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Member Since	8/2/2006
Band Website	www.erichein.com
Band Members	The musicians are always changing but here are the usual sit-ins: Eric Hein: guitar, vocals, harmonica Mike Phelan: bass, banjo, backup vocals Chris Hein: guitar, backup vocals Dan Handelman: drums Dan Cyr: drums
Influences	Anything with guts: favorites include (in no particular order) Bob Dylan, Clapton (the bluesman), The Tragically Hip, Muddy Waters, Lightning Hopkins, Neil Young, Beck, The Beatles, Ryan Adams, Nick Drake, The Grateful Dead, The Meters, and many others. In terms of literature, influences include John Updike (Rabbit Run), Vonnegut (Slaughter House-Five), Hemingway (The Sun Also Rises), Evelyn Waugh (Decline and Fall), Ian McEwan (Enduring Love and Amsterdam), Michael Ondaatje (The Collected Works of Billy the Kid), Miriam Toews (A Complicated Kindness), Walt Whitman (Song of Myself), Zora Neil Hurston (Our Eyes Were Watching God), Kate Chopin (The Awakening), F-Scott Fitzgerald (The Great Gatsby), and so on.
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Type of Label	Major

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About The Northerners

Eric Hein and the Northerners is a Montreal-based group of improvisational musicians. The music draws from many different influences (both music and literature). The format is always changing and the songs are always different from show to show. When we record we try to record as live and as real as possible... for better or worse.

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Chasing Bright Lights	Dec 4 2009 4:11 PM CHASING BRIGHT LIGHTS & MARY STEWART live @ l’esco 6 dec. 5PM http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=188690829601&ref=ts
Cristina	May 12 2009 9:19 PM Hi guys thanks for the req :) take care xxxxxxxx best wishes from Portugal cristina
You and Me	Mar 2 2009 9:56 PM Hey thanks for that. Yes, we saw you were friends with Mr.Ian Panama City (whom we adore!) So nice to meet you and good luck with The Northerners, Sandra J.
FEATHERZ EDGE	Feb 7 2009 11:41 PM Hey there! We are hoping to see you at Eclipse tonight for the Featherz Edge Rock Show!!! Sat Feb 7th doors at 8pm! Thank you for the support! TaNneR.
Sign the Dylan Tribute Petition!	Feb 6 2009 12:07 AM Thank you for befriending us and supporting Eternal Circle! If you haven't signed the Bob Dylan Tribute Monument petition already, please visit : http://www. gopetition. com/petitions/eternal-circle. html
Ryan Fawcett "Now on iTunes"	Aug 11 2008 5:16 PM hey there: just want to let you know that my music is now available on iTunes. thanks so much! - ryan
The VooDooMonx	Aug 2 2008 3:59 AM Hi ! We are gonna be playing at : BAR L'ABSYNTHE, MTL Saturday August 16 th 9 pm St-Denis corner Ontario see you there !!
The Official Jazzie B. Myspace Page	May 23 2008 5:05 PM Just stopping by to show some love to you and your page
Maica	Jan 25 2008 5:44 PM There are only ugly ways is such a kick ass song. Right on!
The Franco Proietti Morph-tet	Jan 24 2008 8:19 PM Hey Eric ... songs're sounding good! So - any plans to rock Shaika again?
Mark Wingfield	May 29 2007 9:36 AM Hi Thanks for the nice comment, sorry its taken so long to reply. Your tracks are sounding great! I have a new album coming out soon, I'll let you know when that's out. I have some preview tracks from it on my page now. The best to you in everything you're doing, Mark
True North Records	May 28 2007 2:43 PM Thanks for adding us! -from everyone at True North Records
KLEFA	May 28 2007 6:22 AM Hey dear Northerners!! A lot of respect for you and your beautiful work, it really touch and embrace in a very special way. Thanks for your gentle and tender words, take care and god bless you! Love / KLEFA
Buzz	May 25 2007 10:08 PM Thanks for the add! Canadians Rock N Rollin' north of the border...Ward
Panama City	May 23 2007 1:55 AM Hey Eric, I finally pulled myself away from my own stuff and gave all your tunes here a good listen. I prefered Tourists and When the Rain it Started - especially the harmonica... thought it was the best little bit of flare going. I would really love to help you record one of your songs one of these days. I've got a few new tunes up too, check em out and let me know what you think.
BRIAN MONTES	May 16 2007 9:21 AM Hey feeling soulful? have a new song called "Faces" Drop a line when you stop by -Best Brian
Crystal Thomas	May 13 2007 3:38 PM Hello, The Northerners! Thank you for being my friend. I wish you loveliness. Crystal
James Finnerty	May 13 2007 2:22 AM Eric, Cheers! And thanks for the mention on your website. Look forward to meeting you soon. Best, James
Shannon Haley	May 7 2007 5:35 PM <br />Hi The Northerners,<br />I have a couple of videos posted from my live performance at the Canyon Club. Take a look and let me know what you think!<br />Shannon<br /><br /><a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=841808976">My Videos</a>
Lynne Hanson	May 7 2007 12:58 AM hey thanks for dropping by. nice tunes! L
Underscore	Apr 30 2007 8:27 PM Hi, Thanks for the add!! Sounds good over here! Cheers, Underscore
Kill Buffalo Records	Apr 28 2007 11:24 PM The Northerners Thanks for being our myspace friend! April has been a busy month at KB. We've got new records out from both The Roadside Graves & Earl Pickens. Stop by and take a listen.
Nefrit El-Or	Apr 25 2007 1:51 PM Hey there, Thanks for listening :0) Much love, ~Nefrit.
Panama City	Apr 22 2007 3:49 AM I recently had the privelege of watching Eric Hein and the Northerners perform live at the Shaika Cafe. Eric complained about being under the weather, but that didn't stop him from putting together a tidy and professional set. Knowing Eric from his highschool days, what I remember best was his slick and confident improvisational virtuoso blues guitar solos, performing such rock/blues standards as Little Wing and Voodoo Chile. When I was younger it was like watching the next Stevie Ray Vaughn. Eric hasn't lost touch with the Delta blues that influenced his early days, but for his set at Shaika he donned his writer's cap strumming away and singing (a side of Eric I had never seen). It was not until the final song of the set that he really showed his chops. The tunes were still bluesy, but more on the side of folk, and what a spring illness might have set him back in performance it couldn't hide the fact that Eric has a knack for writing catchy tunes. Still, he seemed most comfortable when it appeared as though he was just jamming away as with the final song of the night which was the most polished and comfortably performed by the rest of the cast (Mike and Brian). It was when they all seemed most in their element.
Ben Kwok	Apr 21 2007 9:09 AM thanks for the invite. =)

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