IDOW:: Amy Honey

We've been doing this ole blog thing for a while now, and even though we like to think we do a good job of covering the music coming out of our home province, we're still surprised on the regular. As you might guess, we've been going through the list of this year's IDOW performers in order to do some preview-age, and we're coming across some pleasant NS surprises. Amy Honey, representing for Seaforth, Nova Scotia, is one such surprise.

Of course Amy has only recently moved to Seaforth, before that, this native of West Chezzetcook called Vancouver home and, according to Wiki, was a member of a number of bands, including the "ladyrock extravaganza known as Clover Honey"- which is as impressive a description as I can recall. Not only that, but she used to be co-owner of the highly-regarded Red Cat Records, which impressed the Ack, fellow former-Vancouverite that he is.

So with that backstory, and the eclectic goodness of the selections available on her myspace, Amy was easily someone I felt that we needed to mention here on the hill. There's something about the breakbeat & country violins combo of Farley Mowatt that is just tremendously likeable. And when's the last time you heard someone sing the line "Oh Farley Mowatt, I'm giving you props"? Add that to the fact that there's also a fun, guitar-fueled song on her recent album (Pioneer Woman) called Larry The Homicidal Maniac, and I think I'm safe in guessing your curiosity is aroused.

Anyway, Amy is playing on the first night of IDOW - Wednesday, January 28th at 8PM at the Company House as one of the openers for Meg Hutchinson and the The Good Lovelies. If you're in for IDOW, check that out, if not, you can check out Pioneer Woman for yourself.

Labels: Canada, IDOW, Music