- John K. Samson
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Name = John K. Samson
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = John Kristjan Samson
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Origin =Winnipeg ,Manitoba ,Canada
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Genre =Indie rock
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Years_active = 1980s–present
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Associated_acts =Christine Fellows ,The Weakerthans ,Propagandhi
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Notable_instruments =John Kristjan Samson is a
rock musician fromWinnipeg ,Manitoba ,Canada . He is asinger-songwriter and currently the frontman of the Canadianindie rock bandThe Weakerthans . He also played bass in the punk bandPropagandhi during the mid-1990s.Samson is married to Canadian singer-songwriter
Christine Fellows .Background
In 1993, while still a member of Propagandhi, Samson released a fifteen-track solo album on
cassette tape , entitled "Slips and Tangles ". In 1995, six of these songs were featured on asplit album shared with the now-defunct punk bandPainted Thin . Following the critical success of The Weakerthans, Samson's side of the split was re-released online byG7 Welcoming Committee as a digital EP in 2006. In 1995, also while still in Propagandhi, Samson released the song "Letter of Resignation" on a split withF.Y.P . Although credited to Propagandhi, Samson was the only band member to appear on the song. He later covered "Letter of Resignation" on The Weakerthans' debut album, "Fallow".Samson is also a founding member of
Arbeiter Ring Publishing , aWinnipeg, Manitoba publishing collective. He is active in the Winnipeg arts scene, collaborating with artists such asClive Holden andChristine Fellows .In 2006, Samson championed
Miriam Toews ' novel "A Complicated Kindness " inCanada Reads , and the novel went on to win the competition. In the 2007 edition of Canada Reads—an "all-star" competition pitting the five winning advocates from previous years against each other—Samson returned to championHeather O'Neill 's novel "Lullabies for Little Criminals ", which won the competition.In 2006, he and his wife Christine Fellows recorded "This Old House", an album intended as a Christmas gift for friends and family. They eventually released two songs, "Taps Reversed" and "Good Salvage", for airplay on
CBC Radio 3 in 2007. Fellows and Samson also performed live on the network onMarch 17 ,2007 , to mark the final night of the network's terrestrial simulcast onCBC Radio Two .olo albums
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Slips and Tangles " – 1993
*"Little Pictures " – 1995External links
* [http://www.theweakerthans.org Official website]
* [http://archive.cbcradio3.com/issues/2003_01_03/main.cfm?page=09 John K. Samson] in session atCBC Radio 3
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