Randy Vancourt

Randy Vancourt
Born
Canada
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Writer
Composer
Actor
Known forWriter-performer, Chutzpah a go-go
Composer, The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon

Randy Vancourt is a Canadian composer and entertainer. A Juno Award nominated composer, he has written music for television series such as Man Alive, Hello Mrs. Cherrywinkle, Carmen SanDiego and Dudley the Dragon.

He is also a writer of stage musicals including Chutzpah a Go-Go,[1] Born Lucky,[2] Boardwalk! [3] and The Rocky Road To Dublin.[4]

His recordings have received international airplay, with his Radio Freaks [5] songs appearing on the syndicated Dr. Demento radio show.[6][citation needed]

He is a founding member of the comedy troupe Radio Freaks[5] who appeared for three years on CIUT Radio.

Randy is the son of author A. Lawrence Vaincourt,[7][8] famous for his popular poem Just A Common Soldier.

Works

  • Forever For Now (1992)
  • Chutzpah a Go-Go (1993)
  • Boardwalk! (2007)
  • Smashed (2008)
  • Born Lucky (2008)
  • The Rocky Road To Dublin (2010)
  • The Bonnie Banks (2012)
  • Bring The Piano (2016)
  • Tuned (2018)

References

  1. ^ "Chutzpah!". chutzpah.homestead.com.
  2. ^ "Wiarton Echo - Ontario, CA | UR". www.wiartonecho.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Boardwalk!".
  4. ^ "Rocky Road to Dublin".
  5. ^ a b "RADIO FREAKS: Where Music & Comedy Collide!". radiofreaks.homestead.com.
  6. ^ "The Dr. Demento Show #05-40 - October 2, 2005". dmdb.org.
  7. ^ "Larry Vaincourt's Rhymes & Reflections". vaincourt.homestead.com.
  8. ^ "A. Lawrence Vaincourt: Just a Common Soldier (A Soldier Died Today)". Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2008-08-26.