Craig Northey

Craig Northey
Craig Northey playing with Stripper's Union at the Underground in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 2006
Background information
Origin	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Alternative rock, post-punk, power pop
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, record producer, musician
Instruments	Guitar, vocals
Years active	1987–present
Associated acts	Odds Stripper's Union
Website	www.craignorthey.com

Craig Northey is a Canadian musician and one of the founding members of the band Odds.

After the breakup of Odds in 1999, Northey has embarked on several other ventures, including working with Colin James, Rosanne Cash, Glen Phillips, Bruce McCulloch and many others. He also released a solo CD entitled Giddy Up in addition to producing a CD with Jesse Valenzuela as Northey Valenzuela, and Stripper's Union Local 518 with Stripper's Union. He co-wrote the theme for Corner Gas with Valenzuela.

Currently Northey is part of the The New Odds, along with Murray Atkinson, Doug Elliott and Pat Steward.

Discography

Released in 2002, Giddy Up is Craig's only solo album. The tracklisting is as follows:

1. "Take a Hit Off This"
2. "Slow Motion"
3. "Giddy Up"
4. "After Walking in Space"
5. "Famous Grave"
6. "Old Mistakes"
7. "Write It in Lightning"
8. "Sons & Daughters"

"Write It in Lightning" was written for The Who, who bought the rights to record the song; however, the song remains unreleased by The Who. It was released by The New Odds on their 2008 album Cheerleader.

Northey cowrote "Not a lot goin' on" and wrote "My Happy Place", respectively the opening and closing theme songs for the former Canadian television series Corner Gas.

External links

• Craig Northey official website
• Craig Northey profile at the Internet Movie Database
• Craig Northey from Canada plays Hagstrom...