Keri Latimer Explained

Keri Lee Latimer^[1] is a Canadian singer/songwriter and guitarist from Winnipeg, Manitoba.^[2] She is known for her work with the band Nathan, and has also performed as a solo artist and with the band Leaf Rapids. Latimer also plays the theremin.

Early life

Latimer was born Keri McTighe in Lethbridge, Alberta,^[3] the daughter of Arlene and Bernard McTighe.

Career

In 2001, with Devin Latimer, Shelley Marshal and Damon Mitchell, McTighe formed the alternative country band Nathan.^[4] The band produced four albums, and won several awards, including a 2008 Juno Award for best roots and traditional album.^[5] In 2005, McTighe and Devin Latimer were married.

Now known as Keri Latimer, she contributed a composition to the 2008 film soundtrack Frozen River^[6] and to the 2010 Great Canadian Song Quest. Also in 2010 she presented the Back 40 Festival's songwriters workshop.^[7]

In 2012 Latimer released a solo album, Crowsfeet and Greyskull.^[8] The album was nominated for a Western Canadian Music Award for best solo album.

In 2015, with her husband chemistry instructor Devin Latimer, she formed the band Leaf Rapids.^[9] ^[10] That year the pair released their first album, Lucky Stars, and went on tour in western Canada.^[11]

Latimer provided harmony vocals for Steve Dawson's 2016 album Solid States and Loose Ends.^[12]

Notes and References

Web site: KINDRED SPIRIT . ASCAP . American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . March 13, 2023.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/music/watching-the-band-get-made-420865553.html "Watching the band get made"
https://lethbridgeherald.newspaperarchive.com/lethbridge-herald/2005-02-08/ "Local Gal in the Juno Hunt"
http://www.winnipegfirst.ca/article/2008/04/06/nathan_brings_home_the_juno "Nathan Brings Home the Juno"
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/music/feeling-lucky-300042411.html "Musical husband-and-wife duo of roots band Leaf Rapids find balance at home, onstage"
http://www.winnipegfirst.ca/article/2007/12/01/keri_latimer_composes_for_sundance_film_fest_competitor "Keri Latimer Composes for Sundance Film Fest Competitor"
http://www.pembinatoday.ca/2011/02/23/back-40-workshop-aims-to-inspire-local-musicians "Back 40 workshop aims to inspire local musicians"
http://exclaim.ca/music/article/leaf_rapids-lucky_star "Leaf Rapids Lucky Stars"
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/movies/a-family-that-plays-together-267755121.html "Keri Latimer runs a musical household, drawing in husband and two kids"
http://exclaim.ca/music/article/leaf_rapids-vulture_song_live_video "Leaf Rapids "Vulture Song" (live video)"
http://www.lloydminstersource.com/articles/article/2015-04-28-juno-winning-couple-hit-the-road "Juno-winning couple hit the road"
http://exclaim.ca/music/article/steve_dawson-solid_states_and_loose_ends "Steve Dawson Solid States and Loose Ends"