Bruce Guthro (born August 31, 1961) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, from
Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island (french: link=no, île du Cap-Breton, formerly '; gd, Ceap Breatainn or '; mic, Unamaꞌki) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.
The island accounts for 18. ...
, Nova Scotia. Guthro has recorded as a solo artist, and was lead vocalist for the Scottish
celtic rock
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band
Runrig
Runrig were a Scottish Celtic rock band formed on the Isle of Skye in 1973. From its inception, the band's line-up included songwriters Rory Macdonald and Calum Macdonald. The line-up during most of the 1980s and 1990s (the band's most succe ...
from 1998, until the group retired in 2018. Guthro has received several ECMAs (
East Coast Music Awards
The East Coast Music Association is a non-profit association that hosts an annual awards ceremony based in Atlantic Canada for music appreciation on the East Coast of Canada. Its mission is to develop, advance and celebrate East Coast Canadian mu ...
), and hosted and conceptualized the Canadian TV show ''Songwriters Circle'', on which guests included
Jim Cuddy
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Early life and education
Cuddy was born in Toronto, Ontario. His Mother Jean Cuddy was an English teacher at Monarch Par ...
,
Colin James
Colin James (born Colin James Munn, August 17, 1964) is a Canadian rock and blues singer and songwriter.
Biography Early years
James was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. His grandpa was Serbian. He got his break opening for Stevie Ray V ...
, and
Alan Doyle
Alan Thomas Doyle (born May 17, 1969) is a Canadian musician and actor, best known as the lead singer of the Canadian folk rock band Great Big Sea.
Life and career
Alan Doyle was born and raised in Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, in a Roman Cath ...
(of the Canadian band
Great Big Sea
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).
Guthro is also the father of musicians
Dylan Guthro
Dylan Guthro (born 1991) is a Canadian singer/songwriter based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The son of musician Bruce Guthro, Dylan released his debut album, ''All That's True'', in 2012. In 2015, Guthro teamed up with fellow Halifax singer-songwrit ...
and Jodi Guthro.
He co-produced Dylan's award-winning 2012 debut album ''All That's True'' with
Dave Gunning
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and co-wrote five of the album's songs.
He resides in
Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Music videos
Samplers
Guest appearances
Awards
References
External links
Bruce Guthro
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1961 births
Canadian male singer-songwriters
Canadian folk singer-songwriters
Canadian pop singers
Canadian country singer-songwriters
Living people
Musicians from Nova Scotia
Runrig members
Canadian Country Music Association Rising Star Award winners