Singer, songwriter and farmer Chuck Suchy will play the KM Theater in Kalispell on Saturday, March 17. An active musician since the 1980s, Suchy has released six studio albums and played on the iconic stage of “A Prairie Home Companion.”
Born and raised in Mandan, N.D., Suchy played his guitar at area clubs and lounges when he was a young man. In 1982, when a friend gave him a recording of Canadian musician Stan Rogers, who also sang about life on a farm on the Great Plains, he began to write his own music. Since then, Suchy has sang about life in the Heartland from an insider’s prospective, one that has made him popular among fans.
“If he’s not one of the great American songwriters, I don’t know who is,” said Rod Kennedy, founder of the Kerrville Folk Festival, held every summer in Kerrville, Texas.
He’s been called an “undiscovered treasure” and, according to Suchy’s website, his music reflects the vast changes that have occurred across the plains. His show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door and children under 12 get in for free.
For more information about the artist, check out chucksuchy.com.
Here’s a look at his work: