CALEB NICKERSON
On Sunday afternoon, Ottawa Valley country legend Wayne Rostad will be taking to the main stage to dazzle the crowd with his engaging performance. Known for his humour and his . . .
dedication to charitable causes, the Juno-nominated performer and MC has a down home way about him that jives perfectly with the Shawville Fair.
Though he got his start on radio stations in Ontario and Newfoundland, Rostad left one studio for another and began producing country music in 1970, eventually earning the Juno nod for Male Country Vocalist of the Year in 1981. He eventually became known for his popular Christmas in the Valley albums.
Since then, he returned to broadcasting and had a 20 year run as the iconic host of CBC’s TV series On the Road Again, from 1987 to 2007. On the show, Rostad would tour around the country, interviewing interesting Canadians about their slice of this fair nation and his reputation spread through the hundreds of hamlets and villages he visited.
Rostad is also helped raise millions of dollars for causes like the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the Ottawa Heart Institute, through charitable events and organizations. In 2004, he was awarded the Order of Canada, and in 2010, he was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.
Rostad’s performance is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. on Sunday Sept. 1.
