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Born in Helena, MT, Colin Meloy has fronted three bands, Happy Cactus, <a href="spotify:artist:2Ze5e5TePrBNdEg94bTvWv">Tarkio</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:7ITd48RbLVpUfheE7B86o2">the Decemberists</a>. His first foray into solo work came in 2005 when he hit the road in support of the six-song EP Colin Meloy Sings Morrissey. He toured again the following year with fellow singer/songwriters <a href="spotify:artist:0jkK3K1ATFFHofEWjd2i00">Laura Veirs</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:4fn1yImBiyeSyGflDiNKpU">Amy Annelle</a>, where he hawked another self-released limited-edition EP of covers, this time from the canon of lauded British folk legend <a href="spotify:artist:5rilpZJIb2NWJZVGtCdg6u">Shirley Collins</a>. In 2008 Meloy released his first "official" solo album, Colin Meloy Sings Live! on the Kill Rock Stars label, followed by a tour (where he sold his third installment of self-made tribute albums, this time of soul legend <a href="spotify:artist:6hnWRPzGGKiapVX1UCdEAC">Sam Cooke</a>) with fellow Portland, OR, singer <a href="spotify:artist:396L5wXlifF7nfSLhP3tTH">Laura Gibson</a>. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi
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