Alberta-based Roots/Americana supergroup, Hello Darlins, make their way across the country for this year’s Canadian Folk Music Awards in PEI and stop in Halifax to play The Carleton on Friday, April 8th. Show time is 8 PM and tickets are $25 + HST. This’ll be a good one, folks!
What happens when a few of Canada’s most in-demand session musicians decide to create something new? You get THE HELLO DARLINS.
The Hello Darlins is an award winning collective of artists and special guests. Led by Mike Little, Murray Pulver, Candace Lacina and a powerhouse cast, the band combines all of their skills and influences to forge a distinct hybrid of country, gospel and blues like no other. Their work with artists includes a list that ranges from Shania Twain, The Crashtest Dummies, as well as the late B.B. King and more.
The Hello Darlins began in 2016 when Lacina and Little worked together on a studio session for George Canyon and began collaborating as songwriters and producers. They duo wanted to write an Americana/Folk-roots project for fun, that was dedicated to creating classic sounding music using real instrumentation, classic instruments and no vocal tuning.
The band officially began to take shape when producer and friend, Murray Pulver suggested making a record. The goals were to keep it real, (go by feel) and create a sound that would translate live with no tracks or studio tricks. Bed tracks were recorded in Winnipeg and Calgary, and the 3 recorded the rest in a small basement studio. It was Mixed by Grammy Award Winning Engineer (Patti Griffin) Mike Poole.
The project is often referred to as “The Broken Social Scene of Americana” due to the number of professional musicians and guests performed with. Some of the artists and friends they have collaborated with so far include: Clayton Bellamy (Roadhammers), Murray Pulver, (Crashtest Dummies), Joey Landreth (Bros Landreth), Matt Kelly (City & Colour), Tammy Rogers (Grammy Award winning SteelDrivers) and Matt Andersen. The future possibilities for collaborations and partnerships are endless…and will hold many surprises!