Since forming in 2002 and cutting
their teeth in the highly competitive
Alberta country music scene, Hey Romeo
have grown from a hard-touring regional
success to a national sensation in
waiting; earning a reputation, not only
as one of Canada’s hardest working
country acts, but as one of the hardest
working bands in the country, period.
Ten years on, they remain as tight on
stage as off, a family who share as deep
a connection personally as they do
musically.
Over time, Hey Romeo have shared the stage with artists including Sugarland,
Darius Rucker, Gord Bamford and Johnny Reid and have become regular fixtures on
stage at Las Vegas’ annual National Finals Rodeo. In 2008, their self-titled
debut garnered them a Canadian Country Music Award for Top New Talent of the
Year – Group or Duo. The follow up, 2010’s That’s What I Am, yielded five
singles and a 2011 CCMA for Group or Duo of the Year. Demonstrating the drive
and determination that’s been a hallmark of their career from day one, following
the 2011 CCMAs, Hey Romeo immediately went back into the studio to record their
third album, Twist of Fate (Royalty Records), which landed the band the 2012
CCMA Award for Group of the Year yet again.
Characterized by tight harmonies, the signature interplay between Rob
Shapiro’s keyboards, Darren Gusnowsky’s guitar and Stacie Roper’s powerhouse
vocals, Twist of Fate is a relentlessly energetic blend of modern and
traditional country, vintage folk and rock and roll that fans will find
themselves singing along to halfway through the first chorus of the first track.
Bio courtesy of cmt.ca
