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Released: Jan 1, 2009
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General Info

  • Genre: Folk / Indie / Roots Music

    Location Vancouver, CA

    Profile Views: 113098

    Last Login: 6/22/2011

    Member Since 2/4/2006

    Website www.headwater.ca

    Record Label Nowhere Town Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. .. Hearing Headwater is like listenening to the West Coast of Canada in song. Freewheeling, fierce, sentimental and sexy, the Vancouver, B.C., quartet has earned its reputation as one of the finest acoustic roots groups around the old-fashioned way - they work their asses off. .. Since forming in 2001, the group has logged in thousands of kilometres criss-crossing Western Canada and playing to anyone and everyone willing to give it some love. With hooks, driving rhythms, adventurous steel guitar and mandolin solos, and beautiful three-part vocal harmonies all featured in tight, concise under four-minute songs, they found fans fast. Or they roped them in at first, street busking before gigs rather than hanging out waiting for crowds to come to them. .. .. .. .."On Saturday evening, the band set the main stage tent on its head and had the crowd screaming for more. .. As word of Headwater’s stunning musical prowess spread like wildfire throughout the festival grounds, it was standing room only and folks out the door for the band’s Sunday afternoon acoustic set. .. “So how much time do we have left?” asked group leader Jonas Shandel to the crowd overflowing from St. Martin’s Anglican church. .. “Well, the Rolling Stones are outside but they can wait!” bellowed an enthusiastic audience member.".. .. ..- Jason Unrau – White Horse Daily Star July 15, 2009.. .. .. .. Read more about Headwater here... ..

  • Members

    .. .. .. ..Jonas Shandel.. - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Banjo .. .. ..Matt Bryant.. - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin .. .. ..Pat Metzger.. - Upright Bass, Vocals .. .. ..Tim Tweedale.. - Steel guitars .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ......Headwater Live - "Freight Train".. from ..Jenn Strom.. on ..Vimeo..... .. Headwater's new album Lay You Down is available for sale on CDBaby.com! Check it out! .. .. .. .."‘Lay You Down’ is one of the best albums these ears have heard over the past twelve months...any fan of sensitively played, beautifully sung roots music should seek these boys out as a matter of urgency.".. .. ..- 8/10 Americana-UK.com.. .. .."Country music is still alive and well and is more accessible and more diverse than ever; this is certainly the message that Headwater are sending with this alluring, engaging, delightfully humble collection.".. .. ..- 4/5 Leeds Music Scene.. .. .......... ..

  • Influences

    Neil Young, Tom Waits, Hank Williams Sr, John Hiatt, Peter Gabriel, Gillian Welch

  • Sounds Like

    Fleet Foxes, The Band, Wilco, Neil Young, Great Lake Swimmers, Old Crow Medicine Show

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