Tanglefoot (band)

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Tanglefoot
Tanglefoot's 2006 lineup
Background information
Origin	South Ontario, Canada
Genre(s)	Folk
Label(s)	Borealis Records
Website	tanglefootmusic.com
Members
Steve Ritchie Al Parrish Terry Young Bryan Weirmier Sandra Swannell
Former members
Joe Grant Bob Wagar Tim Rowat Rob Ritchie Frank Skrzeszewski Terry Snider

Tanglefoot is a folk band from Ontario, Canada. Formed in the early 1980s by schoolteachers Joe Grant, Bob Wagar, and Tim Rowat to play traditional music, they have become a five-piece band playing largely original music. They have released 7 albums since 1992, and regularly tour Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

The group performs to packed live audiences across North America and the UK with tonnes of raw energy that makes it almost impossible to stay in your seat. Anyone who has seen this band live will agree, this is a band that makes you feel all tingly inside and you simply can not resist to sing along. With song topics all deriving from history, mostly Canadian, this band captivates listeners with great folk tales about moments such as the Frank Slide, The War of 1812 and Laura Secord, the tale of Sir John A Macdonald's wife Agnes Macdonald riding the cowcatcher across Canada, and so much more!

[edit] Albums

• Grain of Salt, Released by Ooze River Music 1992; ORM11-1192CD
• Saturday Night in Hardwood Lake, Released by Tanglefoot Media in 1994; TML12-1194CD
• The Music in the Wood, Released by Tanglefoot Media in 1996; TML14-0896CD
• Full Throated Abandon, Released by Borealis Records in 1999; BCD-115CD
• Agnes on the Cowcatcher, Released by Borealis Records in 2002; BCD-143CD
• Captured Alive, Released by Borealis Records in 2003; BCD-157CD
• Dance Like Flames, Released by Borealis Records in 2006; BCD-179CD

[edit] DVD

• Way More Live, Released on DVD by Borealis Records in 2004; BDVD001

[edit] External links

• Official web site
• The All Music Guide's article on Tanglefoot