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The Northern Pikes | |
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| Origin | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1984–1993 1999–present |
| Labels | Virgin, Scotti Bros. |
| Members | Jay Semko Bryan Potvin Don Schmid Kevin Kane |
| Past members | Merl Bryck Glen Hollingshead Rob Esch Ross Nykiforuk |
| Website | thenorthernpikes |
The Northern Pikes are a Canadian rock band formed in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in 1984. The original members are Jay Semko, Bryan Potvin, Merl Bryck and Glen Hollingshead, who left the band in 1985 and was replaced by Jay Semko in June 1986. Rob Esch left after the second independent EP Scene In North America (1987?)
The band was active until 1993 and toured and recorded again from 1999 through to the present.
The Northern Pikes were inducted into the Western Canadian Music Hall of Fame on Sunday, September 30, 2012, in Regina, Saskatchewan.[1]
The band released its ninth record of original material, Forest of Love, on June 7, 2019.
- ^ Trembath, Sean (2017-09-22). "Swimming upstream: Jay Semko's musical journey". The StarPhoenix. Retrieved 2020-01-18.