lf you get a chance to catch Bill Candy live, make sure you get a seat with good sight lines. You won't want to miss any of-the action. The action being Bill's ability to bring a song to the audience with a gripping combination of-guitar mastery, vocal fluidity and compelling original music and lyrics.

Bill’s roots go back to the British Invasion of the '60's but it was in the 70's that he discovered that he had a passion for the acoustic guitar and the songs of the artists of that period, (Jim Croce- Paul Simon, James Taylor etc.) His guitar studies took him through just about all aspects of the instrument starting with some classical training at the Royal Conservatory of Music and moving on to a pursuit of the understanding of jazz which even found him taking a semester at The Berklee College Of Music in Boston. It seems that the combination of all these styles has given him his own way of playing and accompanying himself that sets him apart from other performers.

Up until '93 Bill was active as a soloist as well as being the Harding part of the well-known vocal act Edward, Harding and McLean which recorded 3 albums in their career and appeared on many CBC TV and radio programs. Having gone their separate ways, Bill has been focusing more on furthering his own songwriting and recording career which got off-to a successful start in '91 with his country single "I Can't Say That It's True" which he performed on the nationally syndicated radio show Today's Country. Bill's new CD, Closer To The Music, was released in Jan, ’95. And the first 2 singles have received national attention on both country and AC stations.

Native Canadian star Susan Aglukark has also recorded one of Bill's songs, Slipping Through The Cracks, on her new EMI CD, This Child, which is sure to help present Bill to the international community as one of Canada’s finest singer/songwriters.

Closer to the Music
CD $15.00 ON SALE AGAIN SEPTEMEBER 8, 2003

1. My Rainbow
2. The Dough’s on the Rise (but the bread’s not comin’ in)
3. Closer to the Music
4. Peace of Mind
5. Too Full to Boogie
6. (There’s) Magic Tonight
7. I’m On a Roll
8. I Can’t Say that it’s True
9. The Fat Cat Blues
10. Baby You Mean So Much
11. Darling You Can Talk to Me