Annie Lou
“This is not just a band .. but a revelation!”
(Vancouver Folk Music Festival – 2010)
Annie Lou’s lush vocal harmonies, beautifully crafted songs….. and solid musical chops capture audiences when these northern women take the stage.
Their songs reflect the solitude and grit of their northern home while drawing on the rich sounds of traditional stringband music.
When Yukon songwriters Kim Barlow and Anne Louise Genest discovered a shared joy in the string band sounds and story songs of Southern old time music, they joined their considerable musical forces (Barlow on clawhammer banjo/vocals and Genest on guitar/vocals) to form ‘Annie Lou’. The fine skills of Lindy Jones on upright bass and vocals, and Meredith Bates on fiddle, round out the Annie Lou roster.
Old time music is based in a variety of instrumental, vocal, and songwriting traditions. Annie Lou is faithful to these, with stringband instrumentation, rich vocal harmonies, and original songwriting that is fresh and new, yet firmly rooted in the old. In performance the band gathers around one microphone in the traditional acoustic setting of old time music.
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Annie Lou’s self-titled debut CD was produced by Bob Hamilton at Old Crow Recording in Whitehorse, Yukon, The band called on the talents of renowned old time fiddler Sammy Lind (Foghorn Stringband) to share fiddle duties and the album includes some rousing double fiddle tunes.
2010 JUNO Nominated - Roots & Traditional Album of the Year!
“Upon listening to Annie Lou’s upcoming release, I was struck by how fresh and unique the music is while still being firmly rooted in the oldtime tradition. While this band comes from Canada’s great north, you will be instantly transported to the hollers of Appalachia. This is one good and sweet, honest and true album.”
Andrew Collins, Creaking Tree String Quartet
Booking inquiries: Frank Hoorn - Email: Frank Hoorn/Near North Music Phone: (250) 847-5228
