Shotgun Jimmie is the
stage name
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of Jim Kilpatrick, a
Canadian
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singer-songwriter.
["Shotgun Jimmie’s lates ‘Transistor Sister’ may be his best LP to date"]
''The Sheaf
''The Sheaf'' is a student-run newspaper serving the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan since 1912. A new issue comes out every Thursday with approximately 3,000 copies per issue.
''The Sheaf'' is a student-run non-profit o ...
'', March 11, 2011. Formerly associated with the band
Shotgun & Jaybird, since that band's breakup he has released several albums as a solo artist.
His 2011 album ''Transistor Sister'' was named as a longlisted nominee for the
.
["2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced"]
. aux.tv, June 16, 2011.
On March 24, 2017, a 30-track tribute album to Kilpatrick and his songwriting was released via
bandcamp.com
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, by a fan-driven label known as “Comin’ Around Records".
["The Sum of Our Parts: Celebrating the Impact and Influence of Shotgun Jimmie"]
secreteast.ca, April 13, 2017. Artists featured on the album included Kilpatrick's former Shotgun & Jaybird bandmate
Frederick Squire
Frederick Squire is a Canadian rock singer, songwriter and guitarist. Originally from Ajax, Ontario, he is based in Sudbury following a number of years living in Sackville, New Brunswick.[Michael Feuerstack
Michael Feuerstack is a Canadian indie rock musician, who has been associated with the bands Wooden Stars and Snailhouse.
Snailhouse was essentially a solo project with multiple contributing artists, including Julie Doiron of Eric's Trip, wi ...]
,
Spencer Burton
Spencer Burton is a Canadian musician who has been active both as a member of the indie rock band Attack in Black and as a solo country singer-songwriter. He also previously performed and recorded under the name Grey Kingdom, releasing two EPs and ...
,
Huron,
By Divine Right,
Eamon McGrath
Eamon McGrath is a Canadian musician and writer from Edmonton, Alberta and currently based in Toronto, Ontario. On his own, his live performances are most often folk-oriented, where McGrath plays songs from his discography on acoustic instruments ...
,
Jenny Omnichord,
Woodpigeon
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,
Old Man Luedecke
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and
Selina Martin.
Discography
*''The 6000 True Stories of Love'' (2004)
*''The Onlys'' (2007)
*''Still Jimmie'' (2009)
*''Paint it Pink'' (2009,
EP)
*''Organ Donor'' (2009) (Limited to one copy, auctioned off with an Organ)
*''Transistor Sister'' (2011)
*''Everything Everything'' (2013)
*''Field of Trampolines'' (2016)
*''Transistor Sister 2'' (2019)
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Canadian singer-songwriters
Canadian indie rock musicians
21st-century Canadian male singers
Canadian male singer-songwriters
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