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Woodpigeon are a Canadian musical collective from Calgary, Alberta. The band’s sound has been compared to Sufjan Stevens, Grizzly Bear, Camera Obscura, Simon & Garfunkel, and Belle & Sebastian, amongst others. Band leader Mark Hamilton’s main lyrical influence is The Kinks. When asked about the band’s name, Mark Hamilton explains: “I’ve always been in love with the word Woodpigeon for as long as I can remember. When you write it in cursive, it looks like a rollercoaster”.
Woodpigeon’s origins are found with primary song-writer Mark Hamilton writing songs in Edinburgh, Scotland. At this time, the band was named “Woodpigeon Divided By Antelope Equals Squirrel”, and consisted of Hamilton alongside Steve Kaye and Malcolm Benzie. Hamilton states that he “was far too scared to ever sing, so all we ever played was a couple of stupid instrumentals and our only “performance” was in the streets of Edinburgh.” Eventually, Hamilton returned to Canada, and started afresh, with the shortened band name, Woodpigeon. Other band members fell in place, with Hamilton noting that: “the way it came together was simple: friends started hearing my songs and offering their services.” By now Woodpigeon consists of eight core members: Mark Hamilton (vocals, guitar), Kenna Burima (piano, vocals), Michael Gratton (bass), Annalea Sordi (accordion, flute, vocals), Daren Powell (drums), Peter Moersch (electric guitar, vocals), Foon Yap (violin), AJ Benoit (vocals).
Woodpigeon’s origins are found with primary song-writer Mark Hamilton writing songs in Edinburgh, Scotland. At this time, the band was named “Woodpigeon Divided By Antelope Equals Squirrel”, and consisted of Hamilton alongside Steve Kaye and Malcolm Benzie. Hamilton states that he “was far too scared to ever sing, so all we ever played was a couple of stupid instrumentals and our only “performance” was in the streets of Edinburgh.” Eventually, Hamilton returned to Canada, and started afresh, with the shortened band name, Woodpigeon. Other band members fell in place, with Hamilton noting that: “the way it came together was simple: friends started hearing my songs and offering their services.” By now Woodpigeon consists of eight core members: Mark Hamilton (vocals, guitar), Kenna Burima (piano, vocals), Michael Gratton (bass), Annalea Sordi (accordion, flute, vocals), Daren Powell (drums), Peter Moersch (electric guitar, vocals), Foon Yap (violin), AJ Benoit (vocals).
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noisybishop wrote:
Review of For Paolo EP http://sloucher.org/2012/01/20/woodpigeon-for-paolo-ep/
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YasSalomonson wrote:
Has anybody found a good torrent for Treasury Library Canada?
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airfid wrote:
<3
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natalyesaurus wrote:
http://berlinbeat.org/2011/08/24/interview-woodpigeon/
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AlexGard wrote:
One of the best albums of 2010.
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Croiix wrote:
cool
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dominicgeinosky wrote:
Woodpigeon still has one of the best albums of the year--and "as the ship goes down" is probably song of the year, at least in my book. Epic.
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TJ-Johnson wrote:
We gave Woodpigeon a disposable camera at End Of The Road festival and let him take pictures of whatever he felt like! You can see the results here - pretty funny! http://www.goldflakepaint.co.uk/?p=1411
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muziekodroom wrote:
Play 2010, 1st and 2nd of october, Muziekodroom, Hasselt, Belgium With Woodpigeon, Junip feat. José Gonzalez, Part Chimp, Skip The Use, Plaid, Stian Westerhus, Joe Gideon & The Shark + More bands More info www.play2010.be www.muziekodroom.be
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FraeuleinSonne wrote:
Knock, Knock! Is anyone there? This music sounds just beautiful.....
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laureldumbdumb wrote:
Sometimes Woodpigeon sounds like Christian music. Very strange
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tigerdear wrote:
oh dear
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Zeuq wrote:
love + peace
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littlethumbup wrote:
really in love with In The Battle of Sun Vs. Curtains, Sun Loses and We Sleep Until Noon, not only a great name but a great song !
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peppi77 wrote:
I really would like to know if woodpigeon ARE actually supporting The Acorn in Berlin, except for the link here I didn't find any hint...and if they are really here in berlin, is it the whole band? Too many questions...:-((
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exprof wrote:
Nuits Botanique http://concerts-review.over-blog.com/article-les-nuits-botanique-soir-2-montgomery-stornoway-woodpigeon-admiral-freebee-a-l-orangerie-bruxelles-le-08-mai-2010-50097418.html
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dominicgeinosky wrote:
Oh, yeah, and "An Entanglement of Weeds" is soooo beautiful.
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dominicgeinosky wrote:
New Spirehouse EP! Go get it!
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SRRCapdown wrote:
An Entanglement of Weeds off of the Balladeer bonus CD to Die Stadt Muzikanten is one of the most haunting and beautiful songs I've ever heard. Seriously, that is some amazing stuff.
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checkerbraut wrote:
Great!
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BALLADEER
3 Nov 2011 | from www.woodpigeon-songbook.com
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