mark andrew of the hamiltons (guitars, singings, witticisms) kenna burima (pianos, singings, drunken confessions) michael gratton (basses, punk t-shirts, big hair) annalea sordi (accordions, flutes, singings, shakings) daren powell (drums, shakings, wisdom & hats) peter moersch (old echo-y electric guitar, singings, attitudes) foon yap (crown princess of the stringed instruments + eyeshadow) aj benoit (the most beautiful singings we've ever heard)
HONORARY TEAM WP RINGERS: arran fisher @ acoustikitty (our beloved producer) clea foofat (cello and pretty singings. also: backrubs) malcolm benzie (ukulele, violin, and scottish brogue)
plus pre-requisite special guests from sea to shining sea (and sometimes across them too).
"**** An inspiring meditation on exile and return." -THE GUARDIAN
"**** Seductive." -MOJO
"**** Melodic and affecting." -Q
"Delightful ... poetic and effortlessly gorgeous." -THE WORD
"Lovely ... relevant, modern and orchestral ... these are songs for a range of emotion." -THE NATIONAL POST
"Extravagant shows of brasses or strings spiral out ... Hamilton's light, resilient voice is tailor-made for mulling on the deceits and realities of what we see and do." -THE GLOBE AND MAIL
"Strings soar ... and voices blend like a cool breeze hitting the ocean mist ... Woodpigeon take flight with an ease that their name wouldn't make you believe." -EXCLAIM!
"Understated beauty with an unshakable longing ... meet your new indie folk heroes." -SUBBA-CULTCHA
"Hamilton's delightfully dour and lovelorn lyrics and sprightly, sweetly mellow music, makes the morse seem wholly palatable ... accomplished, quietly intelligent, playful and really rather enchanting." -BBC
"Rich acoustic chamber pop with quietly barbed lyrics." -UNCUT
"A tapestry of plaintive guitar, shuffling snare drums, twinkling glockenspiel and handclaps ... from swirling blizzard chamber-pop to hushed alt.country ... adrift in sweeping landscapes." -METRO
"A perfect balance of grandeur and intimacy, delight and melancholy. Treasury is a left-field gem ... you can’t help but fall in love with." -CHROMEWAVES
"The next great Canadian breakout band." NOW
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A MOMENT'S PEACE FOR MARY CHRISTA O'KEEFE video by Beau Lark.
KNOCK KNOCK at The End of the Road Festival 2008, Larmer Tree Gardens, Dorset, UK:
A SLIGHT RETURN HOME at the Nina Ricci Spring / Summer 2009 Paris runway show:
Great NXNE review in Exclaim Magazine, 'Hamilton's natural storytelling prowess and wry sense of humour rounded out an already layered showcase. Incidentally, few songwriters can pull off a folk-ish, comic-strip-inspired ballad, but Hamilton did it without relying on irony'
Just a reminder to listen to WOODPIGEON on THIS GREAT WHITE NORTH for our NXNE SPECIAL SHOW! It's an ALL CANADIAN music show FRIDAYS 4:30-6pm CST on 91.7 KOOP FM in Austin, Texas. You can listen online at www.KOOP.org.
Hi guys it was awesome meeting and opening for you in Galway.. I only recently got a chance to listen to your record and wow.. its a beaut! good luck in life & hopefully our paths will meet again.
You, sir, have made my day! I think I think those lyrics are way better.. and it really explains the vowel thing at the end! See you soon..ish? Hope y'all are having a blast!
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