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Bruce Guthro is a
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. Guthro has recorded as a solo artist, and in 1998 also joined
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, whilst still pursuing his solo career. Guthro has received several ECMA's (East Coast Music Awards), and was also host of Canadian TV show 'Songwriters Circle', on which guests included of
Alan DoyleAlan Thomas Doyle is a Canadian musician and actor, best known for his work as one of the lead singers of Celtic band Great Big Sea.-Life and career:...
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He appeared at Tønder 2007 Festival.
He resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Albums
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Certifications Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
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| 1994 |
Sails to the Wind Sails to the Wind is the 1994 debut album from Canadian artist Bruce Guthro. As of 2010, copies of the album are extremely hard to find.-Track listing:# "Running Away" – 4:05# "I'll Surrender" – 4:06# "Him and God and Me" – 3:23...
- Released: 1994
- Label: MCA
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
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| 1998 |
Of Your Son Of Your Son is the 1998 second album from Canadian artist Bruce Guthro. The album produced the singles Walk This Road, Falling, Good Love and Love Lives On...
Released: 1998
Label: EMIEMI Records is the flagship record label founded by the EMI company in 1972 and launched in January 1973 as the successor to its Columbia label. The EMI label was launched worldwide...
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CAN Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada...
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| 2001 |
Guthro Guthro is the 2001 third album from Canadian artist Bruce Guthro. The album produced the singles Disappear, Factory Line, Livin' A Lie and 4 A.M....
Released: 2001
Label: EMI |
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| 2005 |
Beautiful Life Beautiful Life is the 2006 fourth album from Canadian artist Bruce Guthro. The album produced the singles "Beautiful Life", "Montreal", "Holy Road" and "Touch".-Track listing:# "Beautiful Life" – 3:11# "Wait" – 3:15# "Touch" – 3:25...
Released: 2006
Label: EMI |
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| 2009 |
No Final Destination
Released: September 7, 2009
Label: RecArt |
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| 2011 |
Celtic Crossing
Released: October 17, 2011
Label: RecArt |
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Singles
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Title |
Chart Positions |
Album |
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CAN AC |
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| 1997 |
"Walk This Road "Walk This Road" is a single by Canadian folk music artist Bruce Guthro. Released in 1997, it was the first single from Guthro's Of Your Son album. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in February 1998 and also reached #16 on the RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
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16 |
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Of Your Son |
| 1998 |
"Falling" |
15 |
12 |
39 |
| "Ivey's Wall" |
12 |
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| 1999 |
"Two Story House" (with Amy Sky Amy Sky is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, theatre actress, and television host. Sky started classical music lessons at the age of five , and plays piano, guitar, cello and recorder....
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45 |
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| "Good Love" |
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27 |
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| 2001 |
"Factory Line" |
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Guthro |
| "Disappear" |
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| "Livin' a Lie" |
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| 2007 |
"Touch" |
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Beautiful Life |
Samplers
| Year |
Title |
Album |
| 2000 |
"Four Strong Winds" (with Raylene Rankin) |
Over Canada (Soundtrack) |
| 2010 |
"Acadie, Sing Me Home" (with Blair Douglas) |
Celtic Greatest |
Guest appearances
| Year |
Title |
Artist |
Album |
| 1997 |
"Fiddle & Bow" |
Natalie MacMaster Natalie MacMaster, CM is an award-winning fiddler from the rural community of Troy in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada who plays Cape Breton fiddle music....
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No Boundaries |
| 2008 |
"Acadie, Sing Me Home" |
Blair Douglas |
Stay Strong |
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