About “Tiny Army:The D. Holmes Sessions” CC Trubiak (Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter) Produced and arranged by Darren Holmes Guitars (acoustic and electric), percussion, banjoes, kitty litter scoop, found tom-tom on the side of the road, mandolin, bass guitar and other instruments by Darren Holmes Guest Musicians, aka the tiny army: Rebecca Abbot (Voice, of Ottawa`s `The Peptides`), Dan Artuso, Marc Audet (Mandolin, of Ottawa`s `Still Winter Hills’), Dave Fort (of Winnipeg’s `Twin`), Darren Holmes (Voice, Producer), Keturah Johnson (Voice, Ottawa) , Claude Marquis (The Peptides), Aileen Martella (Ottawa), Rosalind McCanny (Cello, Ottawa), Olexandra Pruchnicky (Voice, ‘The Peptides’), Jonathan Sims (Harmonium, Ottawa), Isaac Valentin (Guitar, Ottawa), Peter Wilk (Accordian, Ottawa) Coming Home (written by CC Trubiak) All I Need (written by Darren Holmes) Additional voice: Keturah Johnson Backing chorus: D. Holmes Accordion: Peter Wilk Harmonium: Jonathan Sims Ballad of a Seeker (written by Darren Holmes) Open Up My Heart (You'll See A Tiny Army) (written by Aileen Martella) Pedal Steel Guitar: Dan Artuso Backing chorus: D. Holmes Sunrise (written by David Fort) Additional voice: David Fort Mandolin: Marc Audet Sailor Song (written by Claude Marquis) Cello: Rossalind McCanny Maggie Brown Eyes (written by CC Trubiak) Blue (written by CC Trubiak) Room To Grow (written by CC Trubiak & Darren Holmes) So Hard (written by Darren Holmes) Additional voice: Olexandra Pruchnicky Backing chorus: D. Holmes Broken Morning (written by Darren Holmes) Prairie Boy Instrumental (written by CC Trubiak) Additional voice: Keturah Johnson Meant For Me (written by Darren Holmes) Backing chorus: D. Holmes Illusions (written by CC Trubiak) Lead and rhythm electric guitar: Isaac Accordion: jenny Chorus ensemble: arranged/performed by Rebecca Abbott Additional chorus: D. Holmes Nothing Matters (written by Claude Marquis) Backing chorus: D. Holmes Hole In My Rowboat (written by CC Trubiak) Backing voice: D. Holmes “…he loves the idea of being able to tell a story. “I’m in pain, are you in pain?” he asks in his plaintive but rich tenor.” -Jordan Arsenault-2B Magazine …”he sang to me live, finishing with the wet eyes of someone who lives the emotions of the song, every single time.”-Jordan Arsenault-2B Magazine “A premier artist, C.C. Trubiak has become an online phenomenon, with his personal portraits.”-blurb.com “Patsy Cline would be proud of Trubiak’s accomplished tales of love longed for, found and lost.”- Guillaume Moffet-Hour Community “…known for dropping the curtain and letting viewers sneak a peek at the real CC—that is, the many versions of the real CC. Shameless in all matters of showmanship, Trubiak flaunts an ability to shape-shift.”- guerrilla.ca CC Trubiak’s first love was always music; authentic, raw, and genuine music, be it singing to his dad’s records as a child or in elementary school productions to reading Nickel Dreams: Tanya Tucker.' Says Trubiak: “Once I read the life story of this child star turned country outlaw, I knew that it wasn't unusual for someone to dream big and make a living doing what you love, which for Tucker and myself is making music – entertaining.” Life took him to Ottawa, where he found his first guitar and taught himself how to play and write songs. He first picked up a guitar and sang in Ottawa, circa 2002. “I bought my first guitar, affectionately called it 'Mother Maybelle' after the Carter Family. I had cashed in my income tax refund - and I had no idea what I was doing - I simply knew that I wanted to play. My neighbour downstairs in this grimy apartment complex, was a musician, and he took the time to show me some basic chords on my new guitar - about 5 in total. I could never remember what the chords were called but I learned them well enough to play by ear - the first song I ever learned was Joni Mitchell's 'Both Sides, Now'.” In 2010, Trubiak was ready to record. The release of 2010’s ‘They Say I’m Different’ came with the live performances Trubiak dreamed of growing up. With shows at Ottawa venues Elmdale House Tavern, The Rainbow, SAW Gallery and more, 2011 was a milestone year; topped with his first music video (for the self-penned ‘Lonely Blue Waves (I Want You), Torrid Productions, 2011). In addition to his solo folk efforts CC rounded out Danniel Oickle’s trio of fauns in ‘The Corruption of Flesh‘ (Torrid Productions, 2011), a performance piece made up of spoken word poetry, performance art, electro-pop music, a Cappella song and piano numbers. As well, he released a self photography book entitled ”Hail the Narcissist”, a hardcover in which Trubiak was the photographer and model In the book, he plays out every aspect of his personality, emotion and soul. But don’t get the myth confused with the man, says CC,: “My music is a separate entity to my photography. In photography, I can be anyone - anything - the sky’s the limit. I can be a character - and embody any singular part of my psyche. With my music - there is no way to escape - its as close to who I am as anything. On my albums I am no one other than myself, stripped of all facades and masks.” In the Fall of 2011, CC met Ottawa musician and photographic artist Darren Holmes, beginning a friendship as well as forming a collaborative bond.  In 2012 CC and Darren embarked on a recording mission, eventually developing ‘Tiny Army: The D. Holmes Sessions‘; a collection of originals by CC and his ‘tiny army’ of musical friends and muses, each of whom contributed to the project in various creative capacities. In the summer of 2012 he returned to his hometown of Flin Flon, Mb, working in mental health. Before long CC was playing local shows, including an outdoor weekend festival, “Flonstock 2013” showcasing with bands from all over Canada. Trubiak was and is home.