Eamon McGrath

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Eamon McGrath
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Eamon McGrath performing live in Hamilton, ON, Canada, 2023
Background information
Born Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Genres Punk rock, indie rock, folk
Years active2006–present
Website eamonmcgrath.ca

Eamon McGrath is a Canadian musician and writer from Edmonton, Alberta and currently based in Windsor, Ontario. [1] On his own, his live performances are most often folk-oriented, where McGrath plays songs from his discography on acoustic instruments. However, with a band the live show takes on a much more high-energy, punk rock influenced vein. [2]

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Career

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 album Peace 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 of The Evaporators. [7]

In 2012, McGrath performed at Sackville, New Brunswick's Sappyfest 7 with Chris Thompson, Julie Doiron and Mark Gaudet of Eric's Trip playing songs from Young Canadians. McGrath also plays guitar in Julie & The Wrong Guys, featuring Julie Doiron and Cancer Bats members Mike Peters and Jaye Schwarzer. [8]

Exile, the follow-up to Young 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 One was 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] Alongside Dan Mangan, Rae Spoon and Gavin Gardiner of The Wooden Sky, McGrath scored music for North Country Cinema's feature film The Valley Below , which premiered at the Toronto 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 entitled Berlin-Warszawa Express, was released in spring 2017 by ECW Press. [13] In the same year, the debut album from Julie Doiron & The Wrong Guys was released on Dine Alone Records. [14] McGrath's sixth full-length record, Tantramar, was released June 1, 2018 on Saved By Vinyl. [15] The follow-up to Tantramar, 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-length The Long Hard Road [17] coinciding with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. His second book, Here Goes Nothing, was released on ECW Press in September of the same year. [18]

McGrath played over 80 shows across Canada in 2021. [19] Bells of Hope, the follow-up to Guts, 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 of July Talk from 2020 to 2021. [21] The all-acoustic A Dizzying Lust was released on Cassettes Records / Saved By Vinyl on March 31, followed by subsequent touring. [22] While on tour supporting A Dizzying Lust, McGrath began releasing the limited edition CD series Lust Never Sleeps, compiled from live recordings and field recordings from the tour. On April 27, McGrath released the collaborative Roaming EP, with Brussels-based experimental folk artist The Hills Mover on Iskra Cassettes, making it his eleventh release of the year. [23]

Discography

Books

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References

  1. ↑ "Ex-capades: Eamon McGrath, Daniel Moir return for Christmas gigs - Edmonton Journal". Blogs.edmontonjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Langille, Justin (3 July 2008). "Seen It Live". See Magazine . Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
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  4. ↑ "The National Top 50 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, October 26, 2010". !Earshot.
  5. ↑ "Eamon McGrath". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Eamon Mcgrath |". Archived from the original on 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
  7. ↑ "Eamon McGrath Details 'Young Canadians,' Announces Canadian Tour". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Julie Doiron Starts New Band with Eamon McGrath and Members of Cancer Bats, Announces 7-inch and Tour". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Eamon McGrath Launches Serialized Album with 'Exile Part 1,' Books Canadian Tour Dates". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Eamon McGrath Announces 'Exile' LP, Shares Video and Books World Tour". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  11. ↑ Toronto International Film Festival. "TIFF.net - The Valley Below". TIFF. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Slates Announce 7-inch with Eamon McGrath, Map Out Canadian Tour Dates". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "ECW Press acquires tour memoir by Eamon McGrath". Quill & Quire, By: Becky Robertson, October 22nd, 2015
  14. ↑ "Julie Doiron & the Wrong Guys Reveal Debut Album, Share New Song". Exclaim! , July 26, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Eamon McGrath Gets Members of July Talk, By Divine Right and Cancer Bats for 'Tantramar' LP". Exclaim!. By Sarah Murphy, Feb 16, 2018
  16. ↑ "Eamon McGrath shares new video for 'Guts'". Indie88. By Indie88 staff, Apr 4, 2019
  17. ↑ "💿 Eamon McGrath - 'The Long Hard Road'". 14 April 2020.
  18. ↑ "Here Goes Nothing".
  19. ↑ https://www.eamonmcgrath.ca/pastshows.txt.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ↑ "Eamon McGrath finds beauty in uncertain times on new album 'Bells of Hope'". 25 February 2022.
  21. ↑ Darryl Sterdan (3 January 2023). "New Week in Music | Jan. 2-8 - The Short List: 9 Titles You Want To Hear".
  22. ↑ Sebastian Buzzalino (30 March 2023). "Eamon McGrath on Surviving Punk Rock".
  23. ↑ Sounds Vegan (28 April 2023). "Sounds Vegan Playlist Mai 2023".
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