As an appendix to yesterday's post about Three Gut -- I invited Guelph native Tim Kingsbury (of the Arcade Fire) to say a few words on the label's lowering-of-the-lights. And I'm very pleased to say that he has obliged.

I moved away from Guelph, Ont. in 1997 and Three Gut Records was born within a year or two. I always felt that Three Gut and I had a lot in common and thought it sort of took my place when I left. We shared alot of the same friends, the same musical interests and it involved a lot of people I really admired. Some were close friends and some I watched from a (short) distance.

They moved to Toronto fairly early on and people were taken with them. People came to their shows and people talked about them. My Guelph friends went on to earn a lot of respect in Toronto and across Canada. Even some attention outside of Canada. It was very exciting to watch and listen. Oddly enough, I was never very close to Lisa or Tyler (the heart of Three Gut) at the time, but I always thought they did great work and really enjoyed watching the label grow. Part of me was sad that I never got to be more involved. It was through them that Arcade Fire played our first show in Toronto at Jim Guthrie's CD release for Now More Than Ever, and I also played my first show with Arcade Fire in Montreal opening up for Royal City.

Three Gut has put out some of the most solid records of any label I know and that’s something they should be proud of.

Thanks so much, Tim. And thanks again, Three Gut.