| Sunparlour Players | |
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Alternative country |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Website | Sunparlour Players |
| Members | |
| Andrew Penner Dennis Van Dine Michael "Rosie" Rosenthal |
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Sunparlour Players are a Canadian alternative/folk rock band. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the band consists of Andrew Penner on lead vocals, guitar, bass, banjo, organ pedal, and kick drum, Dennis Van Dine on bass, keyboard, clarinet, banjo, glockenspiel, percussion and backing vocals, and Michael "Rosie" Rosenthal on drums, glockenspiel, banjo, backing vocals, and bass. They come from all parts of Ontario.[1] Penner grew up on a farm near Leamington, in the region nicknamed Canada's "Sun Parlour".[2]
The band independently released its debut album Hymns for the Happy in 2006, and rereleased it in 2007 after signing to The Baudelaire Label.[3] Their second album, Wave North, followed in 2009 on Outside Music. Extensive touring has taken place since the release of Wave North, including gigs with Mumford & Sons, Blue Rodeo and Plants and Animals, as well as their own headlining schedule of shows in barns, backyards, theatres, and clubs. On October 18, 2011 they released their latest album Us Little Devils on Outside Music.
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