There’s a good reason why Canadiana cowboy musician Tim Hus has a strong following. No two show are alike.

Hus is performing this Friday night, Nov. 30, at St. Andy’s Rhythm and Roots, at the St. Andrew’s United Church, 128 1st St. E., and true to form will be bringing a wealth of original songs and stories from his many journeys across the nation.

Hus doesn't rely upon a planned program and instead leaves it open-ended, pulling songs freely from his six albums and from the new material he’ll soon be taking to the studio.

“My show is always the same in the way that it’s a Canadiana country music travel log,” says Hus. “I’ve built a troubadour style of career so my songs are always my own compositions and they’re from all parts of Canada and are little stories and songs about all the places I’ve been. So you get a bit of a cross-country country music show.”

For Friday night’s show, he’s leaning towards including some songs about Northern Canada.

“I just came back from the north so I might fit some nice trap line and bush plane songs into the set,” he muses out loud. “We’ll see where the evening goes.”

The Stony Plain Records recording artist is known to go far and wide with his Never Ending Highways Tour. He’s recently returned from his most extensive northern tour yet, striking out to Tuktoyaktuk, the furthest north you can drive on the Inu-Tuk Highway.

“It’s funny,” he recounts. “An old Inuit guy and his wife came up to me and he said, ‘Can I shake your hand. All my life I’ve seen cowboys on TV but I never thought I’d see one in Tuktoyaktuk’.”

This fall he was supposed to perform on a triple bill with fellow recording artists Ian Tyson and Corb Lund at the Badlands Amphitheater in Drumheller for an evening of Cowboy Music and Songs. He’s performed with both before but never have the three appeared on the same bill. Unfortunately, Tyson had to withdraw due to his heart condition.

“It was a perfect summer evening and a perfect place for a cowboy show. Some of the cowboys even rode in on their horses and they were sitting on the ridge, listening to the music. But it still needs to happen, the three of us on the same bill at the same time.

Certainly, Tyson is legendary and Hus may be on that same track.

Hus says he still gets teased by his bandmates about the time he was announced as a Canadian legend.

“If you’ve been around long enough and been to enough places, some people might start to think of you like a bit of a legend,” he laughs.

“All joking aside, I do actually kind of feel like I’ve become part of the cultural landscape of Canada. This is my 16th year of writing Canadian songs and travelling all around the country and singing them. After a while, people do become familiar with you and you become familiar with the scenery.”

When he doesn’t come nearby, his fans are willing to travel and he remains amazed by how far they will come.

“There are quite a few people who travel incredibly long distances to come and hear a show. I’m humbled and impressed by their dedication. People would drive 1,500 km or something like that and they’d actually just seen us last month. You must really like someone’s show to have that kind of dedication.”

It has been five years since his last album “Western Star” was released and he’s about the fulfill the demand for new recordings.

“I’m sure I’ve got everybody chomping at the bit here and I’ve got the songs together. So now it’s all about finding a little bit of quiet time to go work on an album. That’s on the agenda this winter.”

The show starts at 8 p.m. and doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at www.brownpaperbagtickets.com.