Aaron Goldstein (musician)
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Aaron Goldstein is a Canadian musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his performance on the pedal steel guitar
. He is a member of the Tom Wilson
-led collective Lee Harvey Osmond
, has recorded and toured with Cowboy Junkies
, and is a member of the band Huron
. He also plays in the band for City and Colour
.
He was named Guitarist of the Year at the 2010 Hamilton Music Awards.
Pedal steel guitar
The pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal bar to "fret" or shorten the length of the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. Unlike other types of steel guitar, it also uses pedals and knee levers to affect the pitch, hence the name "pedal"...
. He is a member of the Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson (musician)
Tom Wilson is a Canadian rock musician from Hamilton, Ontario.A veteran of the Canadian music scene, Wilson has been a writer and performer for many years. Wilson's eclectic musical style has ranged from the psychobilly sound of the Florida Razors, to the western/roots style of Blackie and the...
-led collective Lee Harvey Osmond
Lee Harvey Osmond
Lee Harvey Osmond, stylized as LeE HARVeY OsMOND, is a Canadian "acid folk" band, whose core member is musician Tom Wilson.The band first took shape as a collaboration between Wilson, Michael Timmins of Cowboy Junkies and Josh Finlayson of Skydiggers, who wrote, recorded and released the band's...
, has recorded and toured with Cowboy Junkies
Cowboy Junkies
Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian alternative country/blues/folk rock band. The group was formed in Toronto in 1985 by Margo Timmins , Michael Timmins , Peter Timmins and Alan Anton ....
, and is a member of the band Huron
Huron (Canadian band)
Huron is a Canadian rock band formed in January 2008 from Hamilton, Ontario. Members include Aaron Goldstein, known for his session work with such bands as Cowboy Junkies, and Cam Malcolm, who was previously in the band Sweet Homewreckers. Drummer Pete Hall was also a founding member of A Northern...
. He also plays in the band for City and Colour
City and Colour
City and Colour is the recording alias for Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green, who was also the guitarist and vocalist of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. He plays melodic acoustic and folk music and is often accompanied by a rotating number of Canadian indie rock...
.
He was named Guitarist of the Year at the 2010 Hamilton Music Awards.
Discography
| Release Date | Artist | Album | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2007 | Dan Griffin Arkells Arkells are a Canadian rock band, formed in Hamilton, Ontario. In 2006, they signed with Dine Alone Records, the label for other Canadian acts such as City and Colour, Attack In Black, Alexisonfire, and Tokyo Police Club.-Band history:... |
Stars and Satellites | pedal steel |
| September 2007 | Foreign Films Bill Majoros Bill Majoros is the songwriter and lead vocalist / Multi-instrumentalist of Psychedelic pop act The Foreign Films.Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Bill is a Canadian musician who has toured, recorded and played with many Canadian acts including Universal Honey, The Paper Airplane Company, The Cloudsmen,... |
'Distant Star' | pedal steel |
| 2008 | Diesel Dog | 'Boots Live & The Birdtown Hive' | pedal steel |
| March 12, 2008 | Nick Rose | 'Cloverhill' EP | pedal steel |
| April 2008 | Cam Malcolm Huron (Canadian band) Huron is a Canadian rock band formed in January 2008 from Hamilton, Ontario. Members include Aaron Goldstein, known for his session work with such bands as Cowboy Junkies, and Cam Malcolm, who was previously in the band Sweet Homewreckers. Drummer Pete Hall was also a founding member of A Northern... |
'A Little Bit Of History' | pedal steel |
| September 2008 | Matthew De Zoete | 'Bottom Of The World' | pedal steel |
| September 2008 | Sisters Three | 'Star Spangled' | pedal steel |
| January 2009 | Matt Paxton | 'Back Home In The Village' | pedal steel, acoustic guitar, mandolin |
| March 2009 | Lee Harvey Osmond Lee Harvey Osmond Lee Harvey Osmond, stylized as LeE HARVeY OsMOND, is a Canadian "acid folk" band, whose core member is musician Tom Wilson.The band first took shape as a collaboration between Wilson, Michael Timmins of Cowboy Junkies and Josh Finlayson of Skydiggers, who wrote, recorded and released the band's... |
'A Quiet Evil' | pedal steel |
| April 28, 2009 | Dark Mean | 'Frankencottage' | pedal steel |
| May 11, 2009 | Junior Boys Junior Boys -History:Junior Boys formed in 1999 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada as a duo of Jeremy Greenspan and Johnny Dark. Years of collaboration followed and a demo was produced, but after many rejections and near-misses, they were resigned to being bedroom beat constructors. Soon after, Johnny Dark left the... |
'Begone Dull Care Begone Dull Care Begone Dull Care is a visual music animated film directed by Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart.Using drawn on film animation, McLaren and Lambart paint and scratch directly onto film stock to create a visual representation of Oscar Peterson's jazz music... ' |
pedal steel |
| June 9, 2009 | Nick Rose | 'Oxbow Lake' | pedal steel |
| September 8, 2009 | Julie Fader Julie Fader Julie Fader is a Canadian musician, songwriter and visual artist, best known as a keyboard player and backing vocalist for Sarah Harmer, Chad VanGaalen and Great Lake Swimmers... |
'Outside In' | pedal steel |
| November 2009 | Ian Blurton Ian Blurton Ian Blurton is a Canadian musician and record producer. He was born in Chicago in 1965, and moved to Toronto in the mid 1970s.He has been a part of Toronto's indie music scene since the early 1980s, playing drums in the original line-ups for Cowboy Junkies and A Neon Rome before becoming the lead... |
'Happy Endings' | pedal steel |
| January 2010 | Jesse Polk-Lewis | 'Still Time' | pedal steel |
| March 26, 2010 | Huron Huron (Canadian band) Huron is a Canadian rock band formed in January 2008 from Hamilton, Ontario. Members include Aaron Goldstein, known for his session work with such bands as Cowboy Junkies, and Cam Malcolm, who was previously in the band Sweet Homewreckers. Drummer Pete Hall was also a founding member of A Northern... |
'Huron' | guitar, vocal, pedal steel, songwriting |
| April 10, 2010 | Stumbleweed | '7 Favourites' | pedal steel, electric guitar |
| April 29, 2010 | Cowboy Junkies Cowboy Junkies Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian alternative country/blues/folk rock band. The group was formed in Toronto in 1985 by Margo Timmins , Michael Timmins , Peter Timmins and Alan Anton .... |
'Renmin Park Renmin Park (album) Renmin Park is an album by the Canadian rock band Cowboy Junkies, released in 2010.It is Volume One of the Nomad Series.-Track listing:# "Into" – 1:09# "Renmin Park" – 3:59# "Sir Francis bacon At The Net" – 3:59# "Stranger Here" – 3:17... ' |
pedal steel |
| July 2010 | C'mon Ian Blurton Ian Blurton is a Canadian musician and record producer. He was born in Chicago in 1965, and moved to Toronto in the mid 1970s.He has been a part of Toronto's indie music scene since the early 1980s, playing drums in the original line-ups for Cowboy Junkies and A Neon Rome before becoming the lead... |
'Beyond The Pale Horse' | pedal steel |
| August 2010 | Harlan Pepper | 'Young and Old' | producer |