SUNBEAR is: Michelle Josef, Ian Russell and Kate Boothman.
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A GHOST OF MYSELF features Clive MacNutt playing bass and acoustic guitars, Michelle Josef playing drums, Melissa Boraski singing and Kate Boothman playing acoustic guitar and singing...
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CANADA SONG features Travis Good playing the harmonium and the fiddle, Greg Keelor recorded it and played bass, Kate Boothman playing acoustic guitar and singing. ......................................................................................................................................
IN THE COUNTRY features Clive MacNutt playing bass, Melissa Boraski singing, Michelle Josef playing the drums, Greg Keelor playing electric guitar and Kate playing acoustic guitar and singing.
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DIAMONDS AND GOLD features Michelle Josef playing drums, Clive MacNutt playing bass, Dale Murray plays the pedal steel, Melissa Boraski singing, Greg Keelor plays electric guitar and recorded it and Kate Boothman playing acoustic guitars and singing.
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SUN STREAMING IN features Julie Fader playing acoustic guitar and singing harmony, Greg Keelor playing electric guitar and Kate playing acoustic guitar and singing
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LAS CRUCES KISSES features Clive MacNutt playing bass and acoustic guitar, Michelle Josef playing drums, Melissa Boraski singing harmony vocals, Travis Good playing electric guitar and Kate playing acoustic guitar and singing.
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CITY ESCAPE features Dale Murray playing pedal steel and Kate playing acoustic guitar and singing.
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These songs were recorded on a 1 inch eight track AMPEX tape machine at Greg Keelors farm.
Artwork of cabin in valley by: Rick White
~All songs written by: Kate Boothman,
except Ghost of Myself by: Swamp Dog
Influences
Everything I've ever heard.
Sounds Like
What happens when Melissa, Michelle, Clive, Dale, Julie, Travis, Greg and I get together.
EYE WEEKLY-
EDITORIAL RATING: 4 STARS
By: Meghan Dean
Sunbear play Graffiti’s (170 Baldwin) July 7.
Sunbear are the latest group led by singer-songwriter Kate Boothman, formerly known as Horse. The name is different, but the acoustic twang is intact. Recorded by Blue Rodeo’s Greg Keelor, Sun Streaming In is soaked with standard country themes including loves wanted (the title track), loves lost (“In The Country”), and loves who didn’t really love at all (“Ghost of Myself,” whose wrenching lines include “I made you happy, you made me hurt / I gave you honey, you gave me dirt.” Ow.)
It’s a slow-burning, hazy, poetry book of an album. Don’t bother waiting for the token upbeat tracks — there aren’t any. What you’ll find instead are simply presented, heart-searing folk songs that are gorgeously sorrowful and perfectly easy to relate to. That last aspect might be Sun Streaming In’s greatest comfort: the pain may hurt like hell, but, as with any good, swift kick to the heart, knowing someone else has stood in the same crappy place takes away a bit of the sting. Well, that and a few shots of whisky. ...
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EXCLAIM! MAGAZINE- Sunbear
Sun Streaming In
By Kerry Doole.
Toronto, ON country folk singer-songwriter Kate Boothman briefly traded under the name Horse, and is now reincarnated as Sunbear. Slightly dodgy moniker aside, this is a potential-packed project, judging from the formidable strength of this debut album. The tempo throughout verges on Cowboy Junkies-/Mazzy Star-like slow and sombre terrain, but the eloquent songs and performances ensure that tedium is kept at bay. Boothman has a pleasingly understated vocal style, one fully showcased on the gorgeous "City Escape," on which she is solely accompanied by the haunting pedal steel of Dale Murray (Cuff the Duke). Elsewhere, the extensive use of female harmony vocals (from Julie Fader and Melissa Boraski) complements her voice most effectively. The impeccable instrumental work is provided by such notable players as Travis Good (the Sadies), Murray, veterans Michelle Josef and Clive MacNutt, and Greg Keelor, who recorded and mixed the album at his farm. The interplay between Keelor's resonant guitar twang and Murray's steel on "Diamonds and Gold," in particular, is a real highlight. The colourful cover art by indie rock hero Rick White (Eric's Trip) is a bonus on this charming disc. (Independent)
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----> There are 3 copies of Sun Streaming In for sale at Rotate This and 2 copies for sale at Soundscapes.
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--> Well. As I write this, Sunbear's first record Sun Streaming In is. I am so happy and so thankful to everyone who contributed their vast talents and valuable time in the name of Sunbear. That continues to blow my mind. Thank you and love.
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---->>>> Keep your ears perked for the new VICE Magazine sampler CD. It will be going out across Canada and America this month.
SunBears song It Doesn't Matter from our Sun Streaming In record is track 7 on the VICE disc. <----
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First it was The Real Priscillas.
We were Joanne Tickle, Kate Boothman, Melissa Boraski and Tara White.
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Then it was Horse- www.myspace.com/horseandme.
That was me. Kate Boothman and some of my magician friends. ***************************************************************************
Now it's SUNBEAR.
Just me, Michelle Josef and Ian Russell. We hope you like it.
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LOVED the set last night! You guys sounded awesome!!! and it really filled out the bill nicely. Thank you so much for playing last night! And i hope we can do this again in the future (maybe a smaller bar with a bigger turnout!)
Thanks again, and the new tracks you played at the end were wicked, and i look forward to hearing them recorded!
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