BC FOLK GROUP THE SOUTHERN RESIDENTS RELEASE NEW SINGLE “DEVYN GALE”
BC folk group The Southern Residents share their new bluegrass-tinged single “Devyn Gale” out now on all digital streaming platforms.
“Devyn Gale” is the lead single from The Southern Resident’s debut album Folk Signals, set for release on February 28th. The album was born from the collaboration of Tom Taylor and Adrian Dolan, two seasoned figures in the Canadian music scene. When Tom set out to record his original folk-inspired songs, he needed musicians who could bring his vision to life. Adrian, a multi-instrumentalist and experienced producer, was the ideal partner. Together, they assembled a group of Canada’s finest musicians, each contributing their unique sound to the project.
With Tom Taylor on acoustic guitar and vocals and Adrian Dolan playing the fiddle and mandolin, the lineup also includes Scott White on bass from Vancouver Island’s renowned The Bills; Jeanne Tolmie of The Luckies, adding rich vocal harmonies; and Shanti Bremer from The Sweet Lowdown, whose banjo adds a traditional bluegrass touch. Victoria’s Daniel Lapp, an acclaimed fiddler and multi-instrumentalist, brings his talents to the twin fiddle tunes, while David Hughes of She Stole My Beer and The Radio Grande plays the Dobro.
With so many BC musicians involved in The Southern Residents project, it comes as no surprise that Folk Signals is an album with a focus on British Columbia-based songs that cover topics from across the province. The first single “Devyn Gale” addresses the risk that comes with the increasing frequency of wildfires in BC due to climate change.
“”Devyn Gale” is about a Wildland Firefighter who died fighting a fire outside Revelstoke in July 2023,” says Tom Taylor. “I was heartbroken after reading the story on CBC and thought Devyn needed a folk song to celebrate her, and to mark the sacrifice that she, and other brave men and women have made to protect Canadian communities in what is an increasingly dangerous environment for forest fires.”
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