Shotgun Jimmie
Shotgun Jimmie | |
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Shotgun Jimmie, March 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Jim Kilpatrick |
| Origin | Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Website | shotgunjimmie |
Jimmie Kilpatrick, formerly known as Shotgun Jimmie is the stage name of Jim Kilpatrick, a Canadian singer-songwriter. Formerly associated with the band Shotgun & Jaybird, since that band's breakup he has released several albums as a solo artist.
His 2011 album Transistor Sister was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.
On March 24, 2017, a 30-track tribute album to Kilpatrick and his songwriting was released via bandcamp.com, by a fan-driven label known as "Comin' Around Records". Artists featured on the album included Kilpatrick's former Shotgun & Jaybird bandmate Frederick Squire, as well as Michael Feuerstack, Spencer Burton, Huron, By Divine Right, Eamon McGrath, Jenny Omnichord, Woodpigeon, Old Man Luedecke, and Selina Martin.
In 2025, he contributed a cover of Joel Plaskett's "Face of the Earth" to the Plaskett tribute album Songs from the Gang. In April 2025, he announced he would be changing his stage name to Jimmie Kilpatrick and released Jimmie shortly afterwards.