Po' Girl

Genre: Alt Country Hometown: Vancouver BC
www.pogirl.net

Thursday, March 16   1:00 a.m.
Creekside EMC at Capitol Place   (500 N IH 35)

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Vagabond lullabies, country-soul to inner-city blues. These urban minstrels pen harmony drenched melodies to warm your toes. Guitar, banjo,
fiddle, clarinet, and harmonica create a sound that is deep rooted, sultry, and rustic, with molasses thick grooves and sweet soulful singing.

Take the bellow of the blues, the wail of a gypsy fiddle, punk-rock street poetry, a cajun love song, and depression-era jazz, mix it all up and
add some old R&B. The sound of Po' Girl is elusive yet rich with musical references. It's all in there.

In a brief two years this group of hard-travelling musical iconoclasts has released two albums to critical acclaim while touring relentlessly, criss-crossing the United States and Canada in their sturdy old van "shaggy".

They wowed audiences across the UK on two tours and won over festival goers everywhere with their powerful, passionate, and spirited live show.

Their fantastically successful recent performances in Lugano, Switzerland at the celebrated "Blues to Bop" festival were a strong incentive for Po' Girl to do more European tours in the near future.

Currently the band is working on recording their third album to be released by Nettwerk records in 2006.