The Guthries

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The Guthries
Origin Flag of Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia
Genre(s) Country rock
Years active 1990s2002
Label(s) Independent
Members
Ruth Minnikin
Dale Murray
Gabe Minnikin
Serge Samson
Brian Murray
Former members
Matt Mays

The Guthries were a Canadian country rock band, active in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Originally formed by Ruth Minnikin and Dale Murray, the band included their respective siblings Gabe Minnikin and Brian Murray, as well as high school friends Serge Samson and Matt Mays. Early line-ups included Nick Bevan-John (Hotel Faces, Jack MacDonald, Ceti Alpha) and Tim-Jim Baker (Matt Mays and El Torpedo).

The band's first album was Off Windmill, released in 2000. Mays subsequently left the band in 2002, just prior to the release of the band's second release, the self-titled The Guthries. The band toured extensively throughout Canada and the UK. Following that album, however, the band members each began pursuing solo projects, and have not released another Guthries album.

[edit] Members

  • Ruth Minnikin (vocals, accordian, acoustic guitar, piano, organ)
  • Dale Murray (vocals, lead guitar, pedal steel)
  • Gabe Minnikin (vocals, guitar, accordion, mandolin, organ, piano)
  • Brian Murray (drums, banjo)
  • Serge Samson (bass, mandolin)
  • Matt Mays (vocals, acoustic/lead guitar)