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Music Friday: The Be Good Tanyas and "The Littlest Birds"

by Colleen Mondor
February 22, 2007

The Be Good Tanyas are a Canadian folk/jazz/blues trio that has been heavily influenced by New Orleans. "The Littlest Birds" is off their album Blue Horse and the video was filmed around the Ninth Ward and other Southern Louisiana spots. This song has a strong bluegrass sound to it, but gives you a good taste of the Tanyas' vocal stylings.

Their new album, Hello Love, was released last October.

Behind the cut, the sweet sounds of The Be Good Tanyas on the streets of New Orleans.


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After Katrina and its horrible aftermath, Chin Music Press felt compelled to shine its wobbly flashlight on New Orleans. This effort resulted in our second book, Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans? Along the way, we met a community of passionate, eloquent writers who care deeply about what happens to the Big Easy. This blog became a natural extension of the book. It's our way of adding voices to the unfolding story of New Orleans.


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