The Strumbellas
| The Strumbellas | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | indie rock, alt-country |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Six Shooter Records |
| Website | http://www.thestrumbellas.ca |
| Members | Simon Ward, David Ritter, Jon Hembrey, Izzy Ritchie, Darryl James, Jeremy Drury |
The Strumbellas is a Juno-award winning, six-piece Canadian band, whose music has been described as alternative country, indie rock, and "folk popgrass".[1]
History
Formed in 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, the band consists of songwriter Simon Ward on vocals and guitar, David Ritter on vocals and keys, Jon Hembrey on lead guitar, Isabel Ritchie on violin, Darryl James on bass guitar, and Jeremy Drury on drums. Hembrey, James, Drury and Ward are all originally from Lindsay, Ontario, while Ritter and Ritchie joined after Ward posted a call for additional musicians to Craigslist.[2]
The band's self-titled EP was released in 2009, garnering positive reviews [3] and mentioned by many different media outlets as a band to watch. Their Southern Souls video by Mitch Fillion received attention from many bloggers[4] and won them an ongoing Monday night residency at Toronto's Cameron House.
2010 was a busy year for the band as they were invited to play landmark venues like Yonge-Dundas Square, the Horseshoe Tavern and the Peterborough Folk Festival. Their full-length debut album, My Father and the Hunter, was released independently in 2012 and was recorded at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario. [5] It was nominated for a 2013 Juno Award in the Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group category.[1]
The band later signed with Six Shooter Records, releasing their second album, We Still Move on Dance Floors, in 2013.[6] The album was produced by Ryan Hadlock. We Still Move on Dance Floors won a 2014 Juno Award in the Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group category. After winning the Juno award, frontman Simon Ward expressed his distress after realizing that the live feed of the bands acceptance speech was cut off due to technical difficulties on a podcast. [7]
Discography
Albums
- My Father and the Hunter (2012)
- We Still Move on Dance Floors (2013)
EPs
- The Strumbellas (2009)
See also
- Music of Canada
- Canadian rock
- List of bands from Canada
- List of Canadian musicians
- Category:Canadian musical groups
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Strumbellas steer alternative country into fast lane". Vancouver Sun, November 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Strumbellas up for Juno Award". Town Crier, April 5, 2013.
- ↑ "The Strumbellas review in Now Magazine", August 19, 2010.
- ↑ "Southern Souls", May 26, 2010.
- ↑ "The Strumbellas Announce Debut LP 'My Father and the Hunter'". Exclaim!, December 20, 2011.
- ↑ "The Strumbellas Reveal 'We Still Move on Dance Floors'". Exclaim!, September 12, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.liveinlimbo.com/capsule/capsule-25-strumbellas.html " Capsule Podcast on Live in Limbo, April 21, 2014.