{{Short description|Canadian country rock band}} {{Infobox musical artist | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = The Guthries | image = | alt = | caption = | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | background = group_or_band | origin = Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | genre = {{hlist|Country rock|alt-country|Americana}} | years_active = 1998–2002 | label = {{hlist|Brobdingnagian|Hay Sale}} | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = | past_members = Ruth Minnikin<br />Dale Murray<br />Gabe Minnikin<br />Serge Samson<br />Brian Murray<br />Matt Mays }} '''The Guthries''' were a Canadian country rock band based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They released two albums in the early 2000s.
==History== The Guthries formed in 1998 in Halifax.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jason MacNeil |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-guthries-p440907/biography |title=The Guthries |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2012-03-19}}</ref> Originally formed by vocalist Ruth Minnikin and Dale Murray, the band included their respective siblings Gabe Minnikin and Brian Murray, as well as high school friends Serge Samson and Matt Mays.<ref>{{cite web|last=Barclay |first=Michael |url=http://exclaim.ca/Interviews/FromTheMagazine/guthriess_blessings_curses |title=The Guthries's Blessings and Curses • Interviews • |publisher=Exclaim.ca |date= |accessdate=2012-03-19}}</ref><ref>[http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp?xid=1167 "The Guthries Off Windmill – 2000 (Brobdingnagian)"]. ''Country Standard Time'', Reviewed by Nick A. Zaino III</ref> Early line-ups included Nick Bevan-John (Hotel Faces, Jack MacDonald, Ceti Alpha) and Tim-Jim Baker (Matt Mays & El Torpedo).
The band's first album was ''Off Windmill'', released in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/G/Guthries/2001/09/05/pf-745634.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311223707/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/G/Guthries/2001/09/05/pf-745634.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 11, 2016 |title=CANOE - JAM! - The Guthries succeed with unintentional debut |publisher=canoe.com |date=2001-09-05 |access-date=2012-03-19 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Barclay |first=Michael |url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/FolkAndCountry/guthries-off_windmill |title=Guthries - Off Windmill • Folk & Country Reviews • |publisher=Exclaim.ca |date= |accessdate=2012-03-19}}</ref> Mays subsequently left the band in 2002, just prior to the release of the band's second release, the self-titled ''The Guthries''.<ref>[http://nodepression.com/album-review/guthries-self-titled "Guthries - Self-Titled"]. ''No Depression'', December 31, 2002</ref> The band toured extensively throughout Canada and the UK. Following that album, however, the band members each began pursuing solo projects, and have not released another Guthries album.
==Members== *Ruth Minnikin (vocals, accordion, acoustic guitar, piano, organ) *Dale Murray (vocals, lead guitar, pedal steel) *Gabe Minnikin (vocals, guitar, accordion, mandolin, organ, piano) *Brian Murray (drums, banjo) *Serge Samson (bass, mandolin) *Matt Mays (vocals, acoustic/lead guitar)
==Discography== *2000: ''Off Windmill'' *2002: ''The Guthries''
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Association ! Category ! Result |- | 2001 | Canadian Country Music Association | Roots Artist or Group of the Year | {{nom}} |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20240121233009/https://www.chartattack.com/search/node/The%20Guthries The Guthries]}} at ChartAttack
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