Ladies of the Canyon (band) explained

Ladies of the Canyon
Landscape:	no
Origin:	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre:	Roots/Rock
Years Active:	2006-present
Label:	Warner Music Canada
Current Members:	Tara Martin Maia Davies Jasmine Bleile Anna Ruddick
Past Members:	Senja Sargeant

Ladies of the Canyon is a Canadian band from Montreal, Quebec composed of Tara Martin, Maia Davies, Jasmine Bleile and Anna Ruddick. Their sound encompasses a melding of influences, such as roots, rock, country, and Americana. The group has released two albums.

History

Founded in 2005, Ladies of the Canyon began their career playing small venues in Montreal’s popular Mile-End neighbourhood. At the time their music consisted mainly of "countrified" 1970s Californian soft-rock sound;^[1] over time their musical style expanded to include classic folk and contemporary rock.^[2]

The group released their first studio album, Haunted Woman, in 2010 through Kindling/Warner Music Canada.^{[3] [4]} In the three years following this release, Ladies of the Canyon appeared on stage with Broken Social Scene and The Dears, were nominated for a Canadian Country Music Association award. The band worked with producer Mark Howard to record their second album, Diamond Heart.^[5] In 2012, during the recording of this album, Sargeant was replaced by drummer Tara Martin.^[6] Diamond Heart was released in September, 2013.

In 2014 the Ladies of the Canyon toured with the Barenaked Ladies.^[7]

Solo careers

Maia Davies has launched a solo career by releasing her debut French language album, Héritage, using her mononym Maia (now known as Maia Lily, stylized as Maïa Lily).^[8] Jasmine Bleile released her first solo album under the name Satellītes on November 17, 2018.^[9] Senja Sargeant released her selftitled EP, produced by Shane Alexander, in 2022 and celebrated the event with a release party in the venue Bitterzoet in Amsterdam where Shane played along in her band.^{[10] [11]}

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details
Haunted Woman	Release date: June 1, 2010 Label: Kindling/Warner Music Canada
Diamond Heart	Release date: September 24, 2013 Label: Warner Music Canada

Singles

Year	Single	Album
2010	"Follow Me Down"	Haunted Woman
	"Maybe Baby"
2011	"Give It Again"
2013	"Diamond Heart"	Diamond Heart
	"You and All Your Famous Friends"

Music videos

Year	Video
2010	"Follow Me Down"
	"Maybe Baby"
2014	"Let's Take the Night"

External links

• • Ladies of the Canyon at CMT

Notes and References

1. http://exclaim.ca/music/article/day_three_jeff_tweedy_jenny_lewis_july_talk_ladies_of_canyon-fort_york_toronto_on_july_6 "Day Three: Jeff Tweedy, Jenny Lewis, July Talk, Ladies of the Canyon Fort York, Toronto ON, July 6"
2. http://www.indyish.com/review-david-martel-cd-release-cabaret-jpr/ "Review: David Martel CD Release @ Cabaret JPR"
3. http://exclaim.ca/music/article/ladies_of_canyon-haunted_woman "Ladies of the Canyon Haunted Woman"
4. . Chart Attack - Jun 1, 2010
5. http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/1161949-halifax-pop-explosion-where-canyon-country-explodes "Halifax Pop Explosion: Where Canyon country explodes"
6. http://www.femmemetalwebzine.net/2013/09/25/ladies-of-the-canyon-diamond-heart-2013/ "Ladies of the Canyon – “Diamond Heart” (2013)"
7. https://www.thesnipenews.com/music/interviews/ladies-of-the-canyon/ "Ladies of the Canyon"
8. http://journalmetro.com/culture/160805/lheritage-personnel-de-maia/ "L'héritage personnel de Maïa"
9. https://satellitesofmontreal.com Satellītes website
10. https://www.discogs.com/release/25226569-Senja-Sargeant-Senja-Sargeant Discogs - Senja Sargeant – Senja Sargeant
11. https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/senja-sargeant/2022/bitterzoet-amsterdam-netherlands-23b054c3.html Setlist.fm - Senja Sargeant in Bitterzoet, Amsterdam