Bob Snider
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Nova Scotia
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A folk musician, Snider plays almost exclusively songs he has written himself, although notable exception was at the Bear River Reunion, where he played a cover of an old blues tune.
A noted songwriter, Snider's songs have been covered by Ashley MacIsaac
Ashley MacIsaac
Ashley Dwayne MacIsaac is a Canadian professional fiddler from Cape Breton Island.His album Hi™ How Are You Today?, featuring the hit single "Sleepy Maggie", with vocals in Scottish Gaelic by Mary Jane Lamond was released in 1995...
, Meryn Cadell
Meryn Cadell
Meryn Cadell is a Canadian writer and performance artist. He is an assistant professor of song lyrics and libretto writing in the Creative Writing Program at University of British Columbia.Cadell is a transsexual man who transitioned in 2003...
and the Leslie Spit Treeo
Leslie Spit Treeo
Leslie Spit Treeo were a Canadian folk-rock band in the 1980s and 1990s. The band took its name from the Leslie Street Spit area of Toronto Harbour.-History:...
. Moxy Früvous
Moxy Früvous
Moxy Früvous was a politically satirical folk-pop band from Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. The band was founded in 1989, and was active throughout the 1990s...
has also covered Ash Hash on The 'b' Album
The 'b' Album
The 'b' Album is a collection of B-sides and rarities released in 1996 by the Canadian folk band Moxy Früvous. A sticker on the packaging warned, "Not the third album!" At first self-published by the band, it was rereleased later that year with a revised track order in Canada by Warner Music...
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, he can often be found busking in Toronto's Kensington Market
Kensington Market
Kensington Market is a distinctive multicultural neighbourhood in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Market is an older neighbourhood and one of the city's most well-known. In November 2006, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada. Robert Fulford wrote in 1999 that "Kensington...
district, though not anymore.
Discography
- YouYou (Bob Snider album)You is an album release in 1989 by Bob Snider.-Track listing:# Coffee Break Blues# He's an Old Nova Scotian# Little Blue Flame# Anna Marie# I'm A Cowboy Now# Dark Corners# What an Idiot He Is# You...
(19891989 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.-Events:*January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in the USSR...
) - Live at the Free Times CafeLive at the Free Times CafeLive at the Free Times Cafe is an album release in 1989 by Bob Snider.-Track listing:# What an Idiot He Is# Sittin' in the Kitchen# Ash Hash# If I Sang It Pretty# Fireman Song# Aunty Dorothea# Rejection Blues...
(19891989 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.-Events:*January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in the USSR...
) - Caterwaul & DoggerelCaterwaul & DoggerelCaterwaul & Doggerel is an album release in 1995 by Bob Snider.-Track listing:# Parkette # Talk to Me Babe # What I Don't Know # Rejection Blues # What's Up Doll? # If I Sang It Pretty...
(19951995 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident....
) - Poetreason: The Songs of Bob SniderPoetreason: The Songs of Bob SniderPoetreason: The Songs of Bob Snider is an album released in 1996, featuring various Canadian artists performing the songs of Bob Snider.-Track listing:# Bob Snider, "Talk To Me Babe"# Jughead, "Arch Support Blues"...
(19961996 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact...
) - Words and PicturesWords and Pictures-Track listing:# "A Love To Call My Own"# "Radio Song"# "Song For Cupid"# "Ancient Eyes"# "Dog Blues"# "A Normal Day"# "Time"# "The Street Takes You In"# "Evelyn"# "Pictures Of Someone"# "Only Crazy People"# "Serenade To An Empty Room"...
(19971997 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...
) - Stealin' HomeStealin' HomeStealin' Home is an album release in 2002 by Bob Snider.-Track listing:# On A Night Like This# Mayflower# Anna Marie# Dog# On My Own# Granny 1# Granny 2# Sweet Evening Breeze# Telephone Pole Blues...
(20022002 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...
) - A Maze In Greys (20082008 in music2008 was a huge year in music history with the emergence of pop superstars Lady Gaga and Katy Perry into the mainstream. Also, this is the year that is widely agreed upon by critics as the start of the fall of hip hop from the mainstream and the rise of Synthpop into the mainstream due to acts such...
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