Jon-Rae Fletcher

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Origin = Toronto, Ontario, Canada Flagicon|CAN
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Genre = Rock, soul, Gospel, alt-country
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Label = Permafrost
Associated_acts = Jon-Rae & The River
URL = [http://www.theriversings.com/ www.theriversings.com]
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Jon-Rae Fletcher is a Canadian singer-songwriter. He records both as a solo artist and with a back-up band as Jon-Rae & The River.

Background

The son of a preacher, Jon-Rae grew up in Kelowna, British Columbia, where he sang in his church's choir by day, and fell in love with the music of Kurt Cobain at night. [ [http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_10.27.05/features/jonraeandtheriver.php Eye Weekly Oct. 27, 2005, online article by Stuart Berman] ] Jon-Rae founded the original River band with collective of Vancouver friends, but disbanded the group when he moved east to follow a girlfriend, whom he later married.

The River was reformed with like-minded Toronto musicians in 2003, and they have grown into somewhat of a cult band with an ever-expanding audience. Combining country, gospel, rock, and soul, Jon-Rae & The River have created a unique blend of music, sometimes complemented by an on-stage choir. [ [http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2005/05/0606.cfm Chartattack online magazine article by Noah Love] ]

Discography

* "Now Then"
* "Then Again"
* "Jon-Rae Fletcher & The River"
* "Road" – 2003
* "Old Songs For The New Town" – 2005
* "Knows What You Need" – 2006
* "Maria" – 2007

References

External links

* [http://www.theriversings.com/ Jon-Rae & The River] official website