The Fam... Rachelle- Slide Guitar, Guitar, Piano, Mandolin, Vox. Joby Baker- Drums, Tabla, Udu, Keys, Vox. Hamish Tesco- Bass. Graham Roby- Drums (east of the Atlantic).
Influences
Led Zeppelin, Jeff Buckley, Mae Moore, Lester Quitzau, Amy Correia, Gillian Welch, Lucinda Williams, Ben Harper, Bonnie Raitt, Jr. Gone Wild, The Pyemen, The Who, Joni Mitchell, John Prine.
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Sounds Like
"Canned Heat" meets "Gillian Welch" and they take turns on the swingset.
"After 11 years in the trenches, Canadian slide guitarist Rachelle van Zanten is done with bands. In 2006 she released her first solo album, “Back to Francois”, which is packed with funky blues riffs and stellar slide performances. The surprise is that van Zanten juxtaposes her gutsy guitar playing with very personal and introspective lyrics- a stylistic trait she attributes to her diverse influences" (Guitar Player Magazine U.S.- Oct. 2006). She has come a long way from her bluegrass upbringing in the foothills of northern British Columbia, recently recording a rock album with producer Joby Baker (Cowboy Junkies, Alex Cuba, The Weakerthans, Mae Moore) and world-renowned sound engineer, Tchad Blake (Sheryl Crow, Paul Simon, Tom Waits, Richard Thompson, Los Lobos, Pearl Jam). Rachelle is a unique and eclectic Americana singer-songwriter much in the style of Lucinda Williams. Rachelle has performed with Feist, Blue Rodeo, Clarence Gatemouth Brown and Sue Foley; and has supported Indigo Girls, Eagle Eye Cherry and Dar Williams. Rachelle's recent tour schedule took her through Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Holland, Belgium, France, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, India and Nepal.
Just stopping by to wish you a very happy and merry Christmas with lots of joy and fun (plus some relaxation). I hope you are well and having a lovely weekend. XXXX
Hi Rachelle! Last night I was at Hijazz with some friends listening to no less than five bands. (Josse was among them, she kicked ass.) Alex and I spoke with Celal, we we´re talking about you, how much we all like you and hope to see you again. Now I see on your tour schedule that you´re coming back to Sweden, please make a stop at Hijazz, Uppsala. I´d love to hear your powerful music live again! Take care! Adam / Fem Blå Bröder
Looks like you are getting a lot of work. Great!! Rachelle, you have a whole lot of talent so remember, even when the music industry b.s. starts getting to you, there are a lot of us who really appreciate your music.
