Royal Canoe Explained
Royal Canoe[1] is a Canadian indie pop band from Winnipeg and Steinbach, Manitoba.
History
The band formed in 2010 from members of Manitoba bands The Waking Eyes, The Liptonians and TELE.[2] [3] They have toured with Alt-J and Bombay Bicycle Club.[4] In 2014, Royal Canoe was nominated for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards. They also opened for Bombay Bicycle Club on their So Long, See You Tomorrow tour.[5]
On 2 February 2013 Royal Canoe performed Beck's Song Reader project in full at the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra's New Music Festival.[6] [7] (Beck released Song Reader on sheet music without a recorded version.)
Solo projects
In 2016, keyboardist Matthew Schellenberg composed, performed and produced songs for the soundtrack to the film Lovesick.[8] At the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, he received a nomination for Best Original Song for "Draw Blood".[9] [10]
Matt Peters along with Tom Keenan formed the Winnipeg Chamber-pop ensemble Heavy Bell. In January 2018 they released the album By Grand Central Station, a tribute to Canadian author Elizabeth Smart's 1945 novel By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept.[11]
Members
- Matt Peters - Vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar
- Bucky Driedger - Electric guitar, vocals
- Matt Schellenberg - Keyboards, vocals
- Brendan Berg - Bass, keyboard, vocals
- Michael Jordan - Drums
Former member
Discography
External links
Notes and References
- http://royalcanoe.com/ "SOMETHING GOT LOST BETWEEN HERE AND THE ORBIT"
- Web site: Meet Winnipeg's Royal Canoe: They love Beck. And making music on computers Metro News. 2016-09-22.
- https://www.nsnews.com/entertainment/music/canadian-album-of-the-week-royal-canoe-will-make-you-a-believer-1.1132814 "Canadian album of the week: Royal Canoe will make you a believer"
- Web site: Alt-J + Royal Canoe. 22 July 2015 . 2016-09-22.
- Web site: A Day in the Life: Juno-nominated Winnipeg band Royal Canoe gears up for the awards. National Post. 2016-09-22.
- Web site: Hudson. Alex. Royal Canoe Performs Beck's 'Song Reader' and Arcade Fire's Sarah Neufeld Goes Solo for Winnipeg's New Music Festival. exclaim.ca. 18 January 2017. 8 January 2013.
- Web site: Royal Canoe / beck . Royal Canoe official website. 18 January 2017.
- http://exclaim.ca/film/article/royal_canoes_matt_schellenberg_details_lovesick_soundtrack "Royal Canoe's Matt Schellenberg Teams Up with John K. Samson on 'Lovesick' Soundtrack"
- http://www.cknw.com/syn/123/28377/2017-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-revealed "2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed"
- Web site: Screen Awards nominees announced. 18 January 2017 . Winnipeg Free Press. 18 January 2017.
- Web site: Paste Magazine. pastemagazine.com. en. 2018-06-08.
