Skip to main content

Maverick Ad

Home

Main navigation

  • Home
  • Cover Stories
  • Features
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Cashbox Legacy Awards
  • Past Covers
  • Weekly Archive
Singer/Songwriter Greg Rider Second Date Was Almost 'TinderCringe' in New Single, “Accident”

Breadcrumb

  • Home
  • Singer/Songwriter Greg Rider Second Date Was Almost 'TinderCringe' in New Single, “Accident”
Greg Rider
Fri Sep 18, 2020
Cashbox Canada

Canadian country-pop artist Greg Rider’s second date felt just like the first in this, his new single “Accident”.

“This song came to life after a date in Nashville,” Rider recalls. “It started as an innocent online dating match with a Canadian girl, and it turned into a hilarious coincidence… Or ‘Accident.’”

Grab the popcorn, here’s how the story goes: Rider met up with the girl — a fellow songwriter — and soon after grabbing a drink and getting to know one another, she insisted he looked familiar. “She was from Alberta, and I was from Ontario,” he explains. “I was confident I’d never met her before."

“But then she asked, ‘did you ever live in Montreal?’ and my eyes went wide. She said, ‘oh my God, are you Greg from Montreal?! We went on a date and I still talk about that night with my friends!’

“I was in utter shock, and couldn’t believe what she was saying. I felt horrible because I didn’t remember it at all. She had a different hair colour back then, I was 22 and a club promoter, so I met quite a few girls that summer, but… I still felt like a horrible person!”

So here they were, four years later in a different city in a different country; Rider couldn’t help but question what it all meant. “I wondered, was this a huge coincidence? Why am I meeting this girl again? Was it meant to happen? Or is this more of an ‘Accident’?”

While the second lease on love leaned more /TinderCringe vs /TinderSuccess, the pair have stayed friends to this day and can thank the other for an excellent story in their respective songwriting banks.

“Accident” is the newest song to land after this summer’s previous release, “One Town Away.” With music influenced by the likes of Sam Hunt, Kane Brown, and Tim McGraw, Rider first set his sights on starting his musical journey in Montreal, busking on busy street corners and playing the city’s vibrant bar scene. From there, he took flight to the Cayman Islands, balancing time between bartending and songwriting, playing open mics under the sun and stars.

Check out “One Town Away” by Greg Rider here:

His islander life wouldn’t last for too long; he was soon convinced to try his hand at North America’s country music capital, Nashville, where he earned the opportunity to play on Grand Ole Opry’s radio station WSM, at the incomparable venue Whiskey Jam, a full-time residency at Nashville Broadway’s top venues, and full-time at FGL House.

He’s back where it all started, now, setting up shop in Waterdown after a recent cross-Canada tour playing over 75 schools to more than 30,000 high schoolers, sharing music with a message of hope and resiliency.

“After years of traveling, I’d been thinking more and more about the day when I’d finally settle down. Crazy eh? But I always think about when and where I’ll meet my ‘person.’

“I thought I would have found her by now, but I guess it’s not the right time. And it wasn’t that night in Nashville, or that previous night in Montreal.”

Until then, it’s as Bob Ross would say: only ‘Happy Little Accidents’ here.

For more visit:
instagram.com/gregridermusic/
twitter.com/gregridermusic
open.spotify.com/album/7LpQXqFE3gAxhalWUq6qcp?highlight=spotify:track:6pchi7dhb3hrSTPdFZqQgg

Reviews
Album
Greg Rider
Month: Jul 2022
SymLa-3000 Rock-Metal Artist SymLa-3000 Sings About Lost Love in Melancholy New Single…
Award-Winning Rockers WILDSTREET “Say Goodbye” with Release of New Single Award-Winning Rockers WILDSTREET “Say Goodbye” with Release of New Single
Travis Dolter Country Artist Travis Dolter Glances Back Fondly While Looking Ahead in…
Alt-Country Duo Fresh Breath Release Bluesy, Harmonica-Studded New Single, “Find Your Way Home” Alt-Country Duo Fresh Breath Release Bluesy, Harmonica-Studded New Single, “…
Astrid Tanton Pop Songstress Astrid Tanton Takes Us On A Journey of Self Respect with New…
Before The Dinosaurs Canadian Indie Alt-Rockers Before The Dinosaurs Have the “Cure For A Heartache”
Francesca Panetta Francesca Panetta Walks the Fine, Blurred Line Between Excitement and Fear…
Harriet Chung Pop Artist Harriet Chung Explores the Longing Ache of Fairytale Lovers on…
Blue Moon Marquee Roots-Blues Duo Blue Moon Marquee Release new album “Scream, Holler &…
Russell Sprout Award-Winning Kindie-Rocker Russell Sprout Inspires with Supercharged New…
Masha and The Fam Los Angeles Alt.Rockers Masha and The Fam Are Putting You On “Notice” with…
Tortured Soul Dance / Soul-House Artists Tortured Soul Know One Thing For Sure: “Your…
Taming Sari Taming Sari Get Vulnerable in a Hyper-Exposed World with Supercharged “No Shelter”…
Laranah Phipps Ray and La Funkalicious Laranah Phipps Ray & La Funkalicious Release New Single, “Jazz Crimes”
Mark Wihlidal Singer/Songwriter Mark Wihlidal Releases Debut Single “Life Can Be A Mystery…

Pagination

  • First page « First
  • Previous page ‹ Previous
  • …
  • Page 72
  • Page 73
  • Page 74
  • Page 75
  • Current page 76
  • Page 77
  • Page 78
  • Page 79
  • Page 80
  • …
  • Next page Next ›
  • Last page Last »

CEO/PUBLISHER/EDITOR IN CHIEF
SANDY GRAHAM

email:sandygrahamemg@gmail.com 

Canadian Journalists:

Contributing Journalist - Canada and Global
Don Graham
email: dongrahamwriter@gmail.com

Contributing Journalist - Canada and Global
Lisa Hartt
email: lisahartt87@hotmail.com

Contributing Journalist - Canada 
Michael Williams
email: greydread@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

International Journalists:

Contributing Journalist - Sweden
Malin Osth
email: malin@musicdays.se

Contributing Journalist - Sweden
Jonas Tancred
email: jonas@musicdays.se

Contributing Journalist - USA
Rob Durkee 
email: rockster2746@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Web Developer/Technical Support
Chris Wardman

email: info@chriswardman.com
website: chriswardman.com

Cashbox Cover Design and Graphic Artist
Jain McMillan

email: jainmcmillan@gmail.com

Contributing Photographer 
Tracey Savein - South Paw Productions
southpawproductions@rogers.com

 

 

 

Footer menu

  • Home
  • Features
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Cashbox Archive
  • Issue Archive
  • Past Covers