Tanglefoot (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Tanglefoot

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Origin = South Ontario, Canada
Genre = Folk
Years active = 198? - present
Label = Borealis Records
URL = [http://www.tanglefootmusic.com tanglefootmusic.com]
Current_members = Steve Ritchie Al Parrish Rob Ritchie Terry Young Sandra Swannell
Past_members = Joe Grant Bob Wagar Tim Rowat Frank Skrzeszewski Terry Snider Bryan Weirmier

Tanglefoot is a folk band from Ontario, Canada. Formed in the early 1980s by schoolteachers Joe Grant, Bob Wagar, and Tim Rowat to play traditional music, they have become a five-piece band playing largely original music. They regularly tour Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

Tanglefoot's 2007/8 lineup is: Steve Ritchie (guitar/whistle), the band's longest-serving member, Al Parrish (double bass), Terry Young (multi-instrumentalist inc guitar, mandolin, banjo, harmonica, whistle), newest member Sandra Swannell (fiddle and viola), and Rob Ritchie (piano), returning after a five-year hiatus to replace departing pianist Bryan Weirmier. All the members sing and all of them write songs for the band.

The group performs to packed live audiences across North America and the UK. With song topics largely derived from history, mostly Canadian, this band captivates listeners with folk tales about moments such as the Frank Slide, The War of 1812 and Laura Secord, and the tale of Sir John A Macdonald's wife Agnes Macdonald riding the cowcatcher across Canada.

Discography

Way More LiveReleased on DVD by Borealis Records in 2004; BDVD001
Dance Like FlamesReleased by Borealis Records in 2006; BCD-179CD
Captured AliveReleased by Borealis Records in 2003; BCD-157CD
Agnes on the CowcatcherReleased by Borealis Records in 2002; BCD-143CD
Full Throated AbandonReleased by Borealis Records in 1999; BCD-115CD
The Music in the WoodReleased by Tanglefoot Media in 1996; TML14-0896CD
Saturday Night in Hardwood LakeReleased by Tanglefoot Media in 1994; TML12-1194CD
Grain of SaltReleased by Ooze River Music 1992; ORM11-1192CD

External links

* [http://www.tanglefootmusic.com Official web site]
* [http://www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford Tour Management] Tanglefoot's UK agent's site
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:th9ks30la3pg The All Music Guide] 's article on Tanglefoot