Bob Snider has been called everything from "a national treasure" to "a living legend". His songs have been covered by a who's who of Canadian musicians including Ashley MacIsaac, backed by Jale!, Meryn Cadell (who played at the Oasis on Thursday, February 22, 1996, with Robert Priest) and the Leslie Spit Tree-o.
He has recorded
extensively himself, with two cassettes, "Live at the Free Times Cafe"
and "You" to his credit and his first full-length CD "Caterwaul
and Doggerel", released in the spring of 1995 to wide-spread critical
acclaim. February , 1996 saw the release of the live recording of the Bob
Snider tribute concert, Poetreason, where Bob's songs were covered
by the likes of The Barenaked Ladies, Change of Heart and Moxy Fruvous.
Moxy shall also be recording Bob's "Ash Hash" on their next CD.
Last spring, Bob was nominated in two East Coast Music Awards categories, Male Vocalist of the Year and Video of the Year for "Darn Folksinger."
Bob just spent two days recording a new album at Trinity St. Paul's, in Toronto. Early report suggest that it's a beaut.
Bob is an exceptional live performer with his warmth and wit putting just the right off-beat spin on his live shows.