The return of Toronto's gently rocking, multi-instrumental chamber folk quintet.
To understand The Wilderness of Manitoba, you have to go to a music-filled house in Toronto, Canada. Long before the chamber folk band got rolling, the property hosted concerts by local artists in addition to being where both Scott Bouwmeester and Will Whitwham laid their heads and practiced with previous bands. It's also where the singing multi-instrumentalists both began writing songs that seemed to demand a new configuration. After enlisting Stefan Banjevic, another singing multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist Melissa Dalton, The Wilderness of Manitoba was born. As the band received more and more attention, they added drummer Sean Lancaric to flesh out the sound.
They all live under one roof and record in their basement studio. Something special happens when the four members of the Wilderness of Manitoba sing together. Due to the band's distinctive approach, it's no surprise that their timeless sound found early supporters in Canada, the UK and the U.S. They have played the End of the Road Festival, the Camden Crawl in London and toured the UK. Their album, When You Left The Fire, was released in the U.S. on May 10th and they have toured there with Cloud Cult, Rasputina and Aimee Mann. Europe is next.
http://www.thewildernessofmanitoba.com
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/169074To understand The Wilderness of Manitoba, you have to go to a music-filled house in Toronto, Canada. Long before the chamber folk band got rolling, the property hosted concerts by local artists in addition to being where both Scott Bouwmeester and Will Whitwham laid their heads and practiced with previous bands. It's also where the singing multi-instrumentalists both began writing songs that seemed to demand a new configuration. After enlisting Stefan Banjevic, another singing multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist Melissa Dalton, The Wilderness of Manitoba was born. As the band received more and more attention, they added drummer Sean Lancaric to flesh out the sound.
They all live under one roof and record in their basement studio. Something special happens when the four members of the Wilderness of Manitoba sing together. Due to the band's distinctive approach, it's no surprise that their timeless sound found early supporters in Canada, the UK and the U.S. They have played the End of the Road Festival, the Camden Crawl in London and toured the UK. Their album, When You Left The Fire, was released in the U.S. on May 10th and they have toured there with Cloud Cult, Rasputina and Aimee Mann. Europe is next.
http://www.thewildernessofmanitoba.com
