Dig Circus was a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 band in the 1990s. Although popular on the Queen Street West

Queen Street West

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 scene in Toronto, the band broke up in the mid-1990s without having achieved mainstream success. Ironically, several years after the band parted ways, its song "Wishing For a Sail" was chosen as the theme song for the Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon (TV channel)

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 series Caitlin's Way

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Their independent release EP on Dig Circus records called Shekkie
was produced by Dug Claxton, who also is credited as accordion player.

Following the band's breakup, members Dave MacKinnon and Brian Poirier briefly joined Ron Hawkins

Ron Hawkins

Ron Hawkins is a musician from Toronto who is best known as a member of the band The Lowest of the Low, in which he is the frontman, primary songwriter, lead vocalist, and one of two guitarists...

 in the band Hummer

Hummer (band)

Hummer was a short-lived Canadian indie rock band, including The Lowest of the Low frontman Ron Hawkins on bass. The band released one album, Electrically Operated Product, in 1997....

, and subsequently launched their own band, The FemBots.

Drummer Mark Hansen was a member of Hawkins' next project, Ron Hawkins and the Rusty Nails

Ron Hawkins and the Rusty Nails

Ron Hawkins and the Rusty Nails were a Canadian indie rock band in the late 1990s.The band was formed by musician Ron Hawkins out of the sessions for his 1996 solo album The Secret of My Excess, following the breakup of The Lowest of the Low...

. Hawkins also referenced Dig Circus in a Lowest of the Low

The Lowest of the Low

The Lowest of the Low is a Canadian alternative rock group formed in 1991 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were one of the most influential bands on the Canadian alternative music scene in the early 1990s, garnering widespread critical acclaim and radio play...

 song, "That Song About Trees and Kites".

Bass player James Julien was actively involved in the non-profit sector, leading tele-marketing and mailing campaigns for organizations such as Oxfam

Oxfam

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, Médecins Sans Frontières

Médecins Sans Frontières

' , or Doctors Without Borders, is a secular humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic diseases. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland...

 & Greenpeace

Greenpeace

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. James was both a co-founder and Senior Fundraising Consultant for Public Outreach http://www.publicoutreach.ca/, a professional fundraising consultancy that assists non-profit agencies in connecting with potential donors. He died on February 20, 2009, after suffering two strokes in Melbourne, Australia.

Original drummer Dave Dreveny went on to work with a variety of Toronto artists, most notably Adam's Rib with whom he toured across Canada. He then spent 4 years touring Europe and the Caribbean through his drumming gig with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. He now lives back in Toronto.

Discography

• Shekkie EP Cassette (1991)
• Shekkie II Electric Boogaloo (1991)
• Mr. Smartypants (1994)