DESCRIPTION:
Artist: C-Weed
Album: Hey!
Song Title: Not Myself

CONTACT INFO:

Errol Ranville
c-weed@mts.net

or

StrongFront Records
1 (888) 892-8915
records@strongfront.tv
www.strongfrontrecords.com

C-WEED BIOGRAPHY

Errol Ranville was born in Ste. Rose du Lac, Manitoba on August 1, 1953.
He comes from a large family of twelve siblings; nine brothers and three sisters.

In 1965, Errol started a band in high school and played for local school and community dances. The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Buffy Ste Marie heavily influenced him and his later influences were Merle Haggard, Lynard Skynard, Pink Floyd, and Jackson Brown. In 1969, his parents moved the family to Winnipeg where he completed his high school and later went onto university to obtain his Bachelor of Social Work Degree.

In 1975, Errol started "The C-Weed Band" which he named after his own nickname "C-Weed." The band released their first album in 1980 and had a # 1 single on Canadian Country Radio with a song written by Robbie Robertson called "Evangeline". Their second album "High and Dry" was released in 1982 and they enjoyed another # 1 single across Canada with a song written by Jagger-Richards called "High and Dry". The release of third album in 1983 is when Errol's songwriting came to form. Four of Errol's original songs received full "A" radio airplay rotation across Canada and all four songs reached the top 10 singles charts. "Play Me My Favorite Song ", "Bring'n Home The Good Times", " Pick up Truck Cowboy" and "Magic in The Music". The band received a Juno nomination in both 1985 and '86. After working alongside his brothers Wally and Donn Ranville for 12 years they decided to go their separate ways in 1987. .

Over the next few years, Errol wrote and sang all the songs and with his nickname being C-Weed and carried on the band name to the present. He also started a night club business called, C-Weed's cabaret, in 1992.With locations in Winnipeg (1992-1997) Edmonton, Alberta (1997-98) and opened in Saskatoon Saskatchewan (1999 -2001).

Errol released his first solo project in 1988 called "A Tribute to Southern Rock" with only one original song included on the project called "Old Rodeo Cowboys", which received cross Canada radio air play as well as a music video aired on Much Music. He then released two more solo projects under his own name "Errol Ranville" called "I Wanna Fly" (1990) and "The Cowboy Code" (1995). Which is when he also started his own record label. His songwriting ability really shined when the song "I Wanna Fly" was named song of the year by the Manitoba Country Music Awards and the music video received full time airplay on Much Music.

Errol formed another band in 1998, to work on a new album called "Run As One". The album was released in May 2000 and has sold over 13,000 units to date. It was also nominated for a Juno award in March 2001. His new band included; Mitch Daigneault (new CD "Keep On Believing" May 2003) a singer/songwriter and lead guitarist who has played with Errol for many years, Kevin Joseph, a young bass guitar player, Errol's brother Donn who were one of the original members of The C-Weed Band and talented, Jay Ross, also toured with The C-Weed Band in the summer of 2003.

In 2002, Errol produced and recorded "Keep on Believing" by Mitch Daigneult and "Old Town" by Jay Ross. Both albums received Canada wide airplay and both got nominated for a Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards (Nov.28th/03 in Toronto). He spent most of 2003 touring and promoting the two new albums and took his band to Toronto to attend the 2003 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards where they performed at the legendary Elmocombo Club. Since the release of "Run As One", Errol has produced albums for Mitch Daigneault, Jay Ross and Brent Peekeekoot, as well as mentoring and promoting new Aboriginal talent such as singer/songwriter, J.C. Campbell. In November 2004, Errol Ranville was awarded the Canadian Aboriginal Lifetime Achievement Award at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards in Toronto. On April 1, 2005, he was inducted into the Manitoba Aboriginal Music Hall of Fame.

Errol has also work for the Manitoba Audio Recording Industry Association, in Winnipeg as the Aboriginal Music Program Director. He was also instrumental in convincing the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards to tour Canada. He has also been chair of the Manitoba Aboriginal Music Host Committee, which brought the 8th Annual Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards in Winnipeg November 3, 2006. This was the first year the awards were held outside Toronto.

"It is wonderful to be working full time in the music industry" says Errol Ranville "But playing music and singing songs is still my first love, and always will be.