The Be Good Tanyas

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Vancouver, Canada

The Be Good Tanyas are an acoustic trio with folk and americana influences, hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia. They play a combination of original and traditional material, and are notable for their lush vocal harmonies.

The group features Frazey Ford (guitar, vocals), Samantha Parton (guitar, mandolin, banjo, vocals) and Trish Klein (electric guitar, banjo, harmony vocals). Jolie Holland is a former member and also a frequent guest.Their…

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Blue Horse
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Chinatown
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The Littlest Birds (Single #2)
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Top Tracks

1	The Littlest Birds full track	669
2	In Spite of all the Damage full track	316
3	Rain And Snow full track	249
4	Human Thing full track	240
5	When Doves Cry full track	239
6	Broken Telephone full track	225
7	For The Turnstiles full track	220
8	Only in the Past full track	193
9	Light Enough to Travel full track	185
10	Scattered Leaves full track	182
11	It's Not Happening full track	174
12	Ootischenia	170
13	A Thousand Tiny Pieces full track	169
14	Waiting Around to Die full track	164
15	House of the Rising Sun full track	160

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rootsytoons wrote:
last month

Hello BGT Fans! Just thought you'd like to know that Abbie Cardwell's new album By Hook Or By Crook is now on Lastfm...and we think it'll right up your alley!!! love from Rootsytoons Records

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VScB wrote:
last month

YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! I wrote them on myspace asking them to add more full tracks to last.fm & they did It!! I'm so very glad! I just love their sound........ You should check out the "Human Thing" video on youtube, too .... it's lovely........ :)

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IEArmand wrote:
August 2008

I am getting a major Leonard Cohen vibe on the vocal of "Waiting Around to Die"...

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palanwen wrote:
August 2008

neil young eh? fill me in. these girls are lovely, especially jolie holland who is a favorite artist of mine (how i got introduced).

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hanaofangel wrote:
July 2008

cool! such a great voice! i'm delighted to know them thanks to neil young :)

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Ace7174 wrote:
July 2008

Absolutely delightful...definitely, an "old soul" ensemble!

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akselx wrote:
July 2008

gets me out of my chair every time. Awesome.

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medellia wrote:
July 2008

ahhhhh i love this band so much it almost hurts.

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moe_blunts wrote:
June 2008

I think Chinatown is my favorite album of theirs. The vocal harmonies are fantastic.

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andgrotesque wrote:
May 2008

what a great recommendation. thanks, last.fm.

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adrianamuse wrote:
May 2008

<3

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DeadManSaloon wrote:
May 2008

Finally got around to buying Blue Horse, it's beautiful. Onto the other albums.

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the_peppermill wrote:
April 2008

check out http://www.last.fm/music/Various+Artists/Hi+and+Ho%2C+We+Plant+Trees for a freely downloadable version of Cabin in the Woods or you can get a higher quality version on the project page at http://www.peppermillrecords.com/pm007

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honeybeeman wrote:
April 2008

why are there only two full tracks?!?

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krusteaz wrote:
March 2008

Alison Krauss and the Be Good Tanyas are both lovely. :)

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meltinjohn wrote:
March 2008

The singer has a real good voice. Discovered her off Alison Krauss' similar artists.

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Daisy5679 wrote:
March 2008

I just discovered this band and I'm blown away.

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denixxx wrote:
February 2008

one of the smoothest bands ever!

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MrPrinny wrote:
January 2008

Good band

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ToTaL_W wrote:
November 2007

A Little Blues awesome

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