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Woodpigeon Are A Canadian Musical Collective From Calgary Alberta. The Band's Sound Has Been Compared To Sufjan Stevens Grizzly Bear Camera Obscura Simon & Garfunkel And Belle & Sebastian Amongst Others. Band Leader Mark Hamilton's Main Lyrical Influence Is The Kinks. When Asked About The Band's Name Mark Hamilton Explains "I've Always Been In Love With The Word Woodpigeon For As Long As I Can Remember. When You Write It In Cursive It Looks Like A Rollercoaster". Woodpigeon's Origins Are Found With Primary Song-Writer Mark Andrew Hamilton Writing Songs In Edinburgh Scotland. At This Time The Band Was Named "Woodpigeon Divided By Antelope Equals Squirrel" And Consisted Of Hamilton Alongside Steve Kaye And Malcolm Benzie. Hamilton States That He "was Far Too Scared To Ever Sing So All We Ever Played Was A Couple Of Stupid Instrumentals And Our Only “performance” Was In The Streets Of Edinburgh." Eventually Hamilton Returned To Canada And Started Afresh With The Shortened Band Name Woodpigeon. Other Band Members Fell In Place With Hamilton Noting That "the Way It Came Together Was Simple Friends Started Hearing My Songs And Offering Their Services." By Now Woodpigeon Consists Of Eight Core Members Mark Hamilton Vocals Guitar Kenna Burima Piano Vocals Michael Gratton Bass Annalea Sordi Accordion Flute Vocals Daren Powell Drums Peter Moersch Electric Guitar Vocals Foon Yap Violin AJ Benoit Vocals . To Date The Band Have Released Two Studio Albums And A Number Of EPs To Critical Acclaim. The Band's First Full-Length Album Entitled Songbook Was Released In Late 2006. Following Its Release The Band Opened For Broken Social Scene Iron And Wine Grizzly Bear Calexico And The Dears. With Their Popularity Growing Woodpigeon Toured The UK Ireland And Germany In 2008. The Band Self-Released An Album Entitled Treasury Library Canada In Early August 2008 Selling All 1000 Hand-Folded Copies Within A Few Months. The Band Also Re-Released Their Debut Album Songbook In The UK On The 29 September 2008. Treasury Library Canada Was Officially Released In February 2009. The Band's Third Album Entitled Die Stadt Muzikanten Is Expected To Be Released In 2009 Discography
Albums * Songbook 2006 * Treasury Library Canada 2008 EPs * Sketchbook 2005 * Pigeonbooth Volume The First 2005 * Snow Shovel 2005 * ...A Given 2006 * Houndstooth 2007 * Chorus Of Wolves 2008 * La Commission Scolaire 2009 Other * Pixie Children Crying 2008 Singles * "Death By A Ninja A Love Song " 2006 * "That Was Good But You Can Do Better" 2008 read less