Reid Jamieson (born October 20, 1973) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. He was a regular member of the CBC's

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and won the grand prize for Folk in the

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for the song RAIL.

Career

Jamieson has released thirteen albums and releases singles on a regular basis. 2004's ''The Unavoidable Truth'' was produced by

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and features guest appearances from

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, John Southworth and

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(

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, Wilco). In 2006, Jamieson became a member of the CBC's ''

Orchestra'' and has toured and recorded with them, as well as appearing on broadcasts shows. Reid's original artwork 'Radio Canada' was used on the posthumous CD box set 'The Unreleased Stories' In October 2009, Jamieson released a stripped-down version of 6 songs on an EP titled ''Courting Juniper'' produced by

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. In September 2010, Jamieson released a 14 track all-original album titled ''Staring Contest''. The album features

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), Anne Lindsay (

) on violin, and fellow Vinyl Cafe band-mate

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on piano. The final version of Staring Contest (remastered) was released in May 2011 with 11 tracks. In 2012, in preparation for a Vinyl Cafe Christmas tour, Reid released a collection of winter-themed songs titled ''Songs for a Winter's Night''. Reid recorded and performed the song "Take Heart (Elbow Room) on the

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present The Kennedy Suite. He performed the song live with

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at the release at The Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto in November 2013. In the fall of 2014 Reid released his first record with his wife Carolyn Victoria Mill titled Juniper's Kitchen. In 2015 Reid released ''The Presley Sessions Revisited'', a follow up to his 50s era tribute including songs made popular by

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, The Platters and

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. In 2016 Reid released a tribute to Leonard Cohen titled Dear Leonard: The Cohen Collection. & covers plus an original, the title track, open letter to the man himself. in 2018 Reid and Carolyn went to Ireland to record a new all original record with producer Kieran Kennedy ( Maria Doyle Kennedy,

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), who was introduced to them by fellow Canadian Mary Margaret O'Hara. Released in March 2019, the new record titled 'Me Daza' features the posthumous vocals of late Irish singer songwriter Fergus O'Farrell (

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). in 2020 Reid released an intimate tribune to

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to mark what would have been his 80th birthday and the 40th anniversary of his murder. The album includes 7 solo John Lennon songs, 1 by

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, and a cover of Empty Garden by

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Personal life

Jamieson performs regularly with his wife and long-time songwriting partner Carolyn Victoria Mill. They have been together since February 2002 and had their first kiss on stage during a

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benefit at The Rivoli in Toronto. They married in 2010 and currentlylive in the west end of Vancouver BC. Jamieson suffers from episodic cluster headaches.

Discography

*''Trouble Sleeping'' (2021) *''Songs of 69'' (2021) *''JOHN 20:20'' (2020) *''Me Daza'' (2019) *''Dear Leonard: The Cohen Collection'' (2016) *''The Presley Sessions Revisited'' (2015) *''Juniper's Kitchen'' (2014) featuring Carolyn Victoria Mill *''Songs for a Winter's Night'' (2012) *''Staring Contest'' (final version) (2011) *''Staring Contest'' (pre-release) (2010) *''Courting Juniper'' EP (2009) *''The Presley Sessions'' (2007) *''The Unavoidable Truth'' (2004) *''The Noise in My Chest'' EP (2003) *''Cowlick Bravado'' (2001) Jamieson also appears on *The

present The Kennedy Suite – 2013 * Howie James – ''Don't Be Ashamed'' – 2008 * Tucksy – ''The EP'' 2008 * Theresa Sokyrka – ''Wrapped in Ribbon'' *

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– ''The Beauty of Our Surroundings'' – 2002 *Lewis Melville- ''60 Second Songs'' – 2002 *''Pop Shop'' – Alvy – (2000) *''Alvy'' – Alvy – (1996)

References

External links

reidjamieson.comCBC Vinyl Cafe site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jamieson, Reid 1973 births Living people Canadian folk singer-songwriters Canadian male singer-songwriters Canadian pop singers Musicians from Toronto 21st-century Canadian male singers Canadian folk rock musicians Canadian folk-pop singers