Canadian Bush Party
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Canadian Bush Party is a punk
trio from Canada
, formed by Sheppy Fortrell, Jimi Payne, and Bucky Lopez in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1977.
Canadian Bush Party is known for their unsubtle use of Canadian imagery, such as Don Cherry, or the Squamish Five
. The band has their own independent record label Modo Records.
Mohinder Sandhu has substituted for Lopez on some of the band's recordings.
The film Hard Core Logo
, a mockumentary
about a fictional punk band's reunion tour, includes a song called "Canadian Bush Party" in tribute to the band.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
trio from Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, formed by Sheppy Fortrell, Jimi Payne, and Bucky Lopez in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1977.
Canadian Bush Party is known for their unsubtle use of Canadian imagery, such as Don Cherry, or the Squamish Five
Squamish Five
The Squamish Five were a group of self-styled "urban guerrillas" active in Canada during the early 1980s. Their chosen name was Direct Action....
. The band has their own independent record label Modo Records.
Mohinder Sandhu has substituted for Lopez on some of the band's recordings.
The film Hard Core Logo
Hard Core Logo
Hard Core Logo is a 1996 Canadian mockumentary adapted by Noel Baker from the novel of the same name by author Michael Turner. Director Bruce McDonald illustrates the self-destruction of punk rock...
, a mockumentary
Mockumentary
A mockumentary , is a type of film or television show in which fictitious events are presented in documentary format. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on current events and issues by using a fictitious setting, or to parody the documentary form itself...
about a fictional punk band's reunion tour, includes a song called "Canadian Bush Party" in tribute to the band.
Discography
- Canadian Bush Party (EP) (1977)
- Government Dairy (1978)
- Driving to Squamish (1983)
- Just add beer (1985)
- A Whores Divorce (EP) (1987)
- Man-Sized Thirst (1988)
- Back to Squamish: Greatest Hits (1989)
- You Don't Joke About the FLQ (1998)
- And You Said We Couldn't Make it (Compilation) (1999)
- Punk Vs Ska (Compilation) (2000)