Saskatchewan Country Closeup – Tommy John Ehman

Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Tommy John Ehman is faithful to his rural roots in his music and in his life. He lives with his family on their fifth generation farm at Craik in a “catalogue” house built by his great grandpa more than 100 years ago. Tommy has a degenerative eye condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP for short), which forced him to take a step back from day to day farming, but didn’t deter him from writing songs, performing live and pursuing his musical passion with the same commitment and drive as in his younger days, when he toured Western Canada with his bands Midnight Highway and Idle Rains.

With six studio albums to his credit, Tommy has had multiple radio singles that cracked the top 100 country music charts, several Saskatchewan Country Music Award nominations, a long long list of live performances that include opening for Doc Walker and Michelle Wright, among others, and eight years as a full-time touring musician. Influences like Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen have helped shape and define his musical and writing style. He’s passionate, dedicated and very excited to share his brand new single “Bury Me Six Feet Under (When I Die)” with his amazing fans!

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