Gogh Van Go is a

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made up of Sandra Luciantonio and Daniel Tierney. Previously, Tierney and Luciantonio were both members of a 1980s country-rock group called the Hodads. Luciantonio and Tierney met at the

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in Canada and formed a band in Montreal in 1985. Taking their name from the cover of an art magazine, the duo formed Gogh Van Go in 1993 and signed with

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, the group released two records. Their first album, the self-titled ''Gogh Van Go'', released in 1993 and produced by

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, was part of the label's push into the English-speaking Canadian market. It was recorded and mixed at Studio Nomade,

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. The record featured songs such as "Bed Where We Hide", "Say You Will" (re-mixed by James Di Salvio of

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fame) and "Tunnel of Trees", which won

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the

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for Best Video in 1995, as well as a cover of

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". Their second album, ''Bliss Station'', was released in 1997. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of their debut album, the duo reunited to perform in December 2013, with what was reported to be a "one-night-only" reunion show at the Cabaret du Mile End in Montreal. Luciantonio and Tierney were joined by their original line up, including Yves Desrosiers (

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), guitar; Jean Massicotte, keyboards and samples; John Souranis (

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, Hodads, Jerry Jerry), bass; and John McColgan (

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, Michel Pagliaro, Stephen Barry Band), drums. That same year, Audiogram released a compilation on iTunes, ''The Best of Gogh Van Go'', which included the ''Say You Will''

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produced by James Di Salvio and a forgotten track from the first album. Brendan Kelly of the

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proclaimed the Gogh Van Go concert as his live music event of the year. In 2014 the group returned to the studio to record two new songs, ''Sugar'' and ''Mama Needs a New Dress'', written by Luciantonio with Yves Desrosiers, and produced by keyboardist Jean Massicotte. On 26 June 2014, the band returned to the live stage as a part of the 2014

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Discography

Albums

* ''Gogh Van Go'' (1993) * ''Bliss Station'' (1997)

Singles

* "Say You Will" (1993) * "Call It Romance" (1993) * "The Bed Where We Hide" (1993) * "Big Cook" (1997)

Awards

*Gogh Van Go won the 1995 Juno Award for Best Video for their song, "Tunnel of Trees".''Juno Awards - Artist Summary''
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External links

Gogh Van Go at 2014 Jazz Fest

References

;Citations {{Authority control Musical groups established in 1993 Musical groups from Montreal Canadian folk rock groups Juno Award winners 1993 establishments in Quebec