They’re back - finally!
It’s been almost two whole years (2003) since The Be Good Tanyas, Frazey Ford, Trish Klein, and Samantha Parton, gave Vancouver audiences the musical fix they’ve come to crave - haunting harmonies matched with a raw soulful delivery that digs the soul out of every song they sing. That absence will be remedied on April 22nd, as The Be Good Tanyas celebrate both a return to the Vancouver stage and a day dear to their hearts ­ Earth Day at The Chan.

Since 2003, a lot has happened and the trio has managed to become one of the fastest-rising acts on the international music scene. With record sales of The Be Good Tanyas’ CDs topping 200,000 world-wide and ecstatic reviews wherever they perform, the group is quickly amassing a global audience of rising proportions.

They have sold-out the prestigious Royal Festival Hall in London, and are booked to perform at some of the world's great music festivals this summer: Denmark’s Rothskilde Festival, Bumbershoot in Seattle and the granddaddy of Canadian festivals, the Winnipeg Folk Music Festival, to name a few. In addition, they wrote and recorded Opal’s Song ­ the first song in the recently-released Wayne Wang film, Because of Winn-Dixie. Their third CD is in process, with an expected release later in 2005.

The Shiftless Rounders open the April 22nd concert. This Vermont duo, Phill Saylor Wisor (banjo) and Ben Sidelinger (dobro), are on their own upward trajectory ­ garnering great reviews for their unique take on old-timey and mountain music with layered twangy vocal harmonies combined with masterful banjo and dobro plucking.

The concert promises to be not only a great night of music, and a great way to honour Earth Day ­ but it’s also a chance for Vancouver fans to celebrate the world’s discovery of their very own Tanyas. It’s a concert event not to be missed.