A belly is meant to bellow. A mouth is made to sing. A loose congregation of gut-singers mingles with a wide-eyed rock band, mining the depths of folk, prog and soul music.

Dreamt up by Misha Bower (Lead Vocals) and Matt Cully (Guitar, Vocals)  in the summer of 2006, Bruce Peninsula has slowly mutated since then, elaborating on the Alan Lomax archives that initially inspired them to embrace influences from all over the world. 

Neil Haverty (Guitar, Lead Vocals) Andrew Barker (Bass, Lap Steel) and Steve Mckay (Drums, Percussion) round out the constant core, while a shifting group of co-conspirators contribute to make BP the multi-headed beast that stands before you.

That group includes local luminaries Daniela Gesundheit (Snowblink), Tamara Lindemen (The Weather Station), Amy Learmonth (The Youngest), the lovely Ivy Mairi and OG choir member Kari Peddle.   Their in-house sound shaman and occasional drummer Leon Taheny (Final Fantasy, oh bijou) has manned the boards for all of the bands releases.

Former contributors include Taylor Kirk (Timber Timbre), Casey Mecija (ohbijou), Katie Stelmanis & Maya Postepski (Private Life), Isla Craig, Christienne Chesney, Matt Dunn (MV&EE) & Mike Smith (Muskox).

In the summer of 2008, Bruce Peninsula released a 7-inch record that documented their earliest explorations as a band and included reinterpretations of traditional folk repertoire.  In Feb. 2009, the band self-released their debut record A Mountain Is A Mouth in Canada, garnering numerous fantastic reviews, a spot on many year-end lists and even a long list nomination for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize. AMIAM was released in Australia in March 2010 by the Sensory Projects label and plans are being hatched to give the record a proper release in the US, UK and other terrritories very soon.

Bruce Peninsula have built their reputation playing live and have been fortunate to share the stage with acts like the Great Lake Swimmers, the Acorn, Cuff the Duke, the Sadies, Plants and Animals, ohbijou and Basia Bulat. They have headlined or showcased at SXSW, the Peterborough Folk Festival, Hillside, Halifax Pop Explosion, Sappyfest, Pop Montreal, and have made their way to both coasts of Canada, the sunny parts of the US and all points in between. 

2010 has already seen the release of a new split 7" and the band has just started work on AMIAM's follow-up. With any luck, those recordings (and many more) will surface before the year is out.