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Jon-Rae Fletcher @ CMW 2009

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) March 16, 2009 11:58 am
Background / Composition: Jon-Rae Fletcher used to front Vancouver-then-Toronto collective Jon-Rae & The River, but recently struck out on his own and released a disc of old-timey folk-rock titled Oh, Maria. Grade: 80 Comment: We may never know for sure what went down with The River, but let's face it, we wouldn't have been going to those...
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Jon-Rae Fletcher — Oh, Maria

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 2, 2009 4:13 pm
There must be something about being a preacher's son that affects one's voice because when Jon-Rae Fletcher sings, his voice is so earnest that you believe every word. Fletcher was previously a major fixture in the Toronto indie scene with Jon-Rae & The River, but, after he went through a major relationship break-up and his band called it...
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Jon-Rae Fletcher Loves Annie Lennox

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) May 30, 2008 2:30 pm
If AlphaBaby ever lose a member and need to place a newspaper ad to fill that spot, one of the prerequisites will likely read, "must be visually impaired due to extremely long hair." The long-locked Kelowna, B.C. band play a combination of Neil Young country-rock mixed with the psych freak-outs of Black Mountain. It's really unfortunate...
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Jon-Rae Fletcher and his old band, The River

Jon Rae And The River @ CMW 2006

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By Erik Missio (CHARTattack) March 6, 2006 10:30 am
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario Background/Composition: Old tyme evangelical revival from charismatic preacher man and his six-member congregation. And sex. Dirty, dirty sex. Grade: 81 Comment: After the first reach-for-the-sky-and-let-Jesus-into-your-hearts song (a Townes Van Zandt cover), I was wondering whether the gospellic...
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Jon-Rae And The River — Old Songs For The New Town

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By David McDougall (CHARTattack) July 5, 2005 1:27 pm
Jon-Rae Fletcher and his nine-person musical collective The River work magic on this lo-fi Gospel twang-pop session. And Hallelujah is it good. At turns rollicking and gloomy, Old Songs For The New Town transitions masterfully from gorgeous, quiet and careful to its equally effective, rowdier moments. At times the band's driving intensity and...
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SappyFest 2009 — Saturday

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Photographer: 
Aviva Cohen
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Mainstage Tent
City: 
Sackville, NB
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August 1, 2009
Jon-Rae Fletcher

SappyFest 2009 — Saturday

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Photographer: 
Aviva Cohen
Venue: 
Mainstage Tent
City: 
Sackville, NB
Date: 
August 1, 2009
Jon-Rae Fletcher

Jon-Rae Fletcher Solves Problems With Maria

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 25, 2009 2:55 pm
At certain times in our lives we reach turning points where everything we previously knew changes and we're forced to pause and reflect on what to do in the future. Jon-Rae Fletcher knows this all too well. Any Toronto music club-goer will tell you Fletcher and his country/soul band The River used to be a big name on the local indie scene. But...
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Jon-Rae Fletcher Makes Introspective Return

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 23, 2009 2:11 pm
You'd never guess that Jon-Rae Fletcher's new solo album, Oh, Maria, was recorded in four hours. Fletcher and a studio band composed of New Pornographers vocalist/keyboardist Kathryn Calder, Ladyhawk guitarist Darcy Hancock, bassist Crystal Dee Denham and trombonist Denver Rawson recorded the LP in Victoria last year. "Originally, I just...
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There's Something About Maria For Jon-Rae

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) January 8, 2009 12:53 pm
We were hoping that the songs on Jon-Rae Fletcher's forthcoming Oh, Maria would be about having sex with Jesus, but Weewerk tells us that its Feb. 3 release "follows the story of a soul torn apart by betrayal and longing, a man coming to terms with his role in the playing out of causal circumstance and his eventual redemption in the...
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Jon-Rae Fletcher Returns

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) December 11, 2008 11:58 am
Jon-Rae Fletcher will release a new Weewerk album called Oh, Maria on Feb. 3. The disc is Fletcher's first since his band Jon-Rae & The River broke up a few years ago. No track list has been revealed, but you can hear six new demos on Fletcher's MySpace page. Fletcher showcased songs that may appear on the album during a cross-Canada solo...
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