This morning I listened to the newest Canda Live podcast with Lake of Stew, a six-piece acoustic string band from Montreal, Quebec.
On the band homepage you can find the following text about the band and it’s music, a definition that fits very well to what I have heard from the podcast and the videos:
They sing all original, new songs, featuring great big vocal harmonies. Lots of people call their sound old-timey, but it ain’t, it’s new-timey, though it does recall a lot of old traditions all blended together. If you need a name to put to their sound, you wouldn’t go wrong with “good-timey”. Their live shows are energetic and fun, inspiring audiences of all ages to sing and clap and wiggle along.
I have found many youtube videos of this creative and interesting band. Here is a short video which was made when Lake of Stew presented their first album:
“AIN’T TIRED OF LOVIN’” (CD) – first album, released May 2008 by us. Recorded live off the floor at home.
Lake of Stew – Playlist
Lake of Stew can also be heard in three songs of another CBC concert with singer/songwriter Annabelle Chvostek, including the following beautiful song:
Annabelle Chvostek with The Lake Of Stew – The Sioux
Lake of Stew (Sweet Little Sara)
If you like this fresh, old-timey, folky sound you can find more examples in the podcast, the CBC concert on demand, in my playlist and many more youtube videos.
Resources:
Band Homepage: Lake of Stew
CBC – concerts on demand: Lake of Stew and Annabelle Chvostek
My youtube playlist: Bluegrass – Lake of Stew
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