Gregory Hoskins (lead vocals, guitars)
Colleen Allen (saxophones)
George Civello (keyboards, vocals)
Mike Fabello (bass)
Lynn Simmons (vocals)
Michael Spencer-Arscott (drums)

Born in 1964 in Chateauguay, Quebec, Gregory Hoskins first picked up the guitar at age six, and put together his first band when he was 15 to play a high school coffee house. When he was a little older he moved to Toronto where he worked at various jobs, including being a high school retreat leader. The late eighties saw him form the core band that became the Stick People, and in 1990 he was the first artist to get signed to True North Records in six years.

Their first album, Moon Come Up, was released in February of 1991, and they toured across the country to strong critical approval, opening for such luminaries as the Indigo Girls, the Neville Brothers and Sarah McLachlan.

In the summer of 1992, while recording their second album, they backed up playwright Robert Morgan during his one-hour, one-man play, "Heart of Mine", which explored what it is like to be a Bob Dylan fan. 'Raids On The Unspeakable' was released in early 1993, again to extremely positive reviews from the media.

A long period of commercial activity followed while Hoskins re-evaluated his place in the Canadian music scene, but continued forging ahead with his songwriting. The cumilative effort, shared with co-writers Stickpeople associates Lynn Simmons and George Civello, was released in 1999 as 'Surgery'. Encouraged by the freedom of his own record label and ability to record freely, Hoskins is currently in the midst of promoting his 2001 release 'King Of Good Intentions'.




Singles
1991 Neighbourhood (True North)
1991 Let Her Go (True North)
1991 Labeling Blues (True North)
1993 Dance Of The Vulnerable (True North)
1993 Let The World Call You Crazy (True North)

Albums
1991 Moon Come Up (True North) TN-74
1993 Raids On The Unspeakable (True North) TNBD-81
1999 Surgery (Encore/Midnight Works) GHSP-01
2001 King Of Good Intentions (Encore/Midnight Works) WM-1
2007 The Beggar Heart (Midnight Works)
2008 Pleasure & Relief: A Live Concert Recording (Midnight Works/Grip Works)
2008 Alone In The Mayor's House...Almost (Candy Rat)

Video


Compilation Tracks




Official Gregory Hoskins Website


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