The Be Good Tanyas

Formed: 1999 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Cana

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Genre: Country, Folk

Group Members: Samantha Parton, Frazey Ford, Trish Klein, Jolie Holland

Biography: The Be Good Tanyas play an old-timey blend of folk, country, and blues bolstered by sweet harmonies and traditional fingerpicking. The Vancouver trio has garnered comparisons to like-minded predecessors such as Gillian Welch and Iris DeMent. The group came together when Samantha Parton, who had spent ...Read full biography

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Chinatown

Released: 2003

Label: Nettwerk Productions

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Chinatown

Released: 2003

Label: Nettwerk

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The homespun, slightly quirky approach that guided the Be Good Tanyas on Blue Horse permeates their enigmatically titled sophomore release too. If anything, these performances beckon the listener even ...Read full review

More The Be Good Tanyas albums: Main Albums (4), Compilations (6), Singles & EPs (8)

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