Tim Baker (musician)
Tim Baker | |
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 Tim Baker at the 2019 Peterborough Folk Festival | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Genres | indie rock, pop rock, folk rock |
| Occupation(s) | singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2000s-present |
| Labels | Arts & Crafts |
Tim Baker is a Canadian singer-songwriter from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[1] The longtime lead singer of the indie rock band Hey Rosetta!,[2] his debut solo album Forever Overhead was released on April 19, 2019 on Arts & Crafts.[3]
Baker was educated at Concordia University, where he planned to study piano but came down with a case of tendonitis that prevented him from being able to play for his admission audition, and thus studied creative writing.[4] Following his graduation, he returned to St. John's, where he began performing locally as a solo artist before deciding that his songs needed a fuller band sound and forming Hey Rosetta![4]
In 2016, Baker debuted his first solo song, "Spirit", on the CBC Radio news program The Current as part of a special series on the economic challenges of life in Newfoundland.[5] The song appears on Forever Overhead.[3]
In June 2019, Forever Overhead was named to the initial longlist for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize.[6]
References
- ^ "Art & Soul: Hey Rosetta! frontman starts anew". The Telegram, October 12, 2018.
- ^ "Hey Rosetta!'s Tim Baker Shares New Song 'Spirit'". Exclaim!, November 22, 2018.
- ^ a b "Hey Rosetta's Tim Baker Details 'Forever Overhead' Solo Album". Exclaim!, February 12, 2019.
- ^ a b "Hey Rosetta! chief songwriter Tim Baker takes a literary approach". Words & Music, March 1, 2012.
- ^ "Hey Rosetta!'s Tim Baker debuts new song on CBC's The Current". CBC News Newfoundland & Labrador, March 10, 2016.
- ^ "Find out who made the 2019 Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC Music, June 20, 2019.
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