Jay Semko

 John Peter Semko, * Saskatchewan, CAN
By Thieu Van De Vorst, Praguefrank
SESSIONS  also member of The Northern Pikes
1995 unknown, CAN – Jay Semko (Jay Semko [vcl/gt/ harmonica], Joel Grundahl [gt],  Warren Rutherford [steel], Cory Hildebrand [bass], Wayne Pearson [drums],  Don Schmid [percussion], Ross Nykiforuk [keyboards/ sax], Alison Straker, Craig Salkeld [vcl]. Producer: Jay Semko, Les Cantin)
001 ADVENTURE ON MY BREATH Iron Music CDP-51030 /51004-2  
002 MOUSE IN A HOLE Iron Music 51004-2
003  WHO CARES Iron Music 51004-2  
004 TIMES CHANGE Iron Music 51004-2  
005 STRAWBERRY GIRL Iron Music 51004-2  
006 LAKE OF MUD Iron Music 51004-2
007 FACE OF SHAME Iron Music 51004-2  
008 PARIS OR SOMEWHERE Iron Music 51004-2  
009 STRANGE AND RICH Iron Music 51004-2
010 MY-Y-Y ROCK AND ROLL Iron Music 51004-2  
1996 [TV soundtrack DueSouth]  unknown, CAN – Jay Semko
011 DUESOUTH THEME (3:13) Unforscene 40004-2
012 DUESOUTH THEME (1:50) Unforscene 40004-2
1997 [TV soundtrack DueSouth II] unknown, CAN – Jay Semko
013 MOUNTIE ON THE BOUNTY Unforscene W2-40007
014 WESTERN END OF THE TRAIL Unforscene W2-40007
2005 unknown, CAN -  Jay Semko
015 LOVE WILL SET YOU FREE
016 DON’T DESERVE IT Redberry
017 ROB ROY ROOM Redberry
Tracks above issued on EP Love Will Set You Free
2006 unknown, CAN -  Jay Semko (Producer: Cosmic Twins)
018 RODE IN ON
019 SAW AN ANGEL
020 NEW DAY
021 ANOTHER DAY
022 COME ACROSS THE WATER
023 JULIET IS BLEEDING
024 SASKATOON SMILE
025 REDBERRY
026 HAPPY WITH NOTHING
Tracks above issued on album Redberry
10 March 2007 [live] by the CBC mobile recording unit, the Royal Saskatchewan Museum Theatre, Regina, SK, CAN – Jay Semko
02601 RODE IN ON
02602 NEW DAY
02603 SAW AN ANGEL
02604 COME ACROSS WATER
02605 SASKATOON SMILE
02606 DON'T DESERVE IT
02607 HAPPY WITH NOTHING
02608 STRAWBERRY GIRL
02609 MOUSE IN A HOLE
02610 THINGS I DO FOR MONEY
02611 GIRL WITH A PROBLEM
Tracks above issued on album Live At The Royal Saskatchewan Museum
2007 unknown, CAN – Jay Semko
027 DECK THE HALLS
028 GOOD KING WENCESLAS
029 GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN
030 WHAT CHILD IS THIS?
031 HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING
032 I SAW THREE SHIPS
033 WE THREE KINGS OF ORIENT ARE
034 JOY TO THE WORLD
035 SILENT NIGHT
036 WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS
Tracks above issued on album Merry Christmas
2008 unknown, CAN – Jay Semko (Jay Semko [vcl/gt/ bass], Jay Buettner gt/ banjo], Warren Rutherford [steel], Skip Kutz [ac/el bass], Charles Dumont [drums/ percussion], Ross Nykiforuk [keyboards/ accordion], Kim Fontaine, Randy Woods [vcl])
037 THAT'S THE KIND OF LOVER  BUSTED 023A  
038 THE BLUES JUST FLY AWAY  BUSTED 023A  
039 INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR  BUSTED 023A  
040 ABSOLUTELY FREE  BUSTED 023A  
041 YOU DO THAT TO ME  BUSTED 023A  
042 BREATHTAKING, LIFE CHANGING LOVE  BUSTED 023A
043 SHE WON'T BE LONELY LONG  BUSTED 023A [Nashville mix:] BUSTED 023A
044 NOT MY GIRL  BUSTED 023A  
045 I'D GIVE YOU THE MONEY  BUSTED 023A  
046 KATIE CLOSE THE DOOR  BUSTED 023A  
047 TIME WILL HEAL  BUSTED 023A  
048 JESUS IS GONNA HELP ME  BUSTED 023A
2010 unknown, CAN – Jay Semko, with Kelly Brock [-1], Alana Levandovski [-2], Patricia Conroy [-3], Matt Anderson [-4]    (Producer: Jay Buettner)
049 MOUNTAIN SONG  BUSTED 031
050 GLIMPSE  BUSTED 031
051 NOBODY'S WATCHING -1 BUSTED 031
052 GIRL WHO CAN WHISTLE -2  BUSTED 031
053 HARDER ON ME  BUSTED 031
054 BEFORE YOU LEAVE CANADA  BUSTED 031
055 THAT KIND OF BLUE -3  BUSTED 031
056 LET'S WAKE UP THE MOON -1  BUSTED 031
057 LOVE YOU FOR A MILLION MILES  BUSTED 031
058 COMEBACK KID  BUSTED 031
059 DROP YOU IN THE WATER -4  BUSTED 031
2011 Saskatoon, CAN/ Calgary, AB, CAN/ Abbotsford, BC, CAN/ Warsaw, POL – Jay Semko.
060 BIG FEET, BIG SHOES  BUSTED 054
061 THOROUGHBRED DAYS  BUSTED 054
062 PARTY IN THE PARKING LOT / THE FOOTBALL SONG  BUSTED 054
063 I'M IN TROUBLE AGAIN  BUSTED 054
064 LET'S WAKE UP THE MOON [NAKED VERSION]  BUSTED 054
065 IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE  BUSTED 054
2011 MCC Recording Studio, Calgary, AB – Jay Semko
066 SENDING LOVE. PART 1  BUSTED 061
067 COME GET A LITTLE LOVE  BUSTED 061
068 UNDENIABLY LOVE  BUSTED 061
069 HARMONY  BUSTED 061
070 WE SHINE  BUSTED 061
071 SWEET SWEET LOVE  BUSTED 061
072 THE MOON, THE STARS AND YOU  BUSTED 061
073 SIZZLIN'  BUSTED 061
074 FOR CERTAIN  BUSTED 061
075 NOTHING LEFT BUT LOVE  BUSTED 061
076 SENDING LOVE. PART 2  BUSTED 061
2014 Randy Woods Studis, Saskatoown, SK, CAN – Jay Semko, *with Leslie Stanwyck (Jay Semko [vcl/gt/ bass gt/ percussion/ keyboards], Randy Woods [el gt/ mandolin/ steel/ keyboards/ bass/ vcl], Warren Rutherford [steel], Mike Pierce [drums], Jeff Asman [keyboards], Diane Woods, Leslie Stranwyck [bck vcl]. Producer: Ray Semko and Randy Woods
077 OCEAN IN YOUR EYES  JSFV 14
078 CLEAN  JSFV 14
079 FLORA VISTA  JSFV 14
080 LET THE LOVE IN  JSFV 14
081 DIVIDE AND CONQUER  JSFV 14
082 JUNKIE PRIDE  JSFV 14
083 ASLEEP IN THE LOVING ARMS OF GOD  JSFV 14
084 ONLY SOMETIMES* JSFV 14
085 STAND AND DELIVER  JSFV 14
086 SURROUNDED BY LOVE  JSFV 14
2017 unknown, CAN – Jay Semko
087 GOSPEL
088 MAKE IT THROUGH TO SUNRISE
089 NEVER SENT
090 GIBRALTAR
091 THE HAND FROM THE SKY
092 NOT LOOK BACK
093 DIVING IN SO DEEP
094 WHOLE LOTTA EMPTY
095 SWEETEST SUMMER SONG
096 HOME
Tracks above issued on album Never Sent
2018 unknown, CAN – Jay Semko
097 SNOW DAY digital single [rel. Nov. 20]

ALBUMS
BMG Canada/Iron Music [CAN] 77876-51004-2 Mouse: Adventure On My Breath; Mouse In A Hole; Who Cares; Times Change; Strawberry Girl; Lake Of Mud; Face Of Shame; Paris Or Somewhere; Strange And Rich; My-Y-Y Rock And Roll. – 95 (Cassette)
Smoothwater [CAN] no # Redberry: Rode In On; Saw An Angel; New Day; Another Day; Come Across The Water; Rob Roy Room; Juliet Is Bleeding; Saskatoon Smile; Redberry; Don't Deserve It; Happy With Nothing – 06
Smoothwater [CAN] 2010533 Merry Christmas: Deck The Halls; Good King Wenceslas; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; What Child Is This?; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; I Saw Three Ships; We Three Kings Of Orient Are; Joy To The World; Silent Night; We Wish You A Merry Christmas – 30-10-07
Smoothwater [CAN] no # Live At The Royal Saskatchewan Museum: Rode In On; New Day; Saw An Angel; Come Across Water; Saskatoon Smile; Don't Deserve It; Happy With Nothing; Strawberry Girl; Mouse In A Hole; Things I Do For Money; Girl With A Problem. - 08
Busted Flat  [CAN] BUSTED 023A International Superstar: That's The Kind Of Lover; The Blues Just Fly Away; International Superstar; Absolutely Free; You Do That To Me; Breathtaking, Life Changing Love; She Won't Be Lonely Long; Not My Girl; I'd Give You The Money; Katie Close The Door; Time Will Heal; Jesus Is Gonna Help Me; Bonus Track. She Won't Be Lonely Long (Single Version-Nashville mix). – 03-07-08
Busted Flat [CAN]  BUSTED 031 Jay Semko: Mountain Song; Glimpse; Nobody's Watching (w. Kelly Brock); Girl Who Can Whistle (w. Alana Levandovski); Harder On Me; Before You Leave Canada; That Kind Of Blue (w. Patricia Conroy); Let's Wake Up The Moon (w. Kelly Brock); Love You For A Million Miles; Comeback Kid; Drop You In The Water (w. Matt Anderson) – 20-07-10
Busted Flat [CAN] BUSTED 061 Sending Love: Sending Love. Part 1; Come Get A Little Love; Undeniably Love; Harmony; We Shine; Sweet Sweet Love; The Moon, The Stars And You; Sizzlin'; For Certain; Nothing Left But Love; Sending Love. Part 2. – 14-02-12
Inner Expression [CAN] JSFV 14 Flora Vista: Ocean In Your Eyes; Clean; Flora Vista; Let The Love In; Divide And Conquer; Junkie Pride; Asleep In The Loving Arms Of God; Only Sometimes (Featuring Leslie Stanwyck); Stand And Deliver; Surrounded By Love – 04-11-14
Inner Expression [CAN] ? Never Sent: Gospel; Make It Through to Sunrise; Never Sent; Gibraltar; The Hand from the Sky; Not Look Back; Diving in so Deep; Whole Lotta Empty; Sweetest Summer Song; Home – 17-04-18

EPs
Jay Semko [CAN] ? Love Will Set You Free: Love Will Set You Free; Don’t Deserve It; Rob Roy Room – 09-05
Busted Flat [CAN] BUSTED 054 Force Of Horses: Big Feet, Big Shoes; Thoroughbred Days;
Party In The Parking Lot / The Football Song; I'm In Trouble Again; Let's Wake Up The Moon [Naked Version]; It's Christmas Eve – 09-12-11

SINGLES
Iron Music Group [CAN]
CDP-51030 Adventure Of My Breath – 95 (CD)