Nathan Lawr

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Nathan Lawr
Nathan Lawr at 2015 Hillside Festival.jpg
Lawr at the 2015 Hillside Festival
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Genres Rock
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar, drums
Associated actsMinotaurs, Royal City
Website nathanlawr.com

Nathan Lawr is a Canadian singer-songwriter, currently fronting the band Minotaurs.

The original drummer for Royal City, Lawr left the band in 2002 to pursue a solo career. He has released three solo albums independently, one album as the lead singer of Minotaurs, and has also played as a session musician with King Cobb Steelie, Sea Snakes, Jim Guthrie, Constantines, FemBots and Gentleman Reg.

He hosted a music show on CKLU-FM. In 2005, Kate Maki, Lawr, Ryan Bishops, Ruth Minnikin and Dale Murray participated in two national concert tours, A Midautumn Night's Dream and A Midwinter Night's Dream, which were reportedly inspired by Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue. The five musicians also recorded limited edition albums for sale on each tour.

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