Strawberry was a Canadian

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group formed on

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in 1993. Vocalist Deirdre Smith, guitarist Scott Garratt, and bassist Brian Arsenault comprised the foundation of the band. Other members, at various times, included Mike MacDougall, Pat Deighan, Craig MacPherson, Jon King, Roger Carter, Kieran Macnamara and Simon Moore. In 1994, they released a split-7" single with Plumtree on

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. In 1996, the band signed to Janken Pon/Cargo Records. The label released Strawberry's "Into the Sky" 7-inch single that year.

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released the band's only full-length album, ''Brokeheart Audio'', in 1998. Two cassette-only albums were self-released, ''Strawberry'' (1993) and ''Beached'' (1995).

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entry for Strawberry
Montreal Mirror
review of Brokeheart Audio CD

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