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Sunny and
upbeat, with
just a pinch of
sass, the Good
Lovelies
textbook
three-part
harmonies,
constant
instrument
swapping and
witty on-stage
banter have
enlivened the
folk music
landscape since
they joined
forces in 2006
for their first
show at
Toronto’s funky
Gladstone Hotel.
How the Good
Lovelies
(Caroline
Brooks, Kerri
Ough and Sue
Passmore) got
together is a
bit of a
mystery: Sue
remembers
meeting her band
mates during a
limbo
competition,
Caroline thinks
they met at a
chess
tournament, but
Kerri is
convinced they
first crossed
paths during a
bar fight.
Whatever the
story may be,
the ladies
immediately
realized they
had something
special, so they
hit the road on
a mission to
charm Canadian
audiences coast
to coast.
Their tireless
rain or shine
outlook and
undeniable
mutual respect
have helped the
trio weather
years of
constant
touring. With
jaunts to
Australia, the
UK and the US in
their 2011
schedule, the
Good Lovelies
road-tested
tenacity will
bring them
further afield
than ever
before.
Light-hearted
songwriting and
irresistibly
buoyant
dispositions
have made them
the darlings of
the summer
festival
circuit,
including spots
at the storied
Mariposa and
Hillside
Festivals and
the Montreal
Jazz Festival.
They have toured
with Stuart
McLean and the
Vinyl Café and
appeared on
stages and in
studios with
Broken Social
Scene, Kathleen
Edwards and Jill
Barber.
In addition to
their acclaimed
holiday album,
Under the
Mistletoe
(2009), which
showcases old
and new seasonal
tunes (including
three original
songs), the Good
Lovelies
self-titled
full-length
album (also
released in
2009) proved
their blithe
brand of folk
music has
year-round
appeal. With
this record, the
Good Lovelies
won New Emerging
Artist at the
Canadian Folk
Music Awards. In
2010, this same
album received a
Juno for
Roots/Traditional
Album of the
Year.
Let the Rain
Fall,
their third
full-length
album, is an ode
to camaraderie.
With equal parts
city and
country, highway
and home,
wistfulness and
sass, the Good
Lovelies good
humour and
self-assurance
shines through
from the
toe-tapping
start of
Made for Rain
to the sweet
final notes in
the
French-flecked
Mrs. T.
In between,
you’ll hear
reflections on
urban
imperfections
with
Backyard,
straight-up love
songs like
Best I Know
and upbeat
numbers like
Kiss Me in the
Kitchen.
The album, like
the Good
Lovelies, has a
universal
appeal, sure to
please not just
their fellow
Canadians, but
those south of
the border and
across the pond
too. Let The
Rain Fall, say
the Good
Lovelies,
confident that
bright and
breezy days lie
ahead. |
