The Be Good TanyasCountry of origin:Canada Type of music generally:Neo-traditional folk Status:Most recent release, A Collection (compilation, 2012); most recent release of new material, Hello Love (2006) See also:The Be Good Tanyas site Comparisons:Erin McKeown (vocally), a bit like Three Sheets to the Wind? The All Music Guide mentions Gillian Welch, Emmylou Harris, Caitlin Cary, and Victoria Williams as comparisons. (JoAnn Whetsell) Covers/own material:Own and traditional General comments:Alt-country traditionals and originals from a Canadian trio. Highly recommended for any people who love contemporary or traditional folk/Americana (JoAnn.Whetsell Comments about live performance:The buzz has been on the Be Good Tanyas, a Canadian trio. I really like their recorded work, but found them to be a somewhat low energy live group. I liked their set, but wasn't wowed like I expected to be. I later found that they put a lot more energy into dancing than they do to performing :) (neal) Recommended first album:Blue Horse Recordings:
Blue HorseRelease info:2002—Nettwerk—0 6700 30245 2 5 Availability:Wide Ecto priority:Highly recommended Group members:Frazey Ford—guitar, vocals Guest artists:Jolie Holland—vocals (1, 4), harmonies (5, 7, 11), fiddle (5, 7, 8, 11), guitar (1, 4) Comments:A fun, new sound somewhere between bluegrass and...I don't know what. Great harmonies, lots of fun. (jjhanson@att.net) ChinatownRelease info:2003—Nettwerk—0 6700 30311 2 7 Availability:Wide Ecto priority:Highly recommended Group members:Frazey Ford—guitar, mandolin (2), vocals, harmonies Guest artists:Andrew Burden—double bass Comments:Another wonderful album from the Tanyas though somewhat more melancholy than their first. (JoAnn.Whetsell Hello LoveRelease info:2006—Nettwerk Records—30416-2 Availability:Wide Ecto priority:Highly recommended Group members:Sam Parton—acoustic guitar (3, 4, 8), mandolin, banjo (2, 8), piano, vocals, harmony vocals Guest artists:John Raham—drums Produced by:The Be Good Tanyas (John Raham co-produced track 1) Comments:I loved Blue Horse but took a while to warm up to Chinatown. Now along comes Hello Love, which might be the Tanyas' finest album yet. They're carving out a distinctive sound, in between the brightness of their first album and the melancholy of their second. There's a certain intensity, or edge, that I haven't heard from them before. I could have done without the cover of "When Doves Cry" (surprisingly, I rather like the instrumental on that one, and actually the song has grown on me), but other than that, this is 5 stars all the way. (JoAnn Whetsell) Further info:The Be Good Tanyas' songs appear on several compilation albums. Two songs are only available on compilations: "Opal's Blues" (Because of Winn-Dixie soundtrack) and "Rudy" (Maybe This Christmas Too and A Winter's Night: The Best of Nettwerk Christmas). Thanks to JoAnn Whetsell for work on this entry.
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