Eamon McGrath | |
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 Eamon McGrath performing live in Hamilton, ON, Canada, 2023 | |
| Background information | |
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| Genres | Punk rock,indie rock,folk |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | eamonmcgrath |
Eamon McGrath is a Canadian musician and writer fromEdmonton,Alberta and currently based inWindsor,Ontario.[1] On his own, his live performances are most often folk-oriented, where McGrath plays songs from hisdiscography on acoustic instruments. However, with a band the live show takes on a much more high-energy, punk rock influenced vein.[2]
McGrath began recording on his own at his home in Toronto. In late 2008, he signed with White Whale Records. That year, he also began a rigid touring schedule which has continued for over ten years.[3]
McGrath and White Whale released the albumPeace Maker, which appeared on the !Earshot National Top 50 Chart in October 2010.[4]
Young Canadians was released on April 10, 2012.[5][6] The record is produced by David Carswell and John Collins ofThe Evaporators.[7]
In 2012, McGrath performed atSackville, New Brunswick's Sappyfest 7 withChris Thompson,Julie Doiron and Mark Gaudet ofEric's Trip playing songs fromYoung Canadians. McGrath also plays guitar in Julie & The Wrong Guys, featuringJulie Doiron andCancer Bats members Mike Peters and Jaye Schwarzer.[8]
Exile, the follow-up toYoung Canadians, was released in the form of three separate digital EPs over the course of nine months, concluding with a full LP in September 2014.Exile - Part Onewas released on October 15, 2013, followed by the second instalment in March, 2014[9] while the full-length conclusion was released digitally and in LP format on September 9, 2014. A Canadian and European tour followed.[10] AlongsideDan Mangan,Rae Spoon and Gavin Gardiner ofThe Wooden Sky, McGrath scored music for North Country Cinema's feature filmThe Valley Below, which premiered at theToronto International Film Festival in September, 2014.[11]
On October 21, 2014, Toronto's New Damage Records released a split 7-inch by Eamon McGrath and Edmonton-based punk band SLATES, where both artists cover each other's material.[12]
McGrath's first book, a fictionalized tour memoir entitledBerlin-Warszawa Express, was released in spring 2017 byECW Press.[13] In the same year, the debut album from Julie Doiron & The Wrong Guys was released onDine Alone Records.[14] McGrath's sixth full-length record,Tantramar, was released June 1, 2018 on Saved By Vinyl.[15] The follow-up toTantramar,Guts, was released on September 6, 2019, on Saved By Vinyl and Uncle M Music.[16]
In March 2020, McGrath released the online-only digital full-lengthThe Long Hard Road[17] coinciding with the outbreak of theCOVID-19 pandemic. His second book,Here Goes Nothing, was released onECW Press in September of the same year.[18]
McGrath played over 80 shows across Canada in 2021.[19]Bells of Hope, the follow-up toGuts, was released on February 25, 2022.[20] On December 31, 2022, McGrath released 7 albums of new material via his Cassettes Records imprint. The albums were recorded in collaboration remotely with Danny Miles ofJuly Talk from 2020 to 2021.[21] The all-acousticA Dizzying Lust was released on Cassettes Records / Saved By Vinyl on March 31, followed by subsequent touring.[22] While on tour supportingA Dizzying Lust, McGrath began releasing the limited edition CD seriesLust Never Sleeps, compiled from live recordings and field recordings from the tour. On April 27, McGrath released the collaborativeRoaming EP, with Brussels-based experimental folk artist The Hills Mover on Iskra Cassettes, making it his eleventh release of the year.[23]
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