It was another successful Saskatchewan Country Music Association Awards night for Codie Prevost.
The Rose Valley, SK. product walked away with both Single of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year honours.
The awards, while not the first for Prevost, remain an honour.
“It’s incredible. Very humbling,” he said.
Prevost said the key thing is that the country music community in Saskatchewan is still small enough to feel very much like a family.
“I grew up in a small town that was very family oriented,” he said, adding it feels the same within the SCMA, making every nomination and award special.
The single ‘Someday’ is a song Prevost said came to him and co-writer Adam Wheeler easily.
We sat down in Nashville one day and it just fell out,” he said, of the song which centres on having “hope through a tough time.”
The song came together in about 90-minutes, but once complete Prevost said he had a feeling it was special, knowing immediately it had to be released as a single.
A video in support of the single came next, one which dealt with domestic violence.
Prevost said the video quickly had 250,000 views on YouTube, but what was really special were the comments and emails which began to flow back to Prevost from listeners.
“As a songwriter when you’re writing songs you’re not really sure who is going to connect with them,” he said.
But the feedback from ‘Someday’ showed that the song was resonating with people, and was in some small way helping some who had, or were, facing issues of domestic violence. Prevost said that was both humbling, and gratifying, knowing the song had struck a chord with listeners.
Prevost said he only hopes the song helps those facing such situations that there is hope and that they can find the strength to get out of a bad situation.
‘Someday’ now has 381,000 views and can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQMrPg_9E9E
Prevost had had a previous experience in making a difference with his song ‘I’m OK’ which resonated with those facing bullying.
It was from that song Prevost became involved with the ‘Imagine No Bullying’ Program with fellow musician Stephen Maguire and the Red Cross.
Initially a multi-artist performance Prevost said he was quick to sign on for a series of shows across the province.
Prevost said bullying is too often in the news, and is a situation made worse in the age of Internet and cellphones. Someone bullied in school used to find relief at home, but now the attacks can be relentless.
“It’s a huge problem,” said Prevost, who added he believes the Imagine program and music are making a difference.
Having an impact, and having music mean something to the listener has always been at the heart of Prevost’s music.
“That’s why I picked up the guitar at 14 and started playing,” he said.
Prevost was also a finalist for Album of the Year for ‘All Kinds of Crazy’, Video of the Year for ‘Someday’.
