Spencer Burton

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Spencer Burton is a Canadian musician who has been active both as a member of the indie rock band Attack in Black [1] and as a solo country singer-songwriter. [2] He also previously performed and recorded under the name Grey Kingdom, releasing two EPs and two albums under that name in the early 2010s, [3] before deciding to use his own name on later releases. [4]

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His 2019 album The Mountain Man received a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for Best Children's Album at the 16th Canadian Folk Music Awards. [5]

His album Coyote was recorded in 2019 and was originally planned for release in 2020, [6] but due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada its release was postponed to February 2021. [7]

Discography

as Grey Kingdom

as Spencer Burton

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References

  1. ↑ Patrick Blennerhassett, "Attack in Black coming to town once again". Victoria News, October 22, 2008.
  2. ↑ John Law, "Spencer Burton goes from farm to livestream for #NiagaraPerforms". St. Catharines Standard , May 7, 2020.
  3. ↑ Drew Hoshkiw, "Mushrooms and pie for a grey Kingdom". Rocky Mountain Outlook, October 18, 2012.
  4. ↑ Peter Hendra, "Singer finds his 'happy place'; Family, farm help Spencer Burton shed previous 'drifter' lifestyle". Kingston Whig-Standard , June 10, 2017.
  5. ↑ Brock Thiessen, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2021 Nominees". Exclaim! , December 1, 2020.
  6. ↑ Richard Hutton, "How one Welland native found inspiration in his own backyard". Welland Tribune , February 15, 2021.
  7. ↑ Vish Khanna, "Spencer Burton Keeps Hope Alive on 'Coyote'". Exclaim! , February 19, 2021.
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