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From The Local Group Sings and Plays Songs and Also Tunes
The Local Group - Young bluegrass/folk band in Saskatoon
Categories: Groups and Duos, Songwriters/Composers
Genres: Country, Roots or Folk
Contact
Jaxon Lalonde
Saskatoon, SK
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Web: www.thelocalgroupsk.com/, www.facebook.com/thelocalgroupsk/, www.instagram.com/the_local_group_sk/, www.youtube.com/channel/UCyy3OtWRn0o7FmAbq0SanRg
Description
Taking their name from the cluster of galaxies containing the Milky Way, the Local Group plays music of astronomical proportions. With roots in rural Saskatchewan and Australia, this young Saskatoon-based quartet puts their own unique spin on hard-driving traditional bluegrass, also taking influence from Celtic, classic country, and Canadiana. Featuring hot banjo, mandolin and guitar picking, tight 3-part harmonies, and a mixed bag of instruments including double bass, fiddle, harmonica, penny whistle and triangle, their show will take you out of this world on a rocket fueled by pure folk music.
The band has entertained at numerous festivals including the Ness Creek Music Festival, Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival and Northern Lights Bluegrass Festival. They've played all across the prairie provinces at any kind of venue you can think of: house concerts, dive bars, schools, theatres, weddings and old-time dances. The boys released their debut album in December of 2020. They recently recorded their second album at the studio of Manitoba singer-songwriter Micah Erenberg, with Clayton Linthicum of Kacy & Clayton acting as producer.
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Here are a few live videos:
Our 2020 debut EP: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Gp5OJfNSueUJJGmYyK55n?si=D7p9jS1aSbujkFjKhheH4A&dl_branch=1
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Discography
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The Local Group Sings and Plays Songs and Also Tunes
Various Artists
December 2020
https://thelocalgroupsk.bandcamp.com/album/the-local-group-sings-and-plays-songs-and-also-tunes
The debut album by The Local Group, a Saskatoon, SK-based bluegrass band.
Credits:
Mixed and Mastered by Ryan Shotton in Saskatoon, SK on Treaty Six Territory
Cover photo by littlejackfilms
Logos by Kendel Vreeling
Cover design by Savannah Wall
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Wisconsin EP
Various Artists
September 2020
Collaborative EP with Saskatoon singer-songwriter Gunner and Smith
https://open.spotify.com/album/6j2e8qiW0t54sAdzbPbbSN
Audio
Free At Last
From The Local Group Sings and Plays Songs and Also Tunes
Greenback Dollar
From The Local Group Sings and Plays Songs and Also Tunes
Long Boy
From The Local Group Sings and Plays Songs and Also Tunes
All The Good Times Are Past and Gone
From The Local Group Sings and Plays Songs and Also Tunes
Morrighan's Farewell
From The Local Group Sings and Plays Songs and Also Tunes
I Don't Wanna Live Anymore
From The Local Group Sings and Plays Songs and Also Tunes
Videos
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Long Boy
Inspired by two retired racing greyhounds we saw in Blairmore, Alberta. They are funny looking dogs, so we named this song after them and got Kendel Vreeling (@kendel_makes) to make our cool logo.
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I Don't Wanna Live Anymore
The Local Group, pluckers and pickers, live in Stan's Place Offsale, singing a suicidal bluegrass song. filmed on VHS & audio recorded to cassette.
