Vile Richard is comprised of singer/songwriters Olaf Alders and Andrew Vanhorn, joined by a quirky collective of musical friends and neighbours. Alders and Vanhorn have been seen and heard across Eastern Canada, performing live on TV and radio from Hamilton to Halifax. Notable venues include Toronto's CityTV, ATV/CTV in Atlantic Canada and Ottawa's "The New RO". Overseas radio play includes BBC Radio 2's Bob Harris Country and Bryan Burnett's Brand New Country on BBC Scotland. The band has also written and performed music for indie film and stage productions as well as performing improvised pieces for live theatre at Second City.
Having met as Humanities students at McMaster University, Alders and Vanhorn soon started performing regularly at venues around the Hamilton, Ontario area. Vile Richard started off by releasing, "Lucky Me", a rock album which owes a great debt to Matthew Sweet, Elliot Smith and the Lemonheads. The band then toured Eastern Canada opening for Mike Trebilcock (Killjoys) in support of the album.
Next Vile Richard released "Hockey Song" to radio. The single garnered airplay on FM and AM radio in Canada. Embracing hockey mania, the boys performed their "Hockey Song" at Wayne Gretzky's in Toronto between periods of a Toronto Maple Leafs/Ottawa Senators game.
A second full album arrived as the band proudly announced the birth of their second child, How to Find and Fascinate a Mistress. The sophomore album finds the band picking up some new instruments (banjo and glockenspiel) and recording the album in their own studio. Creating the tracks in their own studio, Vanhorn and Alders have been free to experiment with a sound that blends aspects of traditional country with their own rock roots. The result is an album that is firmly stuck somewhere between folk and rock, with a distinctive Canadian sound, drawing comparisons with Blue Rodeo, Barenaked Ladies and Great Big Sea.
"This is a wonderful album."
Bryan Burnett, BBC Scotland's Brand New Country
"...intellectually driven, quirky folk songs that can be simultaneously cute and bittersweet, fraught with literary allusion and sung with sentimentality."
Ric Taylor, VIEW Magazine, (Hamilton, ON)
The band is currently working to complete a 3rd album, tentatively titled "Daddy's Gun" and looks forward to touring extensively in Canada and the US in support of their latest effort in 2008.
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Hey! I just got back from Nashville And cut some tracks for my soon to be released CD they havent been mixed down yet(yes there are some real bad notes lol)they will get fixed! butyou get the Idea! Give em a listen and comment me back what you think!!! myspace.com/bigbadproductions is my music page I need an unbias judge! lol THanks and Have a great week!!!!xoxo
that would be amazing!!!i'll ask around. maybe check out http://www.timeout.com/newyork/ they have a pretty good listing of clubs/bars etc. i'd be happy to go on a scouting mission for you over the weekend! (i'll def get back to you with some names!) also check out http://boweryballroom.com/ there are several diff sites on that page...
YOu guys need to come to the states! How about a date in KAlamazoo MI! YOu guys would sound great playing outdoors at Bells Brewery's Beer Garden sometimes this summer! check it out.... good beer, cool little city....and I bet alot of people would come out to see you guys! THe Hockey Song Rocks!
No problem, that's what I'm here for. It is? Oh thank you god! Um, not really no cause I haven't been to many places where they have bands play. Erm, next time I'm down there I can check a few out and give you guys a report? lol It's ok, know the feeling! ;D
Hey guys! Just wanted to make sure to let you know that when you come down here, to the US, you better make a stop in Columbus so I can finally see you guys live! You have no idea how close I've been to coming up there to see you guys...but having no passport would kinda prevent me from doing that. Anyway just thought I'd throw that out there! ♥Meaghan
Figured I should drop you a line since it's been a while. Oh yes. It had to be the best game I've seen in a while. Knew Sid would come out in the end! Did you?
There's some on our newest album, Tales from Windsor's Tavern at CDBaby - but none of just my cello playing posted here, alas. ;) Maybe with the next gig we'll get some footage! You guys are great fun! Keep kickin' ass!
Hey, I'm trying to stay in touch with ppl and wanted to stop by and say hey and hope you have an awesome day. Hope you enjoy my music. God bless Jeremy Willey
