UHF is a Canadian

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supergroup, consisting of singer-songwriters Bill Henderson of

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. The group was formed in 1989 when Forbes and Ulrich were asked to perform with Henderson at the

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. The combination worked well, so that the three artists teamed up as UHF and produced an independent self-titled album. The trio reunited to release a second album in 1995. Though the individual members are mostly occupied with solo careers and other projects, for many years they performed several concerts a year, including the Winnipeg Folk Festival in 1998.

Albums

* 1990 – ''

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''"Artist: Forbes, Roy (aka Bim)"
. ''The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia''. * 1994 – '' UHF II''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Uhf Musical groups established in 1989 Musical groups from Vancouver Canadian folk music groups 1989 establishments in British Columbia