专辑简介

The Hometown Band began in 1975 as the group of session musicians backing legendary folk icon Valdy on a cross-Canada tour in support of his new album "Valdy and the Hometown Band". The band was: the album's producer Claire Lawrence on sax & flute; Shari Ulrich on lead vocals, violin, sax, flute & dulcimer; Geoff Eyre on drum & vocals; Doug Edwards on bass and the late and incomparably great Robbie King on piano and B3. The group recorded two albums in it's 3 short years and toured extensively across Canada and the US. This album was ground breaking in its 'out of the box' arrangements. It's hit "Flying" (written by Joe Mock of Shari's previous band, The Pied Pumkin) remains, after 3 decades, her signature song. Ulrich says: "This music was a remarkable and unforgettable chapter in all or our lives & careers and for many in our audiences. Many of them write me hunting for the music on CD, having lost their LP's over time. So it is a thrill to finally be able to offer it - digitized directly from the masters held in the vault at Universal. The resulting sound is like hearing the original mixes in the studio."