Liv Cazzola and Braden Phelan, who hail from Guelph, Ont., released their latest album, ‘Heirlooms'
SUPERIOR NORTH -- It’s at times rather astonishing to hear that small towns across Canada can host amazing performers and artists, but in the month of August, Hornepayne, Wawa, Ear Falls, Sioux Lookout and other small towns are getting the opportunity to receive the musical gifts borne by the folk duo ‘Tragedy Ann’, who just returned from the European leg of their International Tour.
“What we’ve inherited,” Liv says, “The traditions, the learned things, the actions we’ve observed in past generations. We have to decide what actions we want to carry on, what we want to keep. These decisions, the heirlooms we cling to, shape our survival.” The simple, yet somehow rich instrumentals are a perfect blend throughout the album, delivering an organic depth to the music. Liv and Braden incorporate many instruments throughout their songs and they are accompanied by their friends from the European tour.