,00 radio performances for the songs “Whispering Rain” and “Down By The Henry Moore” and has 3 Gold Records to his credit. A member of the Order of Canada McLauchlan was recently bestowed an Honorary Degree from the University of Calgary.

Murray's songs have been covered by a number of artists: Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, Tom Rush, Junkhouse, John McDermott and the Ennis Sisters to name a few, and over the course of nineteen albums McLauchlan has recorded and worked with a veritable who's who of Canadian music. A number of Canada's finest musicians have performed on Murray's records including: Amos Garret, Carol Pope, David Wilcox, Ben Mink, Domenic Troiano, Greg Godovitz and Bruce Cockburn .

McLauchlan continues to write, record and perform songs, both as a solo artist and as a member of the songwriter ensemble Lunch at Allen's, with Cindy Church, Marc Jordan and Ian Thomas. It's what Murray McLauchlan does best and loves most of all. Songs From The Street is just that - a labour of love from one of Canada's finest voices and songwriting talents.


Discography

19 Albums

Song from the Street (1971)
Murray McLauchlan (1972)
Day to Day Dust (1973)
Sweeping the Spotlight Away (1974)
Only the Silence Remains (1975)
Boulevard (1976)
Hard Rock Town (1977)
Murray McLauchlan's Greatest Hits (1978)
Whispering Rain (1978)
Live At The Orpheum (1979)
Into a Mystery (1980)
Storm Warning (1981)
Timberline (1983)
Heroes (1984)
Midnight Break (1985)
Swinging on a Star (1988)
The Modern Age (1991)
Gulliver's Taxi (1996)
Lunch at Allen's (2004)

JUNO Awards and Nominations

10 Awards 23 Nominations

JUNO Awards
1989 - Country Male Vocalist of the Year
1986 - Country Male Vocalist of the Year
1985 - Country Male Vocalist of the Year
1984 - Country Male Vocalist of the Year
1980 - Country Male Vocalist of the Year
1979 - Folksinger of the Year
1977 - Country Male Vocalist of the Year
1976 - Country Male Vocalist of the Year
1974 - Best Songwriter “Farmer’s Song”
1974 - Best Single “Farmer's Song” (Country and Folk Single of the Year)

JUNO Nominations
1997 - Best Roots & Traditional Album - Solo “Gulliver's Taxi”
1989 - Best Roots & Traditional Album “Swingin’ On A Star”
1983 - Male Vocalist of the Year
1981 - Folk Artist of the Year
1980 - Folk Artist of the Year
1980 - Male Vocalist of the Year
1978 - Folksinger of the Year
1977 - Folksinger of the Year
1976 - Folksinger of the Year
1976 - Composer of the Year “Down By The Henry Moore”
“Do You Dream Of Being Somebody”
“Little Dreamer”
1976 - Male Vocalist of the Year
1975 - Producer of the Year
1975 - Folksinger of the Year

Gold Records

1985 – Murray McLuachlan’s Greatest Hits
1979 – Whispering Rain
1977 - Boulevard

Other Music Awards

2001 – Helen Verger Award For Lifetime Contribution to Canadian Folk Music
2001 – SOCAN National Achievement Award
1999 – SOCAN Classics Award “Down By The Henry Moore”
Commemorating more than 100,000 radio performances
1997 – “Burned Out Car” performed by Junkhouse wins JUNO award for
Best Video of the Year
1994 – SOCAN Classics Award “Whispering Rain”
Commemorating more than 100,000 radio performances
1985 - Big Country Music Award “Male Singer of The Year”


Honorary Awards, Degrees and Recognition

2007 – Honorary Degree from the University of Calgary
1992 – Appointed to The Order of Canada
1981 – “If I Could Blow My Troubles Away” chosen as worldwide theme song for
International Year of The Disabled Person


Additional Contributions to the Canadian Music Industry

Murray has served on the following boards:

19?? – 19?? SOCAN
19?? – 19?? Songwriter’s Association of Canada
20?? – 20?? Canadian Songwriter’s Hall of Fame
1989 – 94 Host for CBC Radio’s program “Swinging On A Star” – Devoted to
Canadian songs and songwriters