John Guliak is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has been performing roots music in Canada for over 20 years. John's music contrasts the isolation of his prairie upbringing with his later experiences in the urban landscapes of Glasgow, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Edmonton and Toronto. The songs that result from this perspective have been compared to those of other uniquely Canadian voices such as Gordon Lightfoot and Leonard Cohen. His whiskey and cigarettes baritone, described in Nerve Magazine as, "one of those character voices that should almost be trademarked," places him in the company of such singers as Merle Haggard, The Handsome Family's Brent Sparks and Rufus Wainwright. In 2004, he released 7 Stories and 13 Songs, the second CD for Mint Records that follows his 2002 début, The Black Monk. Both CDs have been critically praised and feature performances by some of Western Canada's most talented musicians. Fluke or Flounder is his third full-length recording and was Produce by Paul Rigby - this is the first time i handed over the complete production of my material to someone else and it has produced some excellent results. Paul also brought on board John Raham at Afterlife Studio and David Carswell at JC/DC Productions to record and mix this project - i feel really lucky to have them work for me - they are brilliant and generous technicians. Marc L'Esperance at Heavy-O-Sonic agreed to work his magic by Mastering Fluke or Flounder - Marc mastered my previous two recordings and has a proven ear when it comes to my sound - his generosity also cannot go unremarked. The album features support from Keith Rose (Bass), David MacAnulty (Drums), Tyler Greentree (Lead and Backing Vocals), Ford Pier (Keyboards), Shuyler Jansen (Backing Vocals), and of course Paul Rigby (Guitars, Mandolin, Pedal Steel, Piano, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion). Here is an incomplete list of the musicians and bands these players have supported - Garth Hudson, Los Lobos, T Bone Burnette, Jakob Dylan, Matt Andersen, Crystal Bowersox, Jackie Greene, Jesse Zubot, Carolyn Mark, Neko Case, Geoff Berner, Huevos Rancheros, The Hard Rock Miners, J Roots Roundup, Royal Grand Prix, Reid Jamieson, The Showbusiness Giants, The Slaters, Louie My, Najah Zaoudé, Throbbing Purple, United Steel workers of Montréal, Lee Meller, Mélanie Gagnon, The Subhumans, Luke Doucet, Zoo Age, Old Reliable, D.O.A., The Five Hole Band, Veda Hille, Rheostatics, NoMeansNo, and Jr. Gone Wild