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“Devil’s Taxi” the album drops on February 17, 2023, at The Cameron House in Toronto as Pete Eastmure dives deeper into the Americana/Canadiana genre.  The album was created during the “Shutdown” and is a follow up to acclaimed album, “Keep Your Love Steady”, 2019.  The single “Devil’s Taxi” is an evocative and emotional journey song that affects the listener and is rooted in the story of Robin Hood; seen through the lens of the modern world gone mad.

The video for the single “Devil’s Taxi” was created by the woman director Eva Marie McCann, his long-time collaborator/partner. She also co-directed the video “Suga’ Bush” from “Keep Your Love Steady” with his step-daughter Madeleine Marchese.

“Devil’s Taxi” is a haunting song deeply rooted in Americana. Pete is joined by Steve Dawson on pedal steel guitar & electric guitar, from Nashville, TN, Jeremy Holmes on bass & mandolin from Vancouver, BC, and Gary Craig drums & percussion from Toronto, ON - with Rebecca Campbell on background vocals.

Pete wrote this song early one morning after gazing out the window at a fearsome, awful amber sky. He sat down at the table and started writing the song and it unfurled like a banner from his mind. The guitar hook wrote itself and is deeply rooted in the folk tradition.

During the “Shutdown” there was no safe touring opportunities so Pete created the new album over a two-year period.  At times Pete thought touring might be a thing of the past.  Fortunately, winds change and summer tours are being planned.

The album “Devil’s Taxi” is co-produced by Pete Eastmure and Steve Dawson and The Henhouse Express in Nashville, TN.  Pete’s sound brought him to Nashville.  Influenced greatly by Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Stompin’ Tom Connors and Hank Williams and The Drifting Cowboys - this album takes the listener on a spirit journey into the heart of Canada - from the gorgeous Lake Superior to Moose Jaw SK, the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896 Dawson City, Yukon to the rural landscape of Southern Ontario near Devil’s Glen and the Mad River.