Frederick Squire is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 rock singer, songwriter and guitarist. Originally from Ajax

Ajax, Ontario

Ajax is a town in the Durham Region in the Greater Toronto Area.The town is named for the HMS Ajax a Royal Navy cruiser that served in World War II. Ajax is a part of the Greater Toronto Area and the...

, Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, he is currently based in Sudbury following a number of years living in Sackville

Sackville, New Brunswick

Sackville is a Canadian town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.Mount Allison University is located in the town...

, New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

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Formerly a member of Shotgun & Jaybird

Shotgun & Jaybird

Shotgun & Jaybird were a Canadian indie rock band based in Sackville, New Brunswick.-History:Shotgun & Jaybird formed in mid-2003 when Dick Morello, formerly of The Janitors, travelled to the Yukon and was later joined by his lifelong friend and former Janitor, Shotgun Jimmie, from Ajax, Ontario...

, in which he used the stage name Dick Morello, he has collaborated with Julie Doiron

Julie Doiron

Julie Doiron is an award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter of Acadian heritage.-Background:Doiron started playing guitar in Eric's Trip at the age of eighteen, having joined the band at the insistence of her then-boyfriend, Rick White, also of Eric's Trip...

, both on her solo albums and in the band Calm Down It's Monday

Calm Down It's Monday

Calm Down It's Monday were a Canadian indie rock two-piece band featuring Frederick Squire and Julie Doiron.Formed after the break-up of Shotgun & Jaybird, the twosome originally began playing as Blue Heeler, but changed to the name Calm Down It's Monday some time over the winter of 2007-2008.Their...

. Squire and Doiron, additionally, collaborated with Mount Eerie

Mount Eerie

Mount Eerie is an Anacortes, Washington-based band fronted by Phil Elverum. Elverum is the principal member of the band, but he has collaborated with many other musicians on his records.-History:...

 on the 2008 album Lost Wisdom

Lost Wisdom

Lost Wisdom is an album by Mount Eerie, with Canadian musicians Julie Doiron and Frederick Squire. It was released 7 October 2008 on P. W. Elverum & Sun....

and with Daniel Romano

Daniel Romano

Daniel Romano is a Canadian visual artist and musician, who has released material both as a solo artist and as a member of the band Attack in Black, and also as a frequent collaborator with other musicians, including City and Colour, Julie Doiron and Frederick Squire.Romano is also a partner in his...

 of Attack in Black

Attack in Black

Attack in Black was a Canadian indie rock band from Welland, Ontario. They first signed to Skate Ahead Records for their self-titled album debut in 2005. In spring 2006, they signed with Dine Alone Records...

 on 2009's Daniel, Fred & Julie

Daniel, Fred & Julie

Daniel, Fred & Julie is an album by Canadian indie rock musicians Daniel Romano, Frederick Squire and Julie Doiron, released December 1, 2009 on You've Changed Records....

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In 2010, Squire released a tour-only EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

, March 12. An expanded version of the EP was released on November 2 on Blue Fog Recordings, and was later named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize

2011 Polaris Music Prize

The 2011 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 19, 2011. The winner was Arcade Fire, for the album The Suburbs.For the 2011 award, the prize was increased to $30,000 for the winning musician.-Shortlist:...

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In 2011, he released a two-song single, "Calling it Quits"/"Crazy Tropical Survival Guide", with Kate Maki

Kate Maki

-Biography:Born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, Maki studied neuroscience at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and education at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario...

, followed by his second solo album, Frederick Squire Sings Shenandoah and Other Popular Hits. He subsequently embarked on a cross-Canada tour with Maki to support Shenandoah and Maki's new album Moonshine.

Discography

• Daniel, Fred & Julie
  Daniel, Fred & Julie
  Daniel, Fred & Julie is an album by Canadian indie rock musicians Daniel Romano, Frederick Squire and Julie Doiron, released December 1, 2009 on You've Changed Records....
  
  (2009)
• March 12 (2010)
• "Calling it Quits"/"Crazy Tropical Survival Guide" (2011, with Kate Maki)
• Frederick Squire Sings Shenandoah and Other Popular Hits (2011)

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