# The Guthries

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{{Short description|Canadian country rock band}}
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| origin          = [Halifax](/source/Halifax%2C_Nova_Scotia), [Nova Scotia](/source/Nova_Scotia), Canada
| genre           = {{hlist|[Country rock](/source/Country_rock)|[alt-country](/source/alternative_country)|[Americana](/source/Americana_(music))}}
| years_active    = 1998–2002
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| past_members    = [Ruth Minnikin](/source/Ruth_Minnikin)<br />[Dale Murray](/source/Dale_Murray_(musician))<br />[Gabe Minnikin](/source/Gabe_Minnikin)<br />[Serge Samson](/source/Serge_Samson)<br />[Brian Murray](/source/Brian_Murray_(musician))<br />[Matt Mays](/source/Matt_Mays)
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'''The Guthries''' were a Canadian [country rock](/source/country_rock) band based in [Halifax](/source/Halifax%2C_Nova_Scotia), [Nova Scotia](/source/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](/source/Ruth_Minnikin) and [Dale Murray](/source/Dale_Murray_(musician)), the band included their respective siblings Gabe Minnikin and Brian Murray, as well as high school friends Serge Samson and [Matt Mays](/source/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](/source/Ruth_Minnikin) (vocals, accordion, acoustic guitar, piano, organ)
*[Dale Murray](/source/Dale_Murray_(musician)) (vocals, lead guitar, pedal steel)
*Gabe Minnikin (vocals, guitar, accordion, mandolin, organ, piano)
*Brian Murray (drums, banjo)
*Serge Samson (bass, mandolin)
*[Matt Mays](/source/Matt_Mays) (vocals, acoustic/lead guitar)

==Discography==
*2000:  ''Off Windmill''
*2002:  ''The Guthries''

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Year
! Association
! Category
! Result
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| 2001
| [Canadian Country Music Association](/source/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](/source/ChartAttack)

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Category:Musical groups established in 1998
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Category:Musical groups from Halifax, Nova Scotia
Category:Canadian country rock groups
Category:1998 establishments in Nova Scotia
Category:2002 disestablishments in Canada

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