Kathryn Calder

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Kathryn Calder
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Kathryn Calder at a solo show in 2011
Background information
Born (1982-06-17) June 17, 1982 (age 41)[1][2][3]
Origin Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Instruments Vocals, keyboard, accordion, guitar
Years active 2003–present
Labels Mint, Matador, Last Gang,
File Under:Music
Associated acts The New Pornographers, Immaculate Machine

Kathryn Jane Calder (born June 17, 1982) is a Canadian indie rock musician, who performs as a solo artist, and is a member of the band The New Pornographers. She is a former member of Immaculate Machine. Calder started with The New Pornographers by filling in for Neko Case for live performances and was made a permanent member in 2006.[4]

Biography

Calder is the niece of fellow The New Pornographers member Carl Newman.[5] Calder explained in a 2007 interview: "My mom was adopted as a baby and about ten years ago she found her birth family and Carl is in her birth family. At that time I was a teenager and playing in a band and didn't really know I had that family ... so that's how I met Carl."[5]

Her first solo album, Are You My Mother?, was released on August 3, 2010 (Canada) and August 10, 2010 (United States), with a digital release date of June 28, 2010.[6][7] The album was named after the children's book with the same name. It was recorded when Calder was caring for her sick mother, and the project was put on hold when her mother died of Lou Gehrig's disease.[4][8] The New Pornographers' 2010 release Together is dedicated to the memory of Calder's mother.[4]

Calder released her second album, Bright and Vivid on October 25, 2011.[9][10] Superchunk drummer Jon Wurster, Jesse Zubot and Ford Pier are some of the guests on the album.[10] The album was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize on June 14, 2012.[11]

In July 2012, Calder accepted an offer for a documentary about her life, called A Matter of Time. It was produced by the Yellow Bird Project and will be released in 2016. The movie touches on how she met Newman and her mother's death from ALS, as well as including some live performances from The New Pornographers, Immaculate Machine, and Kathryn herself as a solo artist.[12]

Discography

Solo

The New Pornographers

Immaculate Machine

References

  1. ↑ http://according2g.com/2010/06/the-new-pornographers-live-at-terminal-5/
  2. ↑ http://www.straight.com/article-403527/vancouver/unlikely-indie-pop-star?page=0%2C1
  3. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/michael-bialas/kathryn-calder_b_1029804.html
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  6. ↑ "Kathryn Calder Takes a Break from New Pornographers, Immaculate Machine to Release Solo Debut". Exclaim!, May 26, 2010.
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  11. ↑ "Polaris Prize long list includes lots of Toronto bands". Toronto Star, June 14, 2012.
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