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Woodpigeon is tagged as: canadian, folk, indie folk, indie, calgary

Woodpigeon are a Canadian musical collective from Calgary, Alberta. The band’s sound has been compared to Sufjan Stevens, Grizzly Bear, Camera Obscura, Simon & Garfunkel, and Belle & Sebastian, amongst others. Band leader Mark Hamilton’s main lyrical influence is The Kinks. When asked about the band’s name, Mark Hamilton explains: “I’ve always been in love with the word Woodpigeon for as long as I can remember. When you write it in cursive, it looks like a rollercoaster”.
Woodpigeon’s origins are found with primary song-writer Mark Hamilton writing songs in Edinburgh, Scotland. At this time, the band was named “Woodpigeon Divided By Antelope Equals Squirrel”, and consisted of Hamilton alongside Steve Kaye and Malcolm Benzie. Hamilton states that he “was far too scared to ever sing, so all we ever played was a couple of stupid instrumentals and our only “performance” was in the streets of Edinburgh.” Eventually, Hamilton returned to Canada, and started afresh, with the shortened band name, Woodpigeon. Other band members fell in place, with Hamilton noting that: “the way it came together was simple: friends started hearing my songs and offering their services.” By now Woodpigeon consists of...
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Top 10 Woodpigeon Songs
My Denial in Argyle
Piano Pieces for Adult Beginners
Knock Knock
In the Battle of Sun Vs. Curtains, Sun Loses and We Sleep Until Noon
I Live a Lot of Places
Die Stadt Muzikanten
7th Fret Over Andres
Empty-Hall Sing-Along free download
Cities of Weather
Morningside
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Top 10 Woodpigeon Albums
Treasury Library Canada
Songbook
Die Stadt Muzikanten
Houndstooth
Treasury Library Canada c/w Houndstooth Europa
Houndstooth Europa
La Commission Scolaire
Besides the Point
La Commission Scolaire EP
Pixie Children Crying: Woodpigeon Remixed
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