The Acorn
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| The Acorn | |
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| Origin |  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock, folk |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Label(s) | Paper Bag Kelp |
| Website | TheAcorn.ca |
| Members | |
| Rolf Klausener Howie Tsui Jeff Debutte Jeffrey Malecki Keiko Devaux |
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The Acorn is a Canadian indie folk band from Ottawa, Ontario, formed in 2003. Rolf Klausener is the principal songwriter, as well as vocalist and guitarist. The other members are guitarist/visual artist Howie Tsui, bassist Jeff Debutte, drummer Jeffrey Malecki, and Montreal keyboardist Keiko Devaux. Devaux joined The Acorn in 2006. They are now signed to Paper Bag Records, but also have releases from Kelp Records.
Their songs have charted on Canadian campus charts and have been in rotation on CBC Radio 3.
The songs on Glory Hope Mountain, their latest album, describe the life of Klausener's Honduras-born mother, Gloria Esperanza Montoya.[1]
[edit] Discography
- 2004: The Pink Ghosts
- 2005: Blankets EP
- 2006: Tin Fist EP
- 2007: Glory Hope Mountain
