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About Me

Kyp Harness is a singer-songwriter who has released eight albums over the last fifteen years. His latest CD, 'Fugitives' is available at maplemusic.com. Also at Soundscapes record store, 572 College St., Toronto.He has gathered high praise for the poetic nature of his lyrics - Daniel Lanois has cited him as a "great writer", Mary Margaret O'Hara has covered one of his songs, and Ron Sexsmith calls him "my favourite songwriter...it's his lyrics that set him apart. They are every bit as powerful as the best Dylan, Cohen and Lennon combined." Kyp's songs have also been covered by Sexsmith, Kathleen Yearwood and the Dinner is Ruined band.Harness has also written a book on his fave comedians, 'The Art of Laurel and Hardy', published by McFarland in the US, available at Amazon.com Newly available this year is Kyp's "The Art of Charlie Chaplin""Kyp Harness has compiled a songbook which should rightly be regarded as a national treasure" (Exclaim! magazine) "Songwriting genius" (eye magazine) You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy .COM's MySpace Profile Editor ! You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy .COM's MySpace Profile Editor ! You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy .COM's MySpace Profile Editor !

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Member Since: 11/08/2006
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Type of Label: Indie

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THE FLOATING WORLD now available at Zunior

Kyp's double album, 'The Floating World' is now available at www.zunior.com. Zunior provides the best possible downloads of music, along with PDFs of all artwork (in The Floating World's case, ...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:57:00 GMT

GODS FOOTSTOOL and HOUDINI IN REVERSE at Zunior

Two more of my albums, God's Footstool and Houdini in Reverse, are now available from Zunior.com. They provide the highest quality downloads as well as full album artwork in PDF. And at very aff...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:48:00 GMT

’FUGITIVES’ Now Available for Download at Zunior

Glad to announce that 'Fugitives' is now available for download at Canadian independent music site Zunior. The other albums will also be available there soon. Zunior offers the highest quality ...
Posted by on Fri, 23 May 2008 19:22:00 GMT

Toronto Star Anti-Hit List March 1 2008

No. 9 Kyp Harness "Armageddon Blues" On which the sardonic singer-songwriter teams with producer Dave Pedliham(from Toronto’s The Brothers Cosmoline) for a fanciful bit of apocalyptic caba...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:45:00 GMT

"Fugitives" Review in Guelph Mercury March 1 2007

Kyp Harness - Fugtitives Kyp Harness is a writer whose work deserves a place in the nation's official songbooks, even though most of his discography has flown underneath all radar. His latest is a lim...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 18:44:00 GMT

"Fugitives" Exclaim Magazine review, February 7, 2007

'Fugitives' - Exclaim Review February 7, 2007 by Vish Khanna Legendary Toronto songwriter Kyp Harness sends some love out to JC on Fugitives, a spirited rock record of devotional songs that fin...
Posted by on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:51:00 GMT

Toronto Star Anti-Hit List - No. 3 - 'Man on the Cross'

From Toronto Star's Anti-Hit List: 3. Kyp Harness, 'Man on the Cross' It's a sobering reflection of just how secondary the religious aspect of the season has become that a song that directly addresses...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 21:03:00 GMT