Colin Meloy

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Colin Meloy (2016)

Colin Patrick Henry Meloy (born October 5, 1974 in Helena , Montana , United States ) is the front singer and songwriter of the folk rock band The Decemberists from Portland , Oregon . In addition to singing, he plays acoustic guitar , twelve-string guitar , electric guitar , bouzouki and percussion . In 2004 Meloy wrote a 160-page book on The Replacements' third album Let It Be , as part of the 33 ⅓ series.

Personal

Meloy was born on October 5, 1974 in Helena, Montana. His sister is Maile Meloy , a writer who frequently writes for The New Yorker . He first attended the University of Oregon before going to the University of Montana - Missoula , where he graduated with a degree in creative writing . Shortly thereafter, he moved to Portland, where he met his future band members Jenny Conlee and Nate Query . Before founding The Decemberists, Meloy was the lead singer and songwriter for Happy Cactus and Tarkio, both indie / folk bands from Montana . On February 24, 2006, he and his wife Carson Ellis , who had the same birthday, had a son. When she was two and a half, her son was diagnosed with autism . Ellis is also a graphic designer for The Decemberists.

His first novel, Wildwood , was published in 2011 and was illustrated by his wife.

Musical career

In 2005 Meloy completed his first solo tour, his self-released EP Colin Meloy Sings Morrissey , the six Morrissey - Cover includes to promote . Only 1,000 copies were made and only sold during the tour. Meloy went on a second solo tour in January 2006, playing with Laura Veirs and Amy Annelle . On this tour he sold an EP with covers by Shirley Collins . This tour later served as the basis for a live album .

Meloy contributed an online bonus track to Lavender Diamond's album Imagine Our Love . He played a solo version of Oh No .

He performed another US tour in April 2008. At the same time Meloy released his first live album, Colin Meloy Sings Live! , under the label Kill Rock Stars . Singer-songwriter Laura Gibson played before his performances. As with previous EPs, Meloy sold the Colin Meloy Sings Sam Cooke EP , a collection of five Sam Cooke covers, only during the tour.

Solo discography

EPs
Live albums
  • Colin Meloy Sings Live! (2008)
Others

Meloy sang the songs Cemetery Row and Twilight Distillery on The Minus 5 's 2006 album of the same name. Meloy also covered Elliott Smith 's Clementine for a children's charity compilation by Portland, Oregon artists. In mid-2006 he contributed the track Lazy Little Ada for the kill rock stars compilation The Sound the Hare Heard . In 2007, Meloy voiced a character in the US animated series Lil 'Bush . He appeared with Charlie Salas-Humara in the music video for A Pillar of Salt by The Thermals . In 2011 Colin Meloy made a guest appearance on the comedy series Portlandia as a band member of Echo Echo.

Works

Short stories

  • The Grievous Demise of Mr. Whitley Rackham . Firefly Press, Cardiff & Aberystwyth 2011 (English, 54 pages).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Trevor Kelley: Make Believe. The Portland Mercury, March 17, 2005, accessed November 30, 2010 .
  2. ↑ Shannon Des Roches Rosa: Colin Meloy and Positive Autism Parent Role Modeling. The Thinking Person's Guide to Autism, March 29, 2013, accessed March 29, 2013 .
  3. ↑ Samantha Promisloff: Colin Meloy Lends His Mind to Comedy Central. Spin , July 24, 2007, accessed November 30, 2010 .

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Commons : Colin Meloy  - collection of images, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Meloy, Colin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Meloy, Colin Patrick Henry (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American folk rock singer and guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH 5th October 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Helena , Montana, United States