About
Chris Collins and Boulder Canyon are the real thing. Though you might detect some similarities, in appearance and voice to John Denver, Chris Collins brings amazing energy to the stage as an award winning songwriter, singer, and entertainer. Boulder Canyon has some of the best musicians from across the country. Each member has an amazing talent that they bring to the band.
The original band members of Boulder Canyon met in 2004 at Aspen in October, the largest celebration of John Denver's life and music. Collins has been a featured performer there since 2002. Since meeting, the band has been perfecting the music of John Denver and delighting sell out crowds. In 2011 Boulder Canyon made a committment to take the show on the road. The band has seen increasing audience sizes every year. At one amphitheater, Chris Collins and Boulder Canyon broke a theater record for the largest audience attendance for an event.
In a recent interview, Collins said that every new audience makes the music feel brand new. The only thing that is difficult about putting a show together, is having to choose which songs to leave out. "Sometimes I wish our shows were 5 hours long so we could do all of John's songs. Bringing John Denver's music to life is our goal. We work with great joy to perform John's songs with fresh energy and great musical integrity."
