Dale Murray is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. He is a guitarist and vocalist for the

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band Cuff the Duke, and releases solo material under his own name.

Biography

Murray resides in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and is the nephew of

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. In the late 1990s, along with

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and

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, Murray formed

The Guthries The Guthries were a Canadian country rock band based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They released two albums in the early 2000s. History The Guthries formed in 1998 in Halifax. Originally formed by vocalist Ruth Minnikin and Dale Murray, the band in ...

. They released two albums, ''Off Windmill'' in 2000, and the self-titled ''The Guthries'' in 2002. The band toured extensively throughout Canada and the UK. Following the release of their second album, the band members each began pursuing solo projects, and have not released another Guthries album. Murray released his first solo album, ''Brighter Lives, Darker Side'', in 2005. In 2005, Murray, Nathan Lawr,

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, Ruth Minnikin and

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participated in two national concert tours, A Midautumn Night's Dream and A Midwinter Night's Dream, which were reportedly inspired by

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. The five musicians also recorded limited edition albums for sale on each tour. In late 2005, Murray became a member of Cuff the Duke. In 2008, Murray toured extensively with Cuff the Duke acting as Hayden's backing band.

Discography

Murray has played on many records as session musician or guest artist. The following records are those on which he is credited as a fully contributing band member or composer. * ''Yarn'' (1996) – Booming Airplanes * ''Put Paul First'' (2000) –

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* ''Off Windmill'' (2000) –

* ''The Guthries'' (2002) – The Guthries * ''La Nouvelle Gauche'' (2002) –

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'' (2002) –

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'' (2003) –

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* ''EP'' (2003) –

* ''Marooned and Blue'' (2004) – Ruth Minnikin * ''

The Sun Will Find Us ''The Sun Will Find Us'' is the second album by Canadian singer-songwriter Kate Maki, released in 2004. The album was released independently with distribution by Outside Music. Guest musicians on the album include Nathan Lawr, Dale Murray, Ruth ...

'' (2004) –

Kate Maki Kate Maki is a Canadian singer-songwriter.
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* ''Brighter Lives, Darker Side'' (2005) – Dale Murray * '' Secret House Against the World'' (2005) – Buck 65 * ''The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico'' (soundtrack) (2005) * ''

Matt Mays & El Torpedo Matt Mays (born August 10, 1979) is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter and was the lead singer of Matt Mays & El Torpedo, a rock music group based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and New York City. Previously, Mays was a member of a Canadian in ...

'' (2005) – Matt Mays & El Torpedo * '' Cuff the Duke'' (2005) – Cuff the Duke * ''Secret Carpentry'' (2005) – Nathan Lawr * '' La Fin du Monde'' (2006) – The Hylozoists * '' When the Angels Make Contact'' (2006) – Matt Mays * '' Sidelines of the City'' (2007) – Cuff the Duke * '' Little Jabs'' (2007) –

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* ''Orchestra for the Moon'' (2007) –

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On High ''On High'' is the third album by Canadian singer-songwriter Kate Maki, released on February 12, 2008, in the USA on Howe Gelb's record label OW OM Records and in Canada on Kate's label Confusion Unlimited. The album's lead single, "Blue Morni ...

'' (2008) – Kate Maki * '' In Field & Town'' (2008) – Hayden * ''

Terminal Romance ''Terminal Romance'' is the fourth album by Canadian rocker Matt Mays, and his second with backing band El Torpedo, following 2005's Matt Mays & El Torpedo. The album was released on July 8, 2008. Singles, "Tall Trees" and "Building a Boat" rece ...

'' (2008) – Matt Mays & El Torpedo * ''The Heavy Blinkers'' – The Heavy Blinkers * ''Better Weather'' – The Heavy Blinkers * ''The Night and I Are Still So Young'' – The Heavy Blinkers * ''Hopeful Monster'' – Hopeful Monster * ''Can't Sleep This One Off'' – Adam Puddington * ''For the Meantime'' – Adam Puddington * ''Back in Town'' – Adam Puddington * ''Nothing Is Where It Was'' – Norma MacDonald * ''Country Soul'' – The Hurtin' Unit * ''Bottom of a Heart'' – Sherry Ryan * ''Lost Balloons'' – Caledonia * ''Wandering Midnight'' – Gabe Minnikin * ''Things Have Changed'' – David Myles * ''Nothing Stays the Same'' – Jason Haywood * ''Songs of Brendan Flynn'' – Brendan Flynn * ''Emergence'' – Dave Carmichael * ''Miss Canada'' – Little Miss Moffat * ''You Ain't Getting My Country'' – The Divorcees * ''Two Hearts'' – Christina Martin

External links

Cuff the Duke
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Dale Year of birth missing (living people) Musicians from Halifax, Nova Scotia Living people Canadian rock singers Canadian rock guitarists Canadian male guitarists Canadian indie rock musicians Canadian country rock musicians People from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Canadian male singer-songwriters Canadian singer-songwriters