Lee Harvey Osmond, stylized as LeE HARVeY OsMOND, is a
Canadian
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psychedelic folk
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Chara ...
The act first took shape with Wilson in his LeE HARVeY OsMOND persona, backed by
Michael Timmins
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of
Cowboy Junkies
Cowboy Junkies are an alternative country and folk rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1985 by Alan Anton (bassist), Michael Timmins (songwriter, guitarist), Peter Timmins (drummer) and Margo Timmins (vocalist). The three Timminses ...
and
Josh Finlayson
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of
Skydiggers
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. They wrote, recorded and released the debut album, ''A Quiet Evil'', in 2009 on
Latent Recordings
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.
Margo Timmins
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Hamilton Spectator
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History
''The Hami ...
'', April 30, 2009. The band's current touring configuration consists of Wilson on lead vocals and guitar, Aaron Goldstein on guitar and pedal steel (who also contributed to ''A Quiet Evil''), Cam Malcolm on bass guitar,
Brent Titcomb
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Music career
Titcomb was the original member of the folk-rock group 3's A Crowd ...
on percussion and vocals and Ray Farrugia on drums.
''A Quiet Evil'' was a long-listed nominee for the
The Globe and Mail
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'', June 17, 2010.
Their second album, ''The Folk Sinner'', was released on January 15, 2013. In June 2013, the album was long-listed for the
2013 Polaris Music Prize The 2013 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 23, 2013
. ''The Folk Sinner'' was nominated for a
Juno Award
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Juno Awards of 2014
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.
A third album, ''Beautiful Scars'', was released on April 7, 2015. Many of the songs on the album were co-written and performed with other musicians. It was longlisted for the
2015 Polaris Music Prize The 2015 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 21, 2015 at The Carlu event theatre in Toronto, Ontario.
.
The band's fourth studio album, ''Mohawk'', was released in 2019. The album was longlisted for the
2019 Polaris Music Prize The 2019 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 16, 2019.
. It won a
2020
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Juno Award for
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APTN News
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The program formerly broadcast in two daily editions, ''APTN National News Daytime'' a ...
'', June 30, 2020.
Discography
*''A Quiet Evil'' (2010)
*''The Folk Sinner'' (2013)
*''Beautiful Scars'' (2015)
*''Live from Latent Lounge'' (digital only) (2017)
*''Mohawk'' (2019)