Steve Lambke is a Canadian singer-songwriter. He is a vocalist and guitarist for the

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band

Constantines Constantines is an indie rock band from Guelph, Ontario, Canada. History Constantines was formed in 1999 by vocalist and guitarist Bryan Webb, drummer Doug MacGregor and guitarist Paul Bright, all of whom had played together in the emo band Shou ...

, and formerly released solo material under the name Baby Eagle.

Biography

Lambke grew up in

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where he played with fellow Constantine

Dallas Wehrle Constantines is an indie rock band from Guelph, Ontario, Canada. History Constantines was formed in 1999 by vocalist and guitarist Bryan Webb, drummer Doug MacGregor and guitarist Paul Bright, all of whom had played together in the emo band Sho ...

in a band called Captain Co-Pilot in the late 1990s. He moved to

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in 1997 to attend school at the

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and earned a Bachelor of Science in

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. Lambke and Wehrle joined two former members of

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in 1999 to form the Constantines. Lambke released his first solo album, ''Baby Eagle'', in 2006 on

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. The album was recorded in Winnipeg, MB, and includes contributions from

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and

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. A second album, ''No Blues'', was recorded in Sackville, NB, with contributions from

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and

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, and was released in 2007 on

. The album, ''Dog Weather'' was released in 2010 on Lambke's own You've Changed Records and received strong reviews all around. The album includes collaborations with

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as well as David Trenaman and Colleen Collins of

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.''You've Changed Records'' RECORD
"RECORDS"
. The album ''Bone Soldiers'' was released by You've Changed Records on March 6, 2012. The album is credited to Baby Eagle and the Proud Mothers, and has a noisier, more punk-influenced sound than previous recordings. The Proud Mothers are Lambke's fellow Constantine

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, Ian Kehoe, Spencer Burton and Nick Ferrio. Lambke currently lives in

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, where he continues to write, record and perform. He co-owns and operates You've Changed Records along with Daniel Romano."Daniel Romano keeps busy"
. kitemag.net, March 21, 2010. He was a nominee for the 2013

SOCAN Songwriting Prize The SOCAN Songwriting Prize, formerly known as the ECHO Songwriting Prize, is an annual competition recognizing the best in Canadian emerging music, both anglophone and francophone. Established in 2006, the competition was designed to recognize som ...

for "Mule in the Flowers", a song he cowrote with Tamara Lindeman of

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."Mo Kenney claims SOCAN songwriting prize"

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, July 10, 2013.

Discography

*''Baby Eagle'' (2006) *''No Blues'' (2007) *''Dog Weather'' (2010) *''Bone Soldiers'' (2012) *''Days of Heaven'' (2015) *''Dark Blue'' (2019)

With Daniel Romano as Spider Bite

*''Spider Bite'' (2020)

References

External links

Constantines
official website *http://youvechangedrecords.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Lambke Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Cambridge, Ontario Canadian rock singers Canadian rock guitarists Canadian male guitarists Canadian singer-songwriters Canadian indie rock musicians Musicians from Ontario Canadian male singer-songwriters