The Guthries were a Canadian

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band based in Halifax,

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. They released two albums in the early 2000s.

History

The Guthries formed in 1998 in Halifax. Originally formed by vocalist

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and

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, the band included their respective siblings Gabe Minnikin and Brian Murray, as well as high school friends Serge Samson and Matt Mays. Early line-ups included Nick Bevan-John (Hotel Faces, Jack MacDonald, Ceti Alpha) and Tim-Jim Baker (Matt Mays and El Torpedo). The band's first album was ''Off Windmill'', released in 2000. Mays subsequently left the band in 2002, just prior to the release of the band's second release, the self-titled ''The Guthries''."Guthries - Self-Titled"
''No Depression'', December 31, 2002 The band toured extensively throughout Canada and the UK. Following that album, however, the band members each began pursuing solo projects, and have not released another Guthries album.

Members

(vocals, accordion, acoustic guitar, piano, organ) *

(vocals, lead guitar, pedal steel) *Gabe Minnikin (vocals, guitar, accordion, mandolin, organ, piano) *Brian Murray (drums, banjo) *Serge Samson (bass, mandolin) * Matt Mays (vocals, acoustic/lead guitar)

Discography

*2000: ''Off Windmill'' *2002: ''The Guthries''

Awards and nominations

References

External links

The Guthries
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Guthries, The Musical groups established in 1998 Musical groups disestablished in 2002 Musical groups from Halifax, Nova Scotia Canadian country rock groups 1998 establishments in Nova Scotia 2002 disestablishments in Canada