Greg MacPherson (born 1973) is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. MacPherson performs both solo and with a backing band.[1]
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| Birth name | Greg MacPherson |
| Born | 1973 (age 50–51) Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
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| Website | gregmacpherson |
MacPherson's sixth album, Mr. Invitation, was released on March 30, 2010,[2] and was longlisted for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.
MacPherson co-owns Canadian indie label Disintegration Records. He has previously released albums on G7 Welcoming Committee Records, and more recently Smallman Records. The independent record label play/rec, based in Copenhagen, has released a compilation LP in Europe. His two most recent albums, Disintegration Blues in 2011 and Fireball in 2013, were released on his own Disintegration Records following the demise of both G7 Welcoming Committee Records and Smallman Records.[3]
Fireball was a longlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.[4]
In 2017 MacPherson collaborated with Rob Gardiner in the project Figure Walking,[5] whose debut album The Big Other was a longlisted nominee for the 2017 Polaris Music Prize.[6]
Discography edit
- The Year of The Record Break (1997)
- Balanced on a Pin (1999)
- Good Times Coming Back Again (2002)
- Maintenance (2004)
- Night Flares (2005)
- The Sun Beats Down (2006)
- Mr. Invitation (2010)
- Disintegration Blues (2011)
- Fireball (2013)
References edit
- ^ Conoley, Ben (2007). "Sept. 2007 Greg MacPherson Web Interview". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2007.
- ^ "Jan. 2010 Smallman Records Announcement". Smallman Records. 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
- ^ "Greg MacPherson Announces 'Fireball' LP, Maps Out Canadian Tour Dates" Archived December 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, September 23, 2013.
- ^ "After a glitch, Polaris adds Greg MacPherson to the long list". The Globe and Mail, June 25, 2014.
- ^ "Greg MacPherson Announces Debut LP as Figure Walking". Exclaim!, February 23, 2017.
- ^ "Gord Downie, Tragically Hip both make cut as Polaris Prize long list revealed". Toronto Star, June 13, 2017.
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