Hello, It’s been quite a busy month…we’re finally off the road for a few days so it’s time to catch up with email and journal entries and exercise and other such things. It’s lovely to be home. I have a … Continued
The history of female vocal trios stretches back at least to the early 1930s, when the Boswell Sisters were jazzing up pop music. And from the Andrews Sisters to The Supremes to The Roches to the Dixie Chicks, every generation … Continued
Hi everyone, We’ve returned from the east (Cara’s gone south) and we are taking a bit of a breather before heading west to Calgary. Please check the On Stage page for new U.S. and Canada dates–we have added fall, winter … Continued
Hello! It is Monday the 9th and we are still in Lunenburg–the show last night went very well and we had the pleasure of having David Francey, Dave Clarke, and Ken Whitely on stage with us for a couple of … Continued
Hello all, After a truly fulfilling week of teaching harmony lessons to some very fine people in Goderich, Ontario, we are in gorgeous Lunenburg, Nova Scotia at the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival and we are about to head to the … Continued
Greetings everyone, Checking in from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Lunenburg’s downtown is an historical site and the buildings are stunning. It’s a beautiful area of the country and I feel so fortunate to be here. We have been billeted by some … Continued
Sure they have a witty name. But don’t be fooled into thinking that 40 Days is some kinda countrified hoe-down because Ruth Moody, Nicky Mehta and Cara Luft are on a mission to restore tasteful three part harmony and good … Continued
Cara Luft, Nicky Mehta, and Ruth Moody were each enjoying substantive individual careers on the Canadian folk music scene when they joined forces for an impromptu show at a friend’s guitar shop Cara Luft, Nicky Mehta, and Ruth Moody were … Continued
Hi again, We’re back in Canada and ready to head over to Goderich to teach some harmony lessons! We had a great time in Albuquerque (my apologies for spelling it incorrectly on that last entry) and I think we might … Continued
Just an observation here; but every time a musical genre makes a resurgence, its purveyors tend to mill about in rather amorphous territory for awhile, flirting with different influences until one or a few of these "revivalists" gets it right … Continued