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Frazey Ford Last time in Zwolle: First time!

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Hedon

Burgemeester Drijbersingel 7, 8021DA, Zwolle, Netherlands

www.hedon-zwolle.nl/

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Doors open: 18:30

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Frazey Ford biography

Frazey Ford (born Frazey Obadiah Ford) is a Canadian Americana and soul singer-songwriter best known as a founding member of The Be Good Tanyas, hailing from Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada.

Strongly influenced by her parents’ free-spirited approach to life and parenting, Ford co-founded the alt-country band, The Be Good Tanyas, in 1999. Calling Vancouver, British Columbia home, The Be Good Tanyas began honing their live-performance skills towards the tail end of the century and played their debut North American tour in 2000. From the year 2000 to 2006 Ford released three albums with the group, “Blue Horse” (2000), “Chinatown” (2003), and “Hello Love” (2006). The latter two releases comfortably landed on the Canadian Albums Chart, aided by the singles “It’s Not Happening” and “Scattered Leaves”.

In 2008 the band embarked on a hiatus with members pursuing their own musical interests and collaborations. Two years later Frazey Ford would release her debut studio album “Obadiah”, recorded alongside The Be Good Tayas’ Trish Klein. Featuring heartfelt, wavering vocals, the record highlights Ford’s more soulful influences and earned a string of positive reviews from the likes of Pitchfork Media.

Following the release, Ford returned to performing with The Be Good Tanyas in 2011 beginning with a well-received show at the Winnipeg Folk Festival. The band subsequently released a best-of compilation in 2012 entitled “A Collection”, following which Ford focused on recording her sophomore solo album. Released in 2014, Ford’s second studio album “Indian Ocean”, is marked by more Americana, country tones than its predecessor, however received similarly rave reviews.

Live reviews

Tonight’s setting is very intimate with people sitting around tables, the room is lit by candles and Canadian, Frazey Ford makes her way to the centre of the stage with her guitar in one hand. There is a hefty amount of applause from what is a congregation of about 100 at the very most.
Her set this evening is in promotion of her latest release, entitled “Indian Ocean”, but before she performs the new songs, she has to give it her all and ease in this atmosphere playing some of her older stuff to re engage this audience who most of which have actually seen her before. The vibe here is fantastic and very intimate, with a rule that when people are singing, everyone has to be polite other wise they get thrown out without warning. When fore plays, she is similar to Joni Mitchell with that kind of conviction and use of her upper register falling in and out of her falsetto voice. “I Like You Better” is a great song for this audience to get into, with enough audience participation to make them feel involved. Ford eventually jumps in the deep end playing some brand new material in the form of her new album “Indian Ocean” the title track receiving a fantastic amount of applause.

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