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Priya Thomas

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Priya Thomas
Priya Thomas, Sled Island Music Festival.
Priya Thomas, Sled Island Music Festival.
Background information
Also known asIroquois Falls
OriginHamilton, Ontario
GenresIndie
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, piano, violin, drums
Years active1996–present
LabelsHigh Scores, IRL, Sunny Lane Records
Websitepriyathomas.com

Priya Thomas is a Canadian artist and scholar whose work spans choreography, musical composition, theatre, and research. She has released music under her own name and under the moniker Iroquois Falls, and her practice brings together performance, music, drama, and writing.

Early life and education

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Raised in Montreal, Thomas began studying violin at a young age and started writing songs at eleven. She completed a DEC in Fine Arts before earning a B.A. in Religious Studies from McGill University, where she also pursued Sanskrit. She later obtained an M.A. and Ph.D. from York University.[1]

Academic career

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Thomas is an assistant professor in the Department of Dramatic Arts at Brock University.[2][3] She previously served as an assistant professor at Texas Woman’s University and later worked as research faculty at McMaster University.[2]

Musical career

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Priya Thomas performing at The Spitz in London

Thomas released her debut album In the Throes of the Microscope in 1996.[4] Her follow-up, Armageddon Weather Channel, was released in October 1997 and featured Ian Ilavsky on guitar.[5] She later released Songs for Car Commercials in 2002 and You and Me Against the World Baby in 2006.[6][7] In 2008, she released Priya Thomas is Blood Heron (Renovation Tracks).[8] Brad Wheeler of The Globe and Mail described the album as “all guts, bones and jugular veins,” and John Sakamoto of The Toronto Star described Thomas as “seething and perfectly composed.”[9][10]

In 2012, Thomas released the EP Twice-Born-Once-From-A-Gun under the project name Iroquois Falls, with the release credited to Hi-Scores and dated March 13, 2012.[11] Interview Magazine described the video for The Magician’s Niece as “opening like a diary entry” and as creating “an effect, coupled with the flicker of found footage, [that] is at once trance-like and jarring.” Magnet Magazine described the video for “Hey Annie (Twice Born Out of A Gun)” as a collage of overlapping film strips.[12][13]

Dance and theatre

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Thomas trained as a dancer under Priyamvada Sankar in Montreal. Thomas performed her arangetram in 1983 and continued to study Bharata Natyam with Sankar until 1995, performing regularly in Canada, the US and India.[citation needed] Thomas also studied Carnatic vocal music with Priyamvada Sankar, and studied Sanskrit at McGill University. Thomas has choreographed and performed in contemporary dance pieces, most notably collaborating with Hari Krishnan and Devraj Patnaik, co-founder of Chitralekha Odissi Dance Creations.[citation needed] She has also worked as a choreographer for theatre, dramaturg and theatre director.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ↑ Lepage, Marc. “Don’t Call Priya Thomas a Folkie: Montreal Guitarist Writes, Sings with Anger and Urgency.” The Montreal Gazette, May 1996.
  2. 1 2 "Dr. Priya A. Thomas". Brock University. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "International Women's Day: How Brock women researchers are creating meaningful change". Brock University. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Music". Bandcamp. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Armageddon Weather Channel". Bandcamp. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Songs for Car Commercials". Bandcamp. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "You and Me Against the World Baby". Bandcamp. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Priya Thomas is Blood Heron (Renovation Tracks)". Bandcamp. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Wheeler, Brad (11 November 2008). "Disc of the Week: Priya Thomas is Blood Heron; Renovations Still Raw but the Place Shows Well". The Globe and Mail.
  10. ↑ Sakamoto, John (27 September 2008). "Priya Thomas Blood Heron, Anti-Hit List". The Toronto Star.
  11. ↑ "Twice-Born-Once-From-A-Gun". Bandcamp. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  12. ↑ Brady, Erin (25 May 2012). "Exclusive Video Premiere: 'The Magician's Niece,' Iroquois Falls". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Film At 11: Iroquois Falls". Magnet Magazine. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2026.

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