Arts·Q with Tom Power

Corb Lund's new album is a tribute to the late Ian Tyson

The Albertan singer-songwriter's latest record, El Viejo, is dedicated to his late friend and hero, Ian Tyson. He joins Q's Tom Power to talk about Tyson's legacy.

In a Q interview, Lund also discusses his second appearance at the Grand Ole Opry

Portrait of a man, the singer-songwriter Corb Lund, wearing a cowboy hat.
Corb Lund has received multiple CCMA, Juno, and international award nominations and wins. A rural Albertan hailing from the foothills of the Rocky Mountains with a long family lineage of ranchers and rodeo people, Lund is about as authentic as they come. (Noah Fallis)

The Albertan singer-songwriter Corb Lund dedicated his new album, El Viejo, to his late friend and hero, Ian Tyson. Lund joins Q's Tom Power to talk about Tyson's legacy, the time they spent together, and why he wanted to dedicate a record to him.

WATCH | Official music video for El Viejo (For Ian):

The full interview with Corb Lund is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.


Interview with Corb Lund produced by Mitch Pollock.