~Photos by Trish Cassling, Boots and Hearts, Canadian Country Music Association, CCMA Awards, Chad Brownlee, country music, David James, festival, Jess Moskaluke, MDM Recordings Awesome, Entertainment, Music
2016 Canadian Country Music Award nominee David James is still trying to wrap his head about the success and love he's seeing as an emerging artist. But the more we see and hear from the Rising Star hopeful, the more we believe he should start accepting it!
We checked out David on the Boots & Hearts front porch stage and then had a chance to hang out for a few minutes in the shade to talk about how things went, what's coming up, and then posed for some pics!
On stage we got to hear and see David James entertain the Friday crowd with songs from his debut EP. We heard The One I Always Wanted, Lonely Girl, What We Weren't Looking For, Some Hearts, Starts With A Girl, and Lay It On Me. David also peppered in covers like Sweet Thing (K. Urban), Can't Feel Me Face (The Weeknd), Treasure (Bruno Mars), Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin), and You Wreck Me (Tom Petty) to keep everyone in a singing and grooving and dancing mood at the tented stage.
During the set, as David James sang What We Weren't Looking For we saw a couple together in the crowd, singing at each other - it was very lovey and sweet.
We asked David about seeing people singing in the crowd and he told us that it's cool, especially as a new artist to see and hear the connection country fans are having with his music.
When we talked to David we asked him about being the only MDM artist at the festival this year, and he told us that he was happy to be there to represent, and that Jess Moskaluke and Chad Brownlee gave him some advice and encouragement coming in... and then when we were talking about the upcoming CCMAs and related festivities, he let it slip that he'll be closing the MDM party in London... and we can't wait to see that. It's going to be one hell of a party, and he's going to be a big part of it.
Here's what we know, the success that David James has experienced so far in his early career is just the start of what's the come. If he can keep doing what he's doing we're going to be seeing him and talking to him again real soon!