Katie Ormiston- guitar/vocals,
Nina Fleming- piano/vocals,
Dave Taylor- electric guitar,
Lynn Saffery- bass guitar,
Lucas Schuller- drums
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"This Vancouver, BC five-piece is a great example, incorporating the time-tested tools of solid songwriting with decidedly modern musicianship, sharp lyricism, and angles of production that leave the songs sounding both vintage and timeless."
-CD Baby
After years of hanging around musicians, Katie Ormiston finally picked up her brother's guitar and started strumming her own chords. She had always hung around with musicians – and even dated a few – but she never actually expected to wind up on stage herself.
It began with writing – working things out in a song, as John Prine would say. A romantic trip to Europe gone awry left Ormiston looking to her music collection for answers. She found them in the songs of Neil Young, JJ Cale and Lucinda Williams and she soon found her own lyrical voice. A close friend, Nina Fleming, flew to Europe to help her recover by sipping cabernet from white plastic cups on the mediterainian. There, the first Pawnshop Diamond songs were born as the two friends sang harmonies on the Paris Metro.
Back in the rich musical community of East Vancouver, Ormiston didn’t need to go far to find musical collaborators. Fleming, dusted off her piano and another friend Jared Ferrie accompanied them on electric guitar. They played their first performance on Ormiston’s 30th birthday, fulfilling a promise to herself and showing a promise of things to come. Lucas Schuller was recruited on drums and Lynn Saffery on bass to complete Pawnshop Diamond. Ferrie would later leave to pursue a career in journalism and was replaced by David Taylor. With numerous shows, a few festivals and a second studio album now under their belt, Pawnshop Diamond are spreading their musical message with sweet harmonies and deep grooves.
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Thanks for the add. It's Starbelly Jam Music Fest's 10th Anniversary this year! July 18-19, 2009. Crawford Bay, BC. Online early-bird tickets available now & ticket hotline open. THANKS FOR SUPPORTING OUR FEST WITH YOUR PERFORMANCE IN 2008! PEACE
In a week that includes the founder of CD Baby, Derek Sivers, new releases from Bruce Cockburn, United Steel Workers of Montreal, George Casey and Julie Doiron, we just had to have you on Episode 123 of IndieCan Radio.
THanks for letting us share your music with the world:
Joe C host IndieCan Radio www. indiecan. com info@indiean.com CMW here we come!!!!!!!!!!
I just got the CD! It came on an exceptionally sick day of mine and has defiantly made being in bed all day a little bit more bearable! I'll be playing it on this weeks show and many more to come!
Now get that CD in the mail so we can play it - while you're at it, come out on the road and come see us.
Joe C host IndieCan Radio www. indiecan. com THIS WEEK: Patrizia's rock opera indie, 54-40, Hillside Inside - backstage with Bedouin Soundclash and artistic director, Sam Baijal.
Kaatie - was just browsing on your page, and read the message below that I supposedly wrote, but I was thinking 'hang on a sec, I would never get away with saying that something was 'tight' '.. so yeah, I didn't write a message advertising ring tones on your page- I'm not a loser. And you are definitely not a loser; love the videos, very 'tight' (woops) lots love from Londinium x
right back at you mademoiselle. You playin lots of shows...fantastic. Montreal is home. A very very merry xmas and happy new year to you! I'll be back in Vancouver at the end of February for a week.
When's the next gig? And why am I the only person leaving comments? Do I have to teach you how to spam? You're a band, Spam! It ain't just a tasty snack with rye bread.
You guys are awesome - loving the CD and so happy we had the chance to hook up for a show out your way! I'll be working on biting that dust for when yous sail through my side of the country:)
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