Dubbed “The Singing Soldier” by Canadian country music legends (The Good Brothers),Graham Trude is a Canadian Country musician, performer, songwriter and music producer with a characteristically big voice and an even bigger heart. An introspective singer with a confessional style of writing, Graham draws on his life experiences, weaving tales of love, loss, extreme trauma and life affirming recovery into memorable melodies that have earned him admiration in the modern country and folk circles; and continues to build him an ever-growing fan base of loyal followers who have found SOLACE AND release in his melodies and his lyrics. 

With a strong military and law enforcement background, Graham is able to write from a place of empathy and understanding. Graham served as a front line armoured corps tanker in the Afghanistan rotation 3-09 with the Lord Strathcona’s Horse (RC) B Platoon. Upon his return home to Canada, he was determined to continue his work on the front lines - this time as a police officer in the remote fly in indigenous communities of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation, Poplar Hill and then Orangeville, Ontario. 

As a result of a military injury and a law enforcement incident, Graham was diagnosed with complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in 2019. At the lowest point in his life, he turned to writing music to find solace and eventually found the strength to take his future into his own hands and turn his life around. Graham would then depart from law enforcement in 2020 to pursue his love and career of full-time song writing and performing. 

Graham’s music has been well-received by both his fans and music critics. In 2013, he placed top 3 in a provincial song writing competition and was chosen to write and perform the theme song for a Canadian-based television series The Real Canadian Joes. 

Since 2022, Graham has been regularly releasing new singles including: "PTSD", "My Old Town", "Our Kind Of Country", “Home Crowd” (feat. Love Inc vocalist Simone Denny), “Thank You For My Life”, “Wasted Away”, and the harrowing “.120 Grain”. FEATURING the accused Helen Naslund. 
 

In a review of his 2022 single “PTSD”, The Rider News Blog said “this soulful, gentle giant who possesses that rare combination of extreme vulnerability and playful bravado, delivers his message loud and clear”. Later, on Remembrance Day, 2022 Graham released a stunning and sombre acoustic reworking of the track “PTSD (Acoustic)”, and received international acclaim and heart-touching personalized feedback from fans, first responders, and military veterans all over the world. 

“As a privilege, I am able to share my experiences through the art of music as I am far from an author.”says Trude. “As I reflect on this call for service, I find it remarkable how someone, who may initially seem unlikely, can make a profound difference in one's life.”

In 2023, Graham signed a Publishing deal with international Music Publishing powerhouse Red Brick Songs and Stereo Dynamite Music Group.

Graham has lunched his own record label Countrycore Record label and music group Countrycore Music Group Inc., and produces for Canadian music Legends The Good Brothers - including their recent collaboration “Now That You’re Gone” with Juno Award winners The Sadies.

And he is the driving force behind the hugely successful annual events: The SUMMER COUNTRY KICKOFF in Collingwood, ON., and the SOUND OF REMEMBRANCE event (now held at the prestigious Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, ON. on an annual basis) targeted at celebrating veterans, and those who have served their country through song, stories, and celebration.

Graham intends to use his voice to continue to advocate for those who carry psychological scars in their daily lives. With a promising career ahead, “The Singing Soldier” strives towards a future where all those who are suffering feel seen, heard and understood and receive the care and support that they deserve.

And now in 2026, Graham is releasing the optimistically upbeat, and dare we say… “fun” collection of songs on the newly recorded Northern Lights E.P. The first track from the E.P. is the rollicking good time singalong song “I’ve Got To Know” which features accompaniment from both The Good Brothers, and members of The Western Swing Authority and mixed by multi platinum producer, Jason Dufore, The single will be released on Feb. 13, 2026 - and a bright, fun, feel-good, laugh-a-minute video will also be released the same day.  

“I feel as though I’ve finally found “my sound”. I’m in a great place. I’m happy, and I love making music with my friends. But, I never lose sight of my purpose in life: to help people in any way I can with my music. I believe that life is about people helping people and giving back”.

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Discography (Singles)

Real Canadian Joes (2011)
Don't Lose Your Small Town (2016) 

Seen What I’ve Seen (2017)

My Old Town (2021)

Our Kind Of Country (2021)

Home Crowd (w/ Simone Denny) (2021)

PTSD (2022)

PTSD (Acoustic) (2022)

Wasted Away (2024)

Letter To God (2024)

More Like Her (2024)

.120 Grain (2024)

Drink Alone (2025)

My Rowdy Side (2025)

Thank You For My Life (2025)

Carry On (2025)

Strung Out In L.A. (2025)

I've Got to Know w/ The Good Brothers & Western Swing Authority (2026)