By Will McGuirk
Oshawa cowpunks Cuff The Duke are releasing their self-titled album on vinyl. The album was originally issued in 2005 and followed on from their debut "Life Stories for Minimum Wage." The band will be playing a relese gig at the Rivoli Sept 15 but have a couple of gigs prior to that, at the Neat Cafe in Burnstown on Sept 13 and at Riverfest in Elora, ON., Aug. 17.
Alt-country stalwarts Cuff The Duke have been on hiatus but are back to play Elora's River Fest Aug 17 - 19 2018. The festival is celebrating its ten year anniversary and along with CTD has drawn on the Flaming Lips, Blue Rodeo, Wolf Parade, July Talk, Carole Pope, Julie and the Wrong Guys plus many many others to party with.
Cuff co-founder Wayne Petti says the 'Duke have been working on new tunes but there no plans as yet for a release.
"We will be reissuing our second album on vinyl for the first time. That should be out this summer. The band is the same as it was. Myself, Paul Lowman, AJ Johnson, François Turenne and Thom Hammerton," he says.
Elora's River Fest, for the time being, remains their own live date.
