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Po' Girl

 
Artist: Po' Girl
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Group Members:

Diona Davies, Allison Russell, Trish Klein

Similar Artists:

The Be Good Tanyas, Gillian Welch, Joe Henry, Syd Straw, Iris DeMent, Caitlin Cary

Influenced By:

Emmylou Harris

Formal Connection With:

C.R. Avery
  • Formed: 2002, Vancouver, British Columbia, Cana
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Home to You

Biography

Country, blues, folk, alternative rock, and a touch of jazz all come together in the world of Po' Girl. Think lazy melodies, sweet harmony, and mellow grooves and you've got a bit of an idea of how they sound, but the freewheeling Po' Girl always have a trick or two up their sleeve. The roots of the rootsy band lie in the winter of 2000. There was a revolving door's worth of artists and musicians passing through the East Vancouver house Trish Klein lived in. One of them was Allison Russell. Klein and Russell filled the house with music and they knew they should do something with their sound, something beyond a living-room jam session. It was going to take a while to get there, since Klein was about to spend the next three years with the Be Good Tanyas and Russell was working with Fear of Drinking. By 2003, both bands were on indefinite breaks when Klein and Russell officially formed Po' Girl. Hightone released the self-titled debut and the duo took to touring, lots and lots of touring. Diona Davies was added to the band in 2003 and in 2004 the band released Vagabond Lullabies on the Nettwerk label. The 2007 album Home to You focused on the band's bittsweet relationship with being away from home. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide
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Po' Girl

Po' Girl, performing at the Joshua Tree Music Festival.
Background information
Origin Vancouver, Canada
Genres folk
country
jazz
Years active 2000 - present
Labels Nettwerk
Website Official Website
Members
Allison Russell
Awna Teixeira
Benny Sidelinger
JJ Jones
Former members
Trish Klein
Diona Davies
John Raham

Po' Girl is a Canadian group whose style derives from folk, country and jazz. The style of music they perform is called "urban roots."

The band evolved from a series of jam sessions, in 2000, between Trish Klein, of "The Be Good Tanyas" and Allison Russell, then of "Fear of Drinking". The two met up again in 2003 and named themselves "Po' Girl"

They released their self-titled debut album in 2003. In 2004,they recorded and released their second album, Vagabond Lullabies with the help of friend musicians who included Diona Davies (multi-instrumentalist and singer),CR Avery (hip hopper),Roey Shemesh on bass and John Raham and Shelley Okepnak on drums. In 2007 came their third album,"Home to You". 2006 saw the release of their "B side" record, with tracks including guest appearances by Sarah Harmer, Luther Wright, Shaun Brodie, Jason Mercer, and Ana Egge (which you can only buy off stage).

Once based in Vancouver Po' Girl are now back in the Eastern cities of Toronto and Montreal.The band lineup is now Allison Russell (singer/multi-instrumentalist), Awna Teixeira (singer/multi-instrumentalist), Benny Sidelinger (multi-instrumentalist), and JJ Jones (drummer).

Their latest recording "Deer in the Night" was released in May 2009. Also in summer 2009, they are set to release their first live album consisting of recordings in venues from their favourite states.

Po' Girl's music has been compared with that of The Band, Hazel Dickens, Tracy Chapman, Natalie Merchant, Elizabeth Cotton and Norah Jones. It showcases melodies from instruments as diverse as banjo, clarinet, harmonica, dobro, accordion, gutbucket bass.

Photo gallery

Allison Russell of Po' Girl, performing at Wood, 2009

Awna Teixeira of Po' Girl, performing at Wood, 2009

Discography

  • Po' Girl (2003)
  • Vagabond Lullabies (2004)
  • B-side recordings (2006)
  • Home to You (2007)
  • Deer in the Night (2009)

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