After 13 years of proudly serving Canadian independent recording artists & labels at retail, wholesale, and internet stores Spirit River Distribution is closing up shop.

Thank you to the Admin Assistants, Regional Sales Reps, Practicum Students, Family (the entire McEvoy Clann!) and Volunteers over the years ~ we were privileged to work with some of the most talented musicians in Canada who have gone on to create careers beyond our borders. Special acknowledgement to FACTOR for the ongoing support along the way, and to Mediashaker for website design and support.

I am grateful to many colleagues in the business as well who guided, cajoled, commiserated, and endorsed ~ many whom I am blessed to call friends.

Tremendous thanks to the following talented musicians who lent their music for Spirit River to market, and to the retailers who had the courage and foresight to stock Independent Music:

12 Tonar Records Harlan Green Cam Penner 69 Duster Greyhound Tragedy The Perms Kelly Alanna Ground Tom Phillips Alien Rebels, The Guerrilla Funk Monster Michael Pickett Almost Leather Band Maura Hagan The Plaid Tongued Devils Carolyn Arends Half Cut Mike Plume Arkadia Dorian Harewood Pop Debris Gord Bamford Gabriel Mark Hasselbach Portal Eli Barsi Blake Havard Prairie Ceilidh Anna Beaumont Ronnie Hayward Colin Priestner Steve Bell Hazzard County R2 Records Clayton Bellamy Rob Heath Rake Paul Bellows Lisa Hewitt Rawk Entertainment Bob Bennett High Valley B.C. Read Nathan Berg Bill Hills Recipe from a Small Planet Julie Biggs Sean Hogan reClaim Amy Bishop Hootin' Annies Red Shag Carpet Katrina Bishop Andrea House Red Thunder Bleachbone Choir I Witness Mark Reeves George Blondheim Internal Affairs Lori Reid Blues Leaf Records Jack Jackson REL Records Inc. Bluesway Express Bob Jahrig Gordon Ritchie BOMBA Lindsay Jane James H Robinson Bottom Feeders, The Kennedy Jenson The Rockin Highliners Bill Bourne Jimmy Roger Ralph Boyd Johnson John Henry Band The Rowdymen Cori Brewster Donald Ray Johnson Rubber Snake Broken Nose Eileen Joyce Carla Rugg Paul Bromley

Jr. Gone Wild Buccaneers, The Rule of Nines Junkyard Symphony Kent Sangster Jon Buller Julie Kerr Curtis Santiago Butterfinger Samantha King Jessica Schoenberg Blues Leaf Records Craig Korth Krysta Scoggins Bobby Cameron Luann Kowalek Second Storey Group Inc John R. Campbell Jen Kraatz Shannon Fayth Band Captain Tractor Joel Kroeker Shawn Meehan Band Elle Carling Dale Ladouceur Sinclair Rodger Champagne Dennis Lakusta Signpost Music Wayne Chaulk Tomko Lamb Sisters Chiwawa Gerald Laroche Skavenjah Clann Records Everett LaRoi Some Won Spit Brian Clark Long Way Down Sheri Somerville clear isabel Loose Leaf Corp. Sonic Bloom Co-Dependents Lost Action Heroes John Spearn Steve Coffey & the Lokels Cara Luft Danielle St. Pierre Cold Driven Corb Lund Greg Stephen with Prague Philharmonic Carson Cole Stewart MacDougall Joel Stewart Gary Comeau Janiva Magness Stony Plain Records Kevin Cook Roland Majeau SugaKane Creeative Harmony Mark Mallett Johhny Summers D. Rangers Maria Manna Ben Sures Dalai Lamas Maracujah Sweetsalt Dick Damron Lorrie Matheson Melanie Switzer Kat Danser Morgan Mayer Tacoy Ryde Danyluk & Card The MayKings Tallman Darkson Tribe Brent McAthey Tangleroot das macht SHOW Dave McCann Tequila Mockingbird LJ Daylee Tom McCormack Terrain

Jack De Keyzer McCuaig Terry McDade & the McDades Lorne Dean Wendy McNeill Thousandsticks Gaye Delorme Nicky Mehta TouchTone Gurus Desert Reign Christian Mena Travezty Yaya Diallo Andrea Menard The Trucks Sandro Dominelli Quintet Mervyn Albin Tupelo Honey Downtyme Michael Joseph & The Ridges Varze Records Maria Dunn Mike McDonald Band The UNCAS Dutch Toast Tracy Millar Tom Van Seters East Side Records Mississippi Steamboat Frank Slide Compilation Damon Ellis Craig Moreau Saskatchewan Centennial Recordings Exit 303 Terry Morrison Vedanta Joel Fafard Moteps Groove The Velvet Pill The Fates Mr. Mole The Villains Feeding Like Butterflies Alex Murdoch Vissia Sisters Fifth Season Dan Nash Chantal Vitalis Five Minute Miracle National Dust VOCE - The A Cappella Experience Doug Folkins Cam Neufeld Ann Vriend Freeman The New Old Boys The Wailin Jennys Danielle French Dale Nikkel Robert Walsh Fubuki Daiko Tanyss Nixi War Party Gate Jon Nordstrom Wheatmonkeys Ghettoblasters, The Isreal Okeafor Jo Whitley Jennifer Gibson Old Reliable Charlotte Wiebe Davey Lee Goode Jenny Orenstein Wilfred N & The Grown Men Mike Gouchie Paddy Tutty Chris Winters Gravity Collective Painting Daisies John Wort Hannam Shandar Gray Eivør Pálsdóttir Kathleen Yearwood Billy Joe Green Papa Wemba Craig Young

Peace,

Melanie Cheek