John Roderick Musical artist

John Roderick is an American musician, writer, and podcaster. Born in Seattle, Washington, he grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, where as a young man he worked as a sluice box mucker for a gold mining operation in the area. He is currently the lead singer and guitarist in the band The Long Winters and was formerly a touring member of the band Harvey Danger. He is also a frequent guest musician on recordings by other bands, appearing on the Death Cab for Cutie album Transatlanticism, the Nada Surf album The Weight Is a Gift, The Decemberists album Picaresque, and the David Bazan album Curse Your Branches, as well as recordings by BOAT, Visqueen, Say Hi, Denver Dalley, Shelby Earl and Ken Stringfellow. He collaborated with Jonathan Coulton for Coulton's album, Artificial Heart, released in September 2011 and a duo album called One Christmas at a Time in November 2012.Roderick co-wrote two songs with Kathleen Edwards on her 2011 album Voyageur. "Soft Place to Land," co-written by Edwards and Roderick, won the 2012 SOCAN Songwriting Prize.

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John Roderick
Birth dateSeptember 13, 1968
Birth place
Seattle , United States

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Musical artist

Career started1998
associated musical artist
Jonathan Coulton
The Long Winters
The Western State Hurricanes
Harvey Danger
Bun Family Players
BackgroundSolo singer
instrument
Guitar
Keyboard instrument
Singing
record label
Barsuk Records

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