Murray Foster
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Murray Foster is a Canadian
musician, playing the electric bass and stand-up bass. The first concert he went to was a Peter Frampton concert at age 12 with Jian Ghomeshi in 1978. He attended Thornlea Secondary School
, where he formed Moxy Früvous
. He graduated with a BA in English Literature from the University of Toronto
.
, Mike Ford and Dave Matheson.
in 2003 after founding bass player Darrell Power
left the band.
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...
musician, playing the electric bass and stand-up bass. The first concert he went to was a Peter Frampton concert at age 12 with Jian Ghomeshi in 1978. He attended Thornlea Secondary School
Thornlea Secondary School
Thornlea Secondary School is a public high school that opened in 1968 and is located in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada, on the north east corner Bayview Avenue and Willowbrook Road, just south of Highway 407....
, where he formed Moxy Früvous
Moxy Früvous
Moxy Früvous was a politically satirical folk-pop band from Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. The band was founded in 1989, and was active throughout the 1990s...
. He graduated with a BA in English Literature from the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
.
Moxy Früvous
Murray started Moxy Früvous in 1990 with Jian GhomeshiJian Ghomeshi
Jian Ghomeshi is a Canadian broadcaster, writer, musician and producer of Iranian descent who was raised in Thornhill, Ontario. Now based in Toronto, he is the host of the national daily cultural affairs talk program, Q, on CBC Radio One and Bold TV...
, Mike Ford and Dave Matheson.
Great Big Sea
Murray began touring with Great Big SeaGreat Big Sea
Great Big Sea is a Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year-old Irish, English, and French heritage...
in 2003 after founding bass player Darrell Power
Darrell Power
Darrell Power B.A., B.Ed. is a Canadian musician and former member of Great Big Sea . He performed vocals, bass, guitar, bones, mandolin, fiddle, accordion and harmonica.He left the band in 2003 in order to be able to spend more time with his family...
left the band.