Funny and upbeat, with just a pinch of sass, the Good Lovelies' textbook three-part harmonies, constant instrument swapping and witty on-stage banter have enlivened the folk music landscape since they joined forces in 2006 for their first show at Toronto's funky Gladstone Hotel.
The Good Lovelies appear as part of the Pender Harbour Music Society's concert series on Sunday, March 4 at 2 p.m. at the School of Music in Madeira Park.
How the Good Lovelies (Caroline Brooks, Kerri Ough and Sue Passmore) got together is a bit of a mystery. Passmore remembers meeting her band mates during a limbo competition, Brooks thinks they met at a chess tournament, but Ough is convinced they first crossed paths during a bar fight Whatever the story may be, the ladies immediately realized they had something special, so they hit the road on a mission to charm Canadian audiences coast to coast.
Their tireless rain or shine outlook and undeniable mutual respect have helped the trio weather years of constant touring. With jaunts to Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. in their 2011 schedule, the Good Lovelies' road-tested tenacity will bring them further afield than ever before.
Lighthearted songwriting and irresistibly buoyant dispositions have made them the darlings of the summer festival circuit, including spots at the storied Mariposa and Hillside Festivals and the Montreal Jazz Festival. They have toured with Stuart McLean and the Vinyl Cafe and appeared on stages and in 2009, the Good Lovelies won New Emerging Artist at the Canadian Folk Music Awards and in 2010, they received a Juno for Roots/Traditional Album of the Year.
Tickets are $2, available at Harbour Insurance in Madeira Park, John Henry's Marina in Garden Bay the Visitor Information Centre in Sechelt and Gaia's Fair Trade, in Gibsons Landing.
For more information on this concert and other concerts in the series see www.penderharbourmusic.ca.
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