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'', February 5, 2009. The band consists of core members Matt Cully on vocals and guitar, Misha Bower on vocals, Neil Haverty on vocals, guitar and metallophone, Andrew Barker on bass guitar and lap steel and Steve McKay on drums. Bruce Peninsula also regularly features a large choir section, made up of

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, Amy Learmonth (the Youngest), Taylor Kirk (

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History

Bruce Peninsula was formed in 2006. The band's debut album, ''A Mountain Is a Mouth'', was released in February 2009 on their own Bruce Trail Records. The album was named to the preliminary longlist for the

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'', June 16, 2009. Their second album, the gospel-oriented ''Open Flames'', was released in October 2011 on

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. In 2012, the band released a 14-minute song cycle entitled ''Of Songs''. The band can also be heard on the soundtrack of the 2016 film '' Sleeping Giant'', and in an Ontario Tourism television advertisement. Haverty has also composed music for film and television, including the films ''Hazy Little Thing'' and ''

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''. The band's third full-length album, ''No Earthly Sound'', was released in 2020. Haverty has also been a composer of film scores, most notably for the films ''

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'', October 16, 2016.

Discography

Albums

*'' A Mountain is a Mouth'' (2009) *''Open Flames'' (2011) *''No Earthly Sound'' (2020)

EPs

*''Debut 7"'' (2008) *''Bruce Trail Fire Sale'' (2011)

Singles

*''Of Songs'' (2012)

Compilations

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Soundtracks

The music of Bruce Peninsula is also featured in the independent film ''

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''.

References

External links

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