Corb Lund - Five Dollar Bill / Hair In My Eyes Like A Highland Steer

Corb Lund, raised on the prairies of southern Alberta, brings his plainspoken storytelling to The Starlite Room in Edmonton on May 31, 2026. This show focuses on two albums that marked his move from Edmonton’s rock underground to country and folk: Five Dollar Bill and Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer. Expect a set built around those songs’ lean arrangements and unvarnished narratives, moving from barroom shuffles to campfire ballads, with tales of ranch work, small-town scrapes, horses and highways.

Lund navigates traditional country, alt-country and folk with a steady hand, keeping the writing upfront and the grooves unforced. Often backed by The Hurtin’ Albertans, his live sound balances nimble acoustic picking with a rhythm section that leaves space for detail and timing. Over the years he’s broadened his scope to history and itinerant lives, but these records return to the textures of the West: chores and weather, family lore and the push-pull between staying put and setting out. In his hometown orbit, this date traces the roots of his catalogue and the terrain that shaped it.