Wool on Wolves

Wool on Wolves
Wool on Wolves
Origin	Edmonton, Alberta
Genres	indie-rock; folk-rock
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Unsigned
Members	Thomas Reikie; Eric Leydon; Gordon Brasnett; Brody Irvine; Kevin George

Wool on Wolves is a Canadian folk-rock band based in Edmonton, Alberta. The band formed in October 2008 while attending the University of Alberta.

Wool on Wolves debut EP Hate is Poor was self-released in April 2010, followed by their début album Grey Matter on November 9, 2010. "Measures of Progress", the band's sophomore LP, was released on November 13, 2012.

Wool on Wolves was named Best Folk/Roots and Best Group at the 2011 Edmonton Music Awards.^[1] Grey Matter was nominated for a 2011 Western Canadian Music Award in the Best Rock category.^[2]

The band announced their performance on Friday, September 26, 2014 would likely be their last.^[3]

Members[edit]

As a group of multi-instrumentalists, Wool on Wolves is known to frequently switch instruments for both live and recorded performances.^[4]

Thomas Reikie - Lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, banjo, lap steel
Eric Leydon - piano, drums, percussion, trumpet, guitar, vocals
Gordon Brasnett - guitar, bass, piano, lap steel, vocals
Brody Irvine - bass, guitar, vocals, violin, cello, piano
Kevin George - drums, banjo, vocals, glockenspiel

Discography[edit]

Hate is Poor EP (April, 2010)
Grey Matter (November, 2010)^[5]
Measures of Progress (November 13, 2012)

References[edit]

^ "Wool on Wolves, Morris top Edmonton Music Awards". 29 March 2011.
^ "Western Canada's Music Industry Awards".
^ @woolonwolves (September 19, 2014). "Next Friday's show will likely be our last. We're so grateful for the last 6 years, come out and celebrate with us!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "NamesPro.ca | Register with Confidence".
^ "Review: WOOL ON WOLVES // Grey Matter « At Constant Speed". atconstantspeed.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-02.

External links[edit]

Wool on Wolves on Facebook
Wool on Wolves on Twitter
Wool on Wolves on Bandcamp
Wool on Wolves Archived 2010-07-13 at the Wayback Machine on CBC 3

[1] "Wool on Wolves, Morris top Edmonton Music Awards". 29 March 2011.

[2] "Western Canada's Music Industry Awards".

[3] @woolonwolves (September 19, 2014). "Next Friday's show will likely be our last. We're so grateful for the last 6 years, come out and celebrate with us!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[4] "NamesPro.ca | Register with Confidence".

[5] "Review: WOOL ON WOLVES // Grey Matter « At Constant Speed". atconstantspeed.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-02.

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