Wool on Wolves
Encyclopedia
Wool on Wolves is a Canadian folk-rock band based in Edmonton
, Alberta
. The band formed in October of 2008 while attending the University of Alberta
.
Wool on Wolves debut EP Hate is Poor
was self-released in April of 2010, followed by their debut album Grey Matter
on November 9, 2010. Grey Matter was produced by Nik Kozub
of Edmonton dance punk/electro group Shout Out Out Out Out
.
Wool on Wolves was named Best Folk/Roots and Best Group at the 2011 Edmonton Music Awards. Grey Matter was nominated for a 2011 Western Canadian Music Award in the Best Rock category.
s, Wool on Wolves is known to frequently switch instruments for both live and recorded performances.
Edmonton
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, Alberta
Alberta
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. The band formed in October of 2008 while attending the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
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Wool on Wolves debut EP Hate is Poor
Hate is Poor
Hate is Poor is the debut EP from Canadian indie-rock band Wool on Wolves. Originally intended to be the band's full-length debut, Hate is Poor was mixed and partially recorded in the band's Edmonton rehearsal space after a dispute with a sound engineer left little usable material from the...
was self-released in April of 2010, followed by their debut album Grey Matter
Grey matter
Grey matter is a major component of the central nervous system, consisting of neuronal cell bodies, neuropil , glial cells and capillaries. Grey matter contains neural cell bodies, in contrast to white matter, which does not and mostly contains myelinated axon tracts...
on November 9, 2010. Grey Matter was produced by Nik Kozub
Nik Kozub
Nik Kozub is a Canadian musician. Formerly a bass guitarist for the band Veal, he is currently associated with the dance punk band Shout Out Out Out Out....
of Edmonton dance punk/electro group Shout Out Out Out Out
Shout Out Out Out Out
Shout Out Out Out Out is a Canadian dance punk/electro group from Edmonton, Alberta. Their debut album Not Saying/Just Saying, released in 2006, quickly garnered significant airplay on Canadian campus radio and on CBC Radio 3. The album debuted at #11 on Canada's national campus radio chart,...
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Wool on Wolves was named Best Folk/Roots and Best Group at the 2011 Edmonton Music Awards. Grey Matter was nominated for a 2011 Western Canadian Music Award in the Best Rock category.
Members
As a group of multi-instrumentalistMulti-instrumentalist
A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments.The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument to be learned , but people who double on another instrument are not usually seen as multi-instrumentalists.-Classical music:Music written for Symphony...
s, Wool on Wolves is known to frequently switch instruments for both live and recorded performances.
- Thomas Reikie - Lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, banjo, lap steel
- Eric Leydon - piano, drums, percussion, trumpet, guitar, vocals
- Gordon Brasnett - guitar, bass, piano, lap steel, vocals
- Brody Irvine - bass, guitar, vocals, violin, cello, piano
- Kevin George - drums, banjo, vocals, glockenspiel
External links
- Wool on Wolves on facebook
- Wool on Wolves on Twitter
- Wool on Wolves on Bandcamp
- Wool on Wolves on CBC 3