JULIE DOIRON

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Julie Doiron began her career in music in 1990 at the age of 18 in Moncton, New Brunswick Canada playing bass in Eric's Trip. Eric's trip were the first of many maritime Canadians signed to Sub Pop and found international recognition releasing several albums and touring widely. Following 1996's Purple Blue, Eric's Trip announced their break-up.

Julie Doiron began to write more of her own songs in 1993 which she released on 7" and performed solo while still in Eric's Trip. In 1996 as Eric's Trip found it's end she released her first solo album titled Broken Girl a temporary moniker Julie adopted to express her feelings at the time. For her second album, Loneliest in the Morning Julie decided to drop the moniker Broken Girl.

Everything Julie Doiron has done in the past came together on her Fall of 1999 Sappy Records full-length Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars which was the first of seven albums released by Jagjaguwar. In late 1999 Julie published a book of her photographs with New Brunswick's Broken Jaw Press entitled The Longest Winter with words by Ottawa writer Ian Roy. Julie has long been an avid photographer studying photography at Mount Allison University in Sackville NB, Julie often does and has done her own promotional photos and cover artwork.

Julie now lives in Sackville, New Brunswick with her family.

Artist's Website:http://www.myspace.com/juliedoiron

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