SHAMUS The Seven Seas: Album Release Shows
About this Event
What do Homer’s Odyssey and a musician’s life on the road have in common? For SHAMUS, aka Shamus Currie — multi-instrumentalist and longtime member of Canadian rock institution The Sheepdogs — they are the same story told in different centuries. His second solo album, The Seven Seas, released earlier this summer via Right On Records: a thirteen-track rock concept record that maps the emotional architecture of one of Western literature’s foundational epics onto original songs about touring, longing, and the long way home.
About The Seven Seas
“I love the old adventure stories and I’ve been a touring musician most of my adult life, so I’ve come to view the Odyssey as a metaphor for life on tour. Every day you’re exploring a new land, every night you play a show and conquer a new city. Your crew is your band and your ship is the van. You must navigate storms and sirens, cruel twists of fate and vengeful or indifferent gods. And as long tours stretch on and on until your endurance and sanity are tested — you pine for your home and a sweet Penelope waiting for you on a distant shore.”
— Shamus Currie
The Seven Seas maps Homer’s epic onto 13 original rock compositions and explores the emotional terrain of life away from home — from the giddy thrill of new adventure to the loneliness and mental toll of constant travel. “This record is for anyone who has travelled for work or spent significant time away from home and loved ones,” says Currie.
The record showcases a dimension of Currie’s musicianship distinct from his work with The Sheepdogs: richer in atmosphere, more cinematic in scope, and deeply personal. Keyboards, horn, and guitar — his signature tools in the band — take on new roles here, anchoring the record’s mythological weight without sacrificing the raw energy of classic rock.
The Seven Seas follows Currie’s 2023 debut solo album The Shepherd and the Wolf, another fantasy-themed rock concept record that established SHAMUS as a project with genuine literary ambition.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 25.00 to CAD 27.96
