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Fat Man Waving was a Canadian folk-rock band from Ottawa, Ontario,〔"Fat Man Waving goodbye". ''Ottawa Citizen'', June 3, 1996.〕 active from 1987 to 1996.〔 The band had a diverse, unclassifiable style which drew on folk, rock, Celtic and jazz influences, which made them popular with music critics — in 1990, ''Musician'' named them one of the 12 best unsigned acts in the world〔"Fat Man Waving on the hazards of big hype". ''Toronto Star'', July 13, 1995.〕 — but left record labels unsure how to market them effectively.〔 The band's core members were Rebecca Campbell on vocals, Peter Kiesewalter on piano, keyboards, accordion and clarinet, Fred Guignon on guitars, James Stephens on bass guitar, fiddle, viola and banjo and Ian Mackie on drums and percussion. Many of the band members were also associated with other projects. Kiesewalter and Mackie were also members of Angstones,〔"Peter Kiesewalter loves Prague, the Cookie Monster, and his own record". ''Ottawa Citizen'', November 8, 2008.〕 Campbell toured and recorded as a backing vocalist for Jane Siberry and in the folk music vocal trio Three Sheets to the Wind,〔"Former Ottawan finds her own voice". ''Ottawa Citizen'', October 23, 1999.〕 and Guignon was a member of the alternative rock band Mystic Zealots.〔"Area band strikes Yukon Gold with hit on college radio". ''Ottawa Citizen'', December 24, 1992.〕 The band released its debut album, ''Fat Man Waving'', independently in 1989. They subsequently recorded several non-album singles, including "Sons & Lovers" and a cover of "Waiting for the Moon" for the Bruce Cockburn tribute album ''Kick at the Darkness''. They were the only Canadian band named to the top 12 in ''Musicians Best Unsigned Bands contest in 1990, which was judged by Lou Reed, Robbie Robertson, Vernon Reid, Branford Marsalis and Lyle Lovett.〔"Fat Man Waving on disc". ''Ottawa Citizen'', September 27, 1990.〕 They followed up with the album ''Parade'' in 1992.〔"Fat Man Waving still on the verge". ''Ottawa Citizen'', May 14, 1992.〕 They won the award for Band of the Year at the Ottawa Rock 'n' Roll Music Awards in 1992, over Love Chain, Furnaceface, One 2 One and Crucial Moments.〔"Fat Man Waving gets top prize at rock 'n' roll awards". ''Ottawa Citizen'', June 1, 1992.〕 The band received strong airplay support from CBC Radio,〔"Fat Man no lightweight band: Nine years later, singer still working with original dream team". ''Kingston Whig-Standard'', August 24, 1995.〕 and frequently toured across Canada on the folk festival circuit.〔 They signed to Aquarius Records in 1995,〔"Fat Man Waving broaches new era with CD deal". ''Ottawa Citizen'', March 2, 1995.〕 and released ''The Habit of Gravity'' that year.〔 However, their primary champion at the label, president Keith Brown, soon left the company and the band found themselves without much marketing or touring support,〔 and they decided to break up the following year.〔 Campbell later reemerged as a solo singer-songwriter, releasing her debut solo album ''Tug'' in 1999〔"Campbell waves hello to grown-up pursuits". ''Kingston Whig-Standard'', October 30, 1999.〕 and following up with ''The Sweetest Noise'' in 2002. Mackie moved to Vancouver, British Columbia to work as a foley artist in film and television.〔 Kiesewalter is currently based in New York City, where he is associated with the East Village Opera Company and the Brooklyn Rundfunk Orchestra.〔"The Sound of Music Mashup; Peter Kiesewalter's new band pays very funky homage to the classic musical score". ''Ottawa Citizen'', November 2, 2011.〕 ==Discography== *''Fat Man Waving'' (1989) *''Parade'' (1992) *''The Habit of Gravity'' (1995) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fat Man Waving」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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