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Royal Canoe[1] is a Canadian indie pop band from Winnipeg and Steinbach, Manitoba.

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History

The band formed in 2010 from members of Manitoba bands The Waking Eyes, The Liptonians and TELE.[2][3] They have toured with Alt-J and Bombay Bicycle Club.[4] In 2014, Royal Canoe was nominated for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards. They also opened for Bombay Bicycle Club on their So Long, See You Tomorrow tour.[5]

On 2 February 2013, Royal Canoe performed Beck's Song Reader project in full at the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra's New Music Festival.[6][7] (Beck released Song Reader on sheet music without a recorded version.)

On 1 July 2025, bassist Brendan Berg was killed in a car crash along with his partner, Olivia Michalczuk. He was 42.[8]

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Solo projects

In 2016, keyboardist Matthew Schellenberg composed, performed and produced songs for the soundtrack to the film Lovesick.[9] At the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, he received a nomination for Best Original Song for "Draw Blood".[10][11]

Matt Peters along with Tom Keenan formed the Winnipeg Chamber-pop ensemble Heavy Bell. In January 2018, they released the album By Grand Central Station, a tribute to Canadian author Elizabeth Smart's 1945 novel By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept.[12]

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Members

  • Matt Peters – Vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar
  • Bucky Driedger – Electric guitar, vocals
  • Matt Schellenberg – Keyboards, vocals
  • Michael Jordan – Drums

Former members

  • Derek Allard – Drums
  • Brendan Berg – Bass, keyboards, vocals (died 2025)

Discography

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