Sweet Wednesday Explained

Sweet Wednesday
Origin:	Boston, Massachusetts, US
Genre:	Folk
Years Active:	–present
Label:	Independent
Current Members:	Dave Falk Lisa Housman

Sweet Wednesday is an American folk music duo from Boston, Massachusetts. The duo consists of singer-songwriters Dave Falk (vocals, guitar, mandolin, banjo, violin) and Lisa Housman (vocals, guitar).

Biography

Sweet Wednesday was formed in Boston, Massachusetts in early 2000 when Housman, a folk music artist met and started collaborating with Falk, a rock and blues musician. The duo write and perform in the roots rock, folk, alt country genres, combining elements of comedy, tragedy, and haunting beauty. Their music has been described to contain imagery likened to Joan Baez or Leonard Cohen^[1]

Members

• Dave Falk (vocals, guitar, mandolin, banjo, violin)
• Lisa Housman (vocals, guitar)

Discography

Studio albums

• Wherever You Go (2006)
• Escaping from the Pale Moonlight (2012)

Awards and nominations

• First place in the Great American Song Contest
• First place in the Dallas Song Competition
• Runner-up in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest

External links

• Sweet Wednesday official website
• http://www.nodepression.com/profiles/blogs/album-review-sweet-wednesday No Depression: Album Review by Stacey Zering
• http://www.ourstage.com/blog/2012/4/12/your-countrys-right-here-prepare-to-fall-in-love-with-sweet-wednesday Your Country's Right Here: Prepare to Fall in Love with Sweet Wednesday by Nancy Dunham
• http://sparechangenews.net/news/local-music-scene-some-sweet-sounds-sweet-wednesday Some Sweet Sounds from Sweet Wednesday by Jacques Fleury
• http://rockwrite.blogspot.com/2012/02/sights-and-sounds-julia-stone-sweet.html Rock 'n' Roll Trust: Review of "Escaping From The Pale Moonlight"

Notes and References

1. http://www.ourstage.com/blog/2012/4/12/your-countrys-right-here-prepare-to-fall-in-love-with-sweet-wednesday Ourstage.com