Marika Anthony-Shaw is a Canadian

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ist who was a touring member of the band

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and played

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on their albums '' Neon Bible'' and '' The Suburbs''. Prior to her current role, she was an Orchestra (Strings) teacher at Lindsay Place High School located on the West Island of Montreal. She has also played

on the albums '' Set Yourself on Fire'' by

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and '' Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light'' by Bell Orchestre.

Silver Starling

She was also a member of the Montreal group

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, who released their self-titled debut in 2009 on Last Gang Records. She played keyboard and sings backing vocals for the band.

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Arcade Fire members Canadian rock violinists Canadian violists 21st-century Canadian violinists and fiddlers Canadian women violinists and fiddlers {{violist-stub