An Evening with Randy J. Martin
Making his debut at Summerside’s Harbourfront Theatre, we are delighted to welcome award-winning country artist Randy J. Martin.
Randy J. Martin’s career started in the early 90s after winning a string of local and regional talent competitions which included Q-93 Star Search, Bud Country Talent Search and Star Track 93.
Martin would go on to record 3 solo albums from 94 – 99, producing 8 Top 40 Can Con Hits and 2 top 20’s, as well as 4 regularly rotating CMT music videos. He garnered 8 music industry award nominations including 4 AIRA nominations in Nashville, winner of International Best New Male Artist, a Big Country Award for Male Artist Of The Year 1998, an ECMA in 2000 for Male Artist of The Year and Album Of The Year in 2001 at the Canadian Indies.
In 2001, Randy was asked by his musical hero and friend Stompin Tom Connors to tour across Canada as his opening act, playing to audiences as big as 45,000. In 2002, Randy J Martin moved to Alberta where he formed the band Sweet Tequila and went on the record 3 more albums.
Randy continues to write songs and has penned hits with artists such as Thomas Wade, Jo Hikk, Tristan Horncastle, Mike Gouchi and Sweet Tequila.