# Gary Fjellgaard

Gary Lynn Fjellgaard (born August 14, 1937) is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter.
He has released fifteen albums and charted thirty-five songs on the RPM Country Tracks chart between 1977 and 1996, including the Top 10 singles "Walk in the Rain Tonight" (#10, 1987), "The Moon Is Out to Get Me" (with Linda Kidder, No. 10, 1989), "Cowboy in Your Heart" (#7, 1989), "Somewhere on the Island" (#7, 1990), "In My Heart" (with Kidder, No. 10, 1990) and "Train of Dreams" (#10, 1994).

## Career

He launched his own record label, Silver Creek Music, in 2001.
Fjellgaard's song "Riding on the Wind" was named Single of the Year in 1985 by the Canadian Country Music Association. He also won the 1987 Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada Song of the Year award for writing the Mercey Brothers' hit "Heroes".
Fjellgaard won the 1989 Canadian Country Music Association Award for Male Artist of the Year. He also won three awards for his collaborations with Linda Kidder in 1989, 1990 and 1992.
After several years of nominations, Fjellgaard won the 1993 Juno Award for Best Country Male Vocalist.
He was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005.

### Canadian Country Music Association

* 1985 – Single of the Year ("Riding on the Wind")
* 1987 – SOCAN Song of the Year ("Heroes")
* 1989 – Male Artist of the Year
* 1989 – Duo of the Year (with Linda Kidder)
* 1990 – Duo of the Year (with Linda Kidder)
* 1992 – Vocal Collaboration of the Year (with Linda Kidder)

### Juno Awards

* 1993 – Best Country Male Vocalist

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | Album | Label |
| 1976 | Me and Martin | Royalty |
| 1979 | Ballads and Beer | Royalty |
| 1983 | Time and Innocence | Savannah |
| 1986 | No Time to Lose | Savannah |
| 1989 | Heart of a Dream | Savannah |
| 1991 | Winds of October | Savannah |
| 1994 | Believe in Forever | Savannah |
| 1996 | Under Western Skies | Stony Plain |
| 1997 | The Best of Gary Fjellgaard | Stony Plain |
| 2001 | Grande Olde Ride | Silver Creek |
| 2005 | Caragana Wind | Silver Creek |
| 2007 | Secret Santa | Silver Creek |
| 2009 | All in the Journey | Silver Creek |

### Albums with Valdy

| Year | Album | Label |
| 2000 | Contenders | Stony Plain |
| 2007 | Contenders Two: Still in the Running | Stony Plain |

### Singles

| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album |
| Year | Title | CAN Country | Album |
| 1977 | "Ride Away to the Country" | 31 | Me and Martin |
| 1977 | "Old Fashioned Cowboy Song" | 24 | Me and Martin |
| 1978 | "How Much of Me" | 37 | Me and Martin |
| 1978 | "Caribou to Nashville" | 19 | Ballads and Beer |
| 1979 | "She Makes It Easy" | 57 | Me and Martin |
| 1979 | "Ballads and Beer" | 51 | Ballads and Beer |
| 1982 | "Ten Years Old and Barefoot" | 17 | Time and Innocence |
| 1983 | "Finest Dancer" | 25 | Time and Innocence |
| 1984 | "Alone Again on Sunday" | 35 | Time and Innocence |
| 1984 | "Runnin' Back to Your Heart" | 35 | Time and Innocence |
| 1985 | "Riding on the Wind" | 26 | No Time to Lose |
| 1986 | "Dancing in the Ring" | 33 | No Time to Lose |
| 1986 | "No Time to Lose" | 25 | No Time to Lose |
| 1987 | "As Rivers Run Saskatchewan" | 41 | No Time to Lose |
| 1987 | "Walk in the Rain Tonight" | 10 | No Time to Lose |
| 1988 | "Once Upon a Time" | 23 | No Time to Lose |
| 1988 | "Tears on Mainstreet" | 24 | No Time to Lose |
| 1989 | "The Moon Is Out to Get Me" (with Linda Kidder) | 10 | Heart of a Dream |
| 1989 | "Cowboy in Your Heart" | 7 | Heart of a Dream |
| 1989 | "The Colour of Your Collar" | 12 | Heart of a Dream |
| 1990 | "Somewhere on the Island" | 7 | Heart of a Dream |
| 1990 | "In My Heart" (with Linda Kidder) | 10 | Heart of a Dream |
| 1990 | "Dance with This Old Cowboy" | 13 | Heart of a Dream |
| 1991 | "Cry in the Wilderness" | 15 | Heart of a Dream |
| 1991 | "Drifting Cowboy" | 20 | Winds of October |
| 1992 | "Fire and Lace" (with Linda Kidder) | 21 | Winds of October |
| 1992 | "Last Hurrah" | 26 | Winds of October |
| 1992 | "Winds of October" | 33 | Winds of October |
| 1993 | "Never Say Goodbye" | 32 | Winds of October |
| 1993 | "Train of Dreams" | 10 | Believe in Forever |
| 1994 | "Islanders" | 25 | Believe in Forever |
| 1994 | "Trace Back to You" (with Anita Perras) | 50 | Believe in Forever |
| 1994 | "What About Love" | 33 | Believe in Forever |
| 1995 | "Dancing Up a Storm" | 26 | Believe in Forever |
| 1996 | "Rhythm of Your Wings" | 16 | Under Western Skies |