Kevin Quain

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Kevin Quain
Genres	Cabaret, Jazz, Noir, Rock n' roll
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, musician, playwright, actor
Instruments	Vocals, Accordion, Banjo, Piano, Guitar, saw
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Independent
Associated acts	Mad Bastards
Website	Official Site

Kevin Quain is a Canadian cabaret artist, who plays weekly shows the Cameron Public House, a major live music venue in Toronto, Ontario.

He is a self-taught musician, singer/songwriter, and award-winning playwright. He has written music for film, TV, and the stage, and has performed with scores of artists including The Mahones, Carnival Diablo, and Mary Margaret O'Hara. He describes his unique music genre with the Mad Bastards as "garage jazz cabaret noir" ¹

Discography

Hangover Honeymoon (1999)
Tequila Vampire Matinee (2000)
Dog Show vol 1 (2006)
Winter in Babylon (2008)

Theatre

His own Tequila Vampire Matinee, an irreverent re-telling of the opera Pagliacci, opened in Toronto at Theatre Passe Muraille in November 2003 with Ted Dykstra directing. The show received six Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations in the General Theatre category. Kevin received the award for Outstanding New Musical².

References

MacNeil, Jason. "Kevin Quain". Allmusic.

1.^ Official website

2.^ 2004 Winner: Outstanding New Musical

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Short description	Canadian musician
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