One Hundred Dollars, sometimes seen as $100, is a

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band. Based in

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, Ontario, the band currently consists of Simone Schmidt on vocals, Ian Russell on acoustic guitar, Stew Crookes on pedal steel, Paul Mortimer on electric guitar, Kyle Porter on bass, Dave Clarke on drums, and occasionally Jonathan Adjemian on organ and keyboards. The band first formed in 2006 as a duo consisting of Russell and Schmidt, releasing their debut EP ''Hold it Together'' in 2007. However, Russell was diagnosed with

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around that time. While the band took a hiatus from performing due to his

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treatment, Russell and Schmidt continued to write songs together. When they returned to performing, they met Rick White, who invited them to record in his studio, and Russell called on the other band members, with whom he had previously played in

Jon-Rae and the River Jon-Rae Fletcher is a Canadian singer-songwriter. He has recorded both as a solo artist and with a back-up band, The River. Background Fletcher grew up in Kelowna, British Columbia, where as the son of a minister, he sang in his church's choir ...

, Rayner, Ben
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'', December 11, 2008. to participate in the recording. The resulting album, ''Forest of Tears'', was released July 25, 2008 on

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. The album was named a longlisted nominee for the

2009 Polaris Music Prize The 2009 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 21, 2009 in Toronto

on June 15, 2009."CBC Radio3 Announces Polaris Prize Longlist"
June 15, 2009. On May 10, 2011,

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released the band's second album, ''Songs of Man''. It was recorded in 12 days at the Woodshed in Toronto, and was later named a longlisted nominee for the

2011 Polaris Music Prize The 2011 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 19, 2011

."2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced"
. aux.tv, June 16, 2011. In January 2012, lead singer Simone Schmidt began performing in a solo project by the name of Fiver."High Fiver"
'' The Coast'', August 2, 2012. In October 2012, Schmidt, Porter and Mortimer announced a new psychedelic country band with drummer Simone TB, called The Highest Order.

Discography

* ''Hold it Together'' (2007) * ''Forest of Tears'' (2008) * "Fourteenth Floor" Regional 7" Part 1 (2009) * "My Father's House" - Regional 7" Part 2 (2010) * ''Songs of Man'' (2011)

References

External links

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