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Steve Donnelly

Stephen K. Donnelly

Guitar and vocals. Donnelly is a self-taught guitarist who has been playing since he was 16. Influences and favourite bands include but are definitely not limited to: alternative rock (Bob Mould/Husker Du, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Buffalo Tom), 80’s rock (The Cars, Split Enz, Peter Gabriel, REM), folk-rock (Neil Young, Suzanne Vega, Jane Siberry.)

Complete Discography/Videography:
• 1996 Various Artists - “Ottawa City Speedway” CD (Cargo)
• 1996 Jimmy George - "Hotel Motel" CD & Cassette (Cargo/MCA)
• 1996 Jimmy George - "One Convention” Video
• 1994 Jimmy George - "A Month of Sundays" CD & Cassette (Cargo)
• 1994 Jimmy George - "Four Feet From Shore" Video
• 1993 Various Artists - “Plug!” CD & Cassette (One Handed)
• 1994 Mystic Zealots - "Still My Eyesore" CD (Cargo)
• 1992 Mystic Zealots - "Joyride" Cassette (Independent)

Television Appearances:
“Rita & Friends” (CBC Television), “The Tom Green Show”, “Lunch TV” (City TV), FAX, The New Music, Indie Spotlight, Much More Music (MuchMusic), March of Dimes Telethon (CBC), Muscular Distrophy Telethon (CTV), Tiny Hearts Telethon for CHEO (CBC), Soundtrack (Rogers)

Festivals Played:
Music West, Vancouver, BC (3 appearances); North by Northeast, Toronto, Ontario; Canadian Music Week, Toronto; Molson Dry Music of the World Series, Toronto; Cultures Canada, Ottawa; Export A Plugged series, various Canadian cities; Mariposa, Toronto; Northern Lights, Sudbury, Ontario (3 shows including one with Moxy Fruvous); FurnaceFest '94 (with such bands as FurnaceFace, Eric's Trip, Hardship Post, Dayglo Abortions, Change of Heart, etc.), Ottawa, Ontario; Tulip Festival, Ottawa (with Ian Tamblyn, Lynn Miles, etc.); Deep River Summerfest, Deep River, Ontario; Sandwich Town Bicentennial, Windsor.

Played With/Opened for:
Great Big Sea, Leahy, Melanie Doane, The Skydiggers, Spirit of the West, The Killjoys, Uisce Beatha, The Mahones, Furnaceface, Punchbuggy, Merlin, The Age of Electric, Moxy Fruvous, Eric's Trip, Trooper, Change of Heart, Hardship Post, mADE.

Former Bands

Jimmy George
1994 CD & Cassette - "A Month of Sundays" (Cargo)
1994 Video - "Four Feet From Shore"
1996 CD & Cassette - "Hotel Motel" (Cargo)
1996 Video - "One Convention"

Remi Royale et les Tonnes de Fromage (A lounge/disco cover act featuring Remi Royale - Josh Grace - on vocals, Steve on guitar, Mickey Vallee on keyboards and accordion, Joel Carlson and later Dan D

Mystic Zealots (Jeff Kainz vox/git, Meredith Westlake bass, Joe Skuce/some other guy/Tom Werbowetski drums, Steve git/vox. Steve later replaced by Dave something-or-other, then he left, then th
Cassette - "Joyride"
CD - "Still My Eyesore"

Church of Reason (only played one show under this name, at Ottawa's Club Iguana. Same line-up as Ten Miles High, but maybe a different drummer)

Ten Miles High (Steve git/vox, Chris Daniels git/vox, Brian Daniels bass/vox, Barry Doyle drums)

Group Affiliation: SOCAN/ASCAP

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Robert Porter, Rob Porter, Stephen Donnelly, Steve Donnelly, Dan Dannenberg, Daniel Dannenberg, former members of Jimmy George, Pigout, Dr. Shiney Forehead, Sugarbush.