The Violet Archers

The Violet Archers
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Indie pop
Years active 2005  present
Labels Northern Electric
Associated acts Great Aunt Ida, Wayne Omaha
Website thevioletarchers.com
Members Tim Vesely
Yawd Sylvester
Camille Giroux
Ida Nilsen
Scott Remila
Past members Aaron MacPherson
Steve Pitkin

The Violet Archers is a Canadian indie pop band from Toronto. Led by former Rheostatics bassist Tim Vesely, the band consists of Vesely on vocals, Yawd Sylvester on guitar, drummer Camille Giroux, bassist Scott Remila, Ida Nilsen on piano

The band takes its name from Canadian composer Violet Archer. Vesely told Hamilton, Ontario's View Magazine that he chose the name after hearing an Archer composition on CBC Radio.[1]

The Violet Archers released their debut album, The End of Part One, in 2005 on Northern Electric Records. It is also available as a digital download from Zunior Records. By Divine Right's José Miguel Contreras also appears as a guest musician on several of the album's tracks. The band's second album, Sunshine at Night, was released in 2008 following Vesely's departure from Rheostatics.

Nilsen also has her own band, Great Aunt Ida, in which Vesely also plays.

Discography

Compilation inclusions

References

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, November 27, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.