SONG OF THE DAY

“Double Knots” by The Living Sisters (Love To Live, Vanguard Records, 2010).

WHERE I HEARD IT

NBC’s Parenthood, Season 2: February 8th 2011 episode, “Just Go Home”

INTERESTING FACTS (a la amazon.com)

– The Living Sisters is a folk super group consisting of Inara George, Eleni Mandell and Becky Stark.

– From their agent: “The Living Sisters may be the most experienced “new” group you’ve ever heard. Los Angeles-based singer/songwriters Inara George (The Bird and the Bee), Becky Stark (Lavender Diamond) and Eleni Mandell have cumulatively spent decades writing, recording and singing around the world with their respective groups. Now, after years of seed-planting, the accomplished trio has finally recorded their Vanguard debut album, Love to Live as The Living Sisters… The vocalists discovered their mutual love of country, soul and other traditional styles of music and began showcasing their vocal talents in the L.A. area while still pursuing their individual artistic visions… Connecting and anchoring these disparate styles are the trio’s harmonies themselves, which, depending on the track, can be subtly suggestive, childishly playful, or earnestly heartfelt… To record the album, each member began writing songs individually, bringing their tracks to group later on to collaborate on harmonies. After much trial and error, the trio recorded each track simultaneously using one collective microphone, adding minor vocals afterwards, yet ensuring each song retains a raw, immediate quality.”

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