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07/31/09 Newport Folk Festival Newport, RI
Discography
08/01/09 Newport Folk Festival Newport, RI 08/02/09 Newport Folk Festival Newport, RI 08/06/09 Algonquin Theatre Huntsville, ON 08/08/09 Mont Tremblant Village, PQ 08/13/09 First Canadian Place Toronto, ON 08/21/09 Rose Theatre Brampton, ON 08/29/09 Windsong Fest Powassan,ON 09/12/09 Colourscape Chenango, NY 09/13/09 Colourscape Chenango, NY 09/26/09 Live Wire Music Series, ON 10/01/09 Myer Horowitz Theatre AB 10/02/09 Calgary Folk Club Calgary, AB 10/03/09 Communitea Cafe Canmore, AB 10/22/09 Cobalt Classic Theatre Cobalt, ON 10/23/09 Charles Stockey Theatre Sound,ON 10/24/09 Meaford Town Hall Meaford,ON 11/06/09 The Birchmere Alexandria, VA 11/07/09 Barrie Folk Barrie, ON 11/13/09 Columbus Performing Arts, OH 11/18/09 Brock Theatre, ON 11/20/09 Stony Brook University, NY 11/21/09 Acoustic Brew Concerts, PA 11/22/09 Moore Music Rockville, MD 12/04/09 Aeolian Hall London, ON 01/16/10 Concerts at the Crossing, Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Cross Titusville, NJ 01/22/10 Fish Creek Concerts, Southwood United Church Calgary, AB 01/23/10 Medicine Hat Folk Festival Medicine Hat, AB 03/27/10 Homegrown Coffee House Needham, MA 04/24/10 Meaford Hall, Arts and Cultural Centre Meaford, ON 05/01/10 Circle of Friends Coffee House, First Universalist Society Meetinghouse Franklin, MA
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Sheila Carabine and Amanda Walther are Dala, an acoustic folk-duo from Toronto, Ontario. The origin of these two best friends sounds like an Afterschool Special, both having met each other at band practice at their Catholic secondary school in 2002.
Their first record was on an indie label called Big Bold Sun Music, called This Moment Is a Flash, in 2005. In the same year, major-label, Universal Records, must've liked what they heard and quickly sign the band with Angels & Thieves - an album consisting of half cover songs and half original songs.
It's been two years since their last record, but last June saw the release of their label record called Everyone Is Someone. As an album, it's full of melodies, where Carabine and Walther do their vocal harmony thing - often syncing or overlapping each other. It's very soothing, perfect for a quiet evening reading a book.
Some of their songs are quite funny, but not ha-ha funny. For instance, the opening track, "Lonely Girl" is about a lonely girl who "wears her body like lifetime achievement" and a jerk boy who "holds his lovers like quarters for the pay phone". The punchline is to remain the same, "I rather be alone ... than someone you take home".
My favorite song is also the most accessible song, "Levi Blues". The song sounds so familiar to me, I feel like I should know the lyrics and found myself trying to guess the next line (which actually didn't go in the direction in my mind). There's some of that humor, I previously mentioned, about going to China and writing "I Love You" on the wall.
I think someone else must've liked that song too as there is a bonus track on the album, a remix of this song. Personally, I don't like remixes - and especially on "folk" songs, which by definition should remain organic. Still, the "AM Transistor Remix" of "Levi Blues" doesn't take it too far and actually made the song sounds as if it's a pop song (with a full background band).
What makes Dala an effective band is the perfect pitch harmony, combined with usually an acoustic guitar, and personal songs. Listening to them in a quiet setting is ideal, but unfortunately these type of songs rarely fit a dancing or party mood. If you're in the mood for a Jewel or Joni Mitchell, then Dala is perfect for you.
It looks like the band is currently on tour, doing mostly festival or theater settings. Unfortunately, it looks like it's mostly East Coast or Canada-area. Everyone Is Someone can be purchased at Amazon or iTunes.
Their first record was on an indie label called Big Bold Sun Music, called This Moment Is a Flash, in 2005. In the same year, major-label, Universal Records, must've liked what they heard and quickly sign the band with Angels & Thieves - an album consisting of half cover songs and half original songs.
It's been two years since their last record, but last June saw the release of their label record called Everyone Is Someone. As an album, it's full of melodies, where Carabine and Walther do their vocal harmony thing - often syncing or overlapping each other. It's very soothing, perfect for a quiet evening reading a book.
Some of their songs are quite funny, but not ha-ha funny. For instance, the opening track, "Lonely Girl" is about a lonely girl who "wears her body like lifetime achievement" and a jerk boy who "holds his lovers like quarters for the pay phone". The punchline is to remain the same, "I rather be alone ... than someone you take home".
My favorite song is also the most accessible song, "Levi Blues". The song sounds so familiar to me, I feel like I should know the lyrics and found myself trying to guess the next line (which actually didn't go in the direction in my mind). There's some of that humor, I previously mentioned, about going to China and writing "I Love You" on the wall.
I think someone else must've liked that song too as there is a bonus track on the album, a remix of this song. Personally, I don't like remixes - and especially on "folk" songs, which by definition should remain organic. Still, the "AM Transistor Remix" of "Levi Blues" doesn't take it too far and actually made the song sounds as if it's a pop song (with a full background band).
What makes Dala an effective band is the perfect pitch harmony, combined with usually an acoustic guitar, and personal songs. Listening to them in a quiet setting is ideal, but unfortunately these type of songs rarely fit a dancing or party mood. If you're in the mood for a Jewel or Joni Mitchell, then Dala is perfect for you.
It looks like the band is currently on tour, doing mostly festival or theater settings. Unfortunately, it looks like it's mostly East Coast or Canada-area. Everyone Is Someone can be purchased at Amazon or iTunes.
07/28/2009 16:02:52 ♥ vu (
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