Country music star Dallas Smith won't be spending much time before Christmas in his hometown of Langley.

The 47-year-old singer and songwriter, who has made a name for himself as a solo country artist following a run as lead singer for the acclaimed hard rock band Default, announced that soon after the Junos next month he's going on a massive cross-country tour.

The Walnut Grove native will be one of several performers at the 43rd annual Canadian Country Music Association Awards night being hosted this fall in the B.C. Interior. And as soon as he finishes up on stage at Prospera Place in Kelowna for the CCMA awards night on Saturday, Sept. 13, he finalizes plans for a tour that will take he and his band – unplugged – and accompanied by artist Brock Phillips on an extensive trip throughou

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