The Be Good Tanyas

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Vancouver, Canada

The Be Good Tanyas are an acoustic trio with folk and americana influences, hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia. They play a combination of original and traditional material, and are notable for their lush vocal harmonies.

The group features Frazey Ford (guitar, vocals), Samantha Parton (guitar, mandolin, banjo, vocals) and Trish Klein (electric guitar, banjo, harmony vocals). Jolie Holland is a former member and also a frequent guest.

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1	The Littlest Birds	430
2	Rudy	210
3	Rain And Snow	175
4	In Spite Of All The Damage	174
5	Human Thing	172
6	Waiting Around To Die	145
6	Broken Telephone	145
8	When Doves Cry	139
9	Scattered Leaves	127
10	For The Turnstiles	123
11	Only in the Past	116
12	Lakes Of Pontchartrain	114
12	It's Not Happening	114
14	Light Enough to Travel	112
15	Ship Out On The Sea	109

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HottyWife wrote:
2 hours ago

I just downloaded all The Be Good Tanyas ringtones at http://tiny.cc/JeCoq The Littlest Birds is my favorite, love it!

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CosaBellaGirl wrote:
10 hours ago

I just downloaded all The Be Good Tanyas ringtones at http://tiny.cc/JeCoq The Littlest Birds is my favorite, love it!

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famkeZ wrote:
Thursday afternoon

http://www.last.fm/group/We+Are+Music+Nerds

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edhorsley wrote:
23 days ago

I'm liking it. Traditional, yet with a tinge of new, good stuff indeed.

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psy-q wrote:
last month

I love this stuff, and I usually listen mostly to black metal :)

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lollicide wrote:
October 2009

Love this cover of Townes Van Zandt yay! Love it to death! [i]Now I'm out of prison, I got me a friend at last He don't steal or cheat or drink or lie His name's codeine, he's the nicest thing I've seen Together we're gonna wait around and die[/i]

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bumbisats wrote:
September 2009

this band is soooooooooooo amazing ! gosh, love love love ! <3

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AlienCake wrote:
July 2009

When are they on tourrr? (Oh and Where?)

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soapy_q wrote:
June 2009

Are they still together?

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musicofmisery wrote:
June 2009

Fricking excellent. The perfect soundtrack to a sunny day.

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gustacular wrote:
April 2009

Canada's best kept secret

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LtrJ wrote:
April 2009

these girls are awesome

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woodywoo wrote:
April 2009

these girls are great live,a must see. love there music sooooo much!

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1981muse wrote:
April 2009

I've enjoyed these girls for a good 5ish years now. . . can't help myself. <3

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soaree wrote:
April 2009

if you love The Be Good Tanyas, you definitely are one. join to extend your taste and help us extend ours! SUCKERS for Female Vocalists \o/

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AttackRat wrote:
March 2009

heard the waiting around to die cover on breaking bad, it's excellent

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GRRinterrupted wrote:
March 2009

waiting around to die.. is so good. i've never gravitated towards music like this, but i love it.

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roomx wrote:
February 2009

wow this is f.. cool

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glovekitten wrote:
February 2009

I love these ladies, I love the way the vocals are swallowed up from time to time.

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crimestopper wrote:
February 2009

Roche Sisters?

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