Keith Jolie
Keith Jolie | |
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| Young man singing and playing electric guitar on a stage with members of a rock band behind him Keith Jolie at a performance by Endsville in 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Keith Jolie |
| Born | April 27, 1970 Brantford, Ontario |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario |
| Genres | Folk, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Independent |
| Associated acts | Endsville |
| Website | www |
Keith Jolie is a Canadian singer-songwriter.
Early life[edit]
Jolie was born in Brantford, Ontario and raised in St. George, Ontario.
Jolie attended the University of Windsor.
Career[edit]
In 1993, Jolie began hosting a weekly 3-hour Canadian Music Show called "Moose Radio - South of the Border" which showcased the Canadian independent music scene of the time. During this time he began writing songs influence by the American Beat Movement.
After convocation, Jolie moved back to St. George where he began performing at venues in the Brantford area, including a weekly Wednesday night residency at The Turnaround, a venue that mostly featured punk bands. His solo acoustic performance there led to later inclusion on bills with full rock bands, including Transistor Sound and Light Company, Made, and By Devine Right.
By 1997 Keith was a regular performer at Poor Folks Deli (Brantford), a venue that featured live music seven days a week and was home to touring blues performers as well as local acts. He also held a weekly residency at Morgans on the Grand (Paris).[1] In the summer of 1998, Jolie released "City So Cold".
In 2000, Jolie moved to Toronto and began performing at coffee houses and open stages at The Free Times Cafe, Graffiti's in Kensington Market, and various other venues around the city.
From 2000 to 2003, Jolie played with Irish folk groups Fresh Éire and Celtic Cross on guitar and vocals.
In 2003, Jolie moved to Calgary for about nine months, where he spent some time writing, and performing occasionally at open mic nights at Jackdaws a folk music venue in Calgary's South West end.
In 2005, after returning to Toronto, Jolie recruited Minas Hatzigiannatzoglou (drummer) and Steve Cave (bassist) to form a new band called Endsville.[2] In 2006, Paul Butters (guitar) and Matthew Bartram (keyboard) were added to the lineup. In 2007, Steve Cave left the lineup to be replaced by Colin "Eddylites" who had played with the band in some early rehearsals. In 2008, Morgan Phillips was finally introduced as the full time bass player for Endsville.
2008 marked the release of the band's debut release "Sidewalk Stories"; the words and music were composed by Jolie. In the summer of 2009, Endsville was disbanded, and Jolie now performs under his own name.[3]
The current line up of Keith's band consists Morgan Phillips on Bass, Billy Young on Guitar,William (Tex) Tobin on Guitar, Sarah Young on backing vocals, and Sean Louis Murphy on drums.[4][5]
Discography[edit]
- 1993: The Turn, a five-song EP recorded in London, Ontario with the help of Doug “Fury” McCarvell (recently guitar player for Bif Naked)
- 1996: Songs from a Black Notebook, a 13 song cassette
- 1998: City So Cold,[6] largely considered Jolie's debut CD and still widely available on internet music stores
- 2008: Sidewalk Stories, Endsville album - lyrics and music written by Keith Jolie.
- 2014: It's Christmas, a four song EP of traditional Christmas songs
- 2015: The Beauty
References[edit]
- ↑ [Brantford Expositor, Wednesday, July 8, 1998 "City Tunes from a small-town guy" Brantford Expositor]
- ↑ CBC Archived 2011-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ CBCkeith Archived 2011-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Caledon Citizen "Community comes out for fun time at Belfountain Salamander Festival". Caledonian Citizen, 2009-10-08[dead link] Archived at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ SNAP Bloor West
- ↑ Library and Archives Canada
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