Kenneth Montgomery Keillor
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Kenneth Montgomery Keillor is a Canadian musical artist, author and politician of Scottish descent.
Keillor works as an advocate, investigative analyst and counsellor. He was a postmaster for the Canada Post for eighteen years.
Keillor has written and self-published three books: Post Mortem (1996), Analysis (1998) and his autobiography The Clawing Tree (1999).
A born-again Christian, he espouses a right-wing philosophy with compassionate social values. He has thrice campaigned for the mayoralty of Abbotsford, British Columbia. He also sought election to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the electoral district of Abbotsford-Clayburn as founder and president of, and candidate for the Freedom Party of British Columbia.
Keillor has garnered notability for his music as a singer, rhythm guitarist, stage performer, recording artist and the composer of over 300 songs.[citation needed] His parents hosted the Aldergrove Beach Rock Festival in Aldergrove in the 1960s, the first ever rock festival in Canada.[citation needed] Keillor has performed live at music venues such as the New Music West festival in Vancouver. He has co-produced and published a CD entitled The Punks, featuring himself and other musical artists singing and performing ten of his own compositions. He has also released several singles.
Keillor resides in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
[edit] Bibliography
- Post Mortem. Abbotsford, B.C. : K.M. Keillor Pub., 1996. ISBN 0-9681406-0-2
- Analysis. Abbotsford, BC : K.M. Keillor Pub., 1998.
- The Clawing Tree. Abbotsford, BC : K.M. Keillor Pub., 1999. ISBN 0-9681406-6-1
[edit] References
- B.C. Bookworld author profile
- Elections BC
- Bermingham, John. "Postmaster takes on veteran mayor". The Province, 4 Nov. 1996. p. A10.
- Foulds, Christopher. "Mayor may get a run for office". The Abbotsford News, 19 Sept. 1996. p. 1.
- "Stunning mayoral upset in Abby". The Province, 17 Nov. 2002. p. A14.
- "It's Mary for Mayor". The Abbotsford News, 19 Nov. 2002. p. 1.
