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Interview with Ladies of the Canyon


all great musicians in their own right

all great musicians in their own right when these four ladies come together

when these four ladies come together

when these four ladies come together it’s magic hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and

it’s magic hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and

it’s magic hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re

welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re

welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with ladies of the canyon

into the cloud I’m Sonya Sargent and I

into the cloud I’m Sonya Sargent and I sing and play guitar I’m an heretic and

sing and play guitar I’m an heretic and

sing and play guitar I’m an heretic and I play the upright bass and electric

I play the upright bass and electric

I play the upright bass and electric bass nice thing and ladies of the canyon

if you had to describe your music how

if you had to describe your music how would you label it producer of our

would you label it producer of our

would you label it producer of our record called it hippie country there’s

record called it hippie country there’s

record called it hippie country there’s like a song or two on the album that

like a song or two on the album that

like a song or two on the album that could be labeled as hippie country but I

could be labeled as hippie country but I

could be labeled as hippie country but I don’t think that we can really box three

don’t think that we can really box three

don’t think that we can really box three bucks into any any particular genre it’s

bucks into any any particular genre it’s

bucks into any any particular genre it’s not quite country it’s not quite rock

not quite country it’s not quite rock

not quite country it’s not quite rock it’s not great pop but it’s definitely

it’s not great pop but it’s definitely

it’s not great pop but it’s definitely all of those things at the same time

all of those things at the same time

all of those things at the same time what is the songwriting process like on

what is the songwriting process like on

what is the songwriting process like on this record a lot of the songs were

this record a lot of the songs were

this record a lot of the songs were composed individually arranged as a

composed individually arranged as a

composed individually arranged as a group but some of them are composed as

group but some of them are composed as

group but some of them are composed as couples couples like Tamara busting fit

couples couples like Tamara busting fit

couples couples like Tamara busting fit together in our the tune or whatever

it’s usually one person presents an idea

it’s usually one person presents an idea and if they choose to share it with

and if they choose to share it with

and if they choose to share it with somebody else they’ll come up with like

somebody else they’ll come up with like

somebody else they’ll come up with like the entire song we’ve never really done

the entire song we’ve never really done

the entire song we’ve never really done anything like with the four of us

anything like with the four of us

anything like with the four of us collaboratively maybe in the next record

collaboratively maybe in the next record

collaboratively maybe in the next record I mean we’re getting we’re getting more

I mean we’re getting we’re getting more

I mean we’re getting we’re getting more used to each other musically and so on

used to each other musically and so on

used to each other musically and so on you know we were friends first and then

you know we were friends first and then

you know we were friends first and then we became bandmates so maybe in the

we became bandmates so maybe in the

we became bandmates so maybe in the future I’m sure it’ll happen

in terms of inspiration for the music

in terms of inspiration for the music you know where does that come from for

you know where does that come from for

you know where does that come from for you guys experience yeah emotions things

you guys experience yeah emotions things

you guys experience yeah emotions things that happen to us she was saying earlier

that happen to us she was saying earlier

that happen to us she was saying earlier we were doing an interview and she said

we were doing an interview and she said

we were doing an interview and she said she likes to mark the mark sort of like

she likes to mark the mark sort of like

she likes to mark the mark sort of like important things that have happened in

important things that have happened in

important things that have happened in her life with a song and I think we’re

her life with a song and I think we’re

her life with a song and I think we’re all we all feel that way

to get like really basic like sometimes

to get like really basic like sometimes you you smell something like lilacs and

you you smell something like lilacs and

you you smell something like lilacs and it’ll remind you of I don’t know your

it’ll remind you of I don’t know your

it’ll remind you of I don’t know your aunt’s funeral or something so to hear

aunt’s funeral or something so to hear

aunt’s funeral or something so to hear something gonna be like it just I feel

something gonna be like it just I feel

something gonna be like it just I feel like it just takes you back to that time

like it just takes you back to that time

like it just takes you back to that time totally

usually in a band like this each member

usually in a band like this each member kind of assumes a certain role sandy and

kind of assumes a certain role sandy and

kind of assumes a certain role sandy and I have been referred to as the

I have been referred to as the

I have been referred to as the troublemakers clowns we have the clowns

troublemakers clowns we have the clowns

troublemakers clowns we have the clowns the comic relief I guess yeah we like to

the comic relief I guess yeah we like to

the comic relief I guess yeah we like to diffuse any sort of tension which there

diffuse any sort of tension which there

diffuse any sort of tension which there can be a large amount of in any any band

can be a large amount of in any any band

can be a large amount of in any any band yeah especially one where there’s like

yeah especially one where there’s like

yeah especially one where there’s like four very strong personality women why

four very strong personality women why

four very strong personality women why don’t you tell us more about the live

don’t you tell us more about the live

don’t you tell us more about the live show journalist friend of mine came out

show journalist friend of mine came out

show journalist friend of mine came out in Toronto and heard his play and it was

in Toronto and heard his play and it was

in Toronto and heard his play and it was it was an industry showcase it was a lot

it was an industry showcase it was a lot

it was an industry showcase it was a lot of suits like this and we were

of suits like this and we were

of suits like this and we were performing for them so we felt a little

performing for them so we felt a little

performing for them so we felt a little bit awkward yeah we do we tend to you

bit awkward yeah we do we tend to you

bit awkward yeah we do we tend to you know drop the f-bombs on stage and we

know drop the f-bombs on stage and we

know drop the f-bombs on stage and we kind of let our guard down and you know

kind of let our guard down and you know

kind of let our guard down and you know that whole thing and he said it’s really

that whole thing and he said it’s really

that whole thing and he said it’s really weird I came to see you and I thought

weird I came to see you and I thought

weird I came to see you and I thought based on your music that you’d be like

based on your music that you’d be like

based on your music that you’d be like this song is about heartbreak everyone

this song is about heartbreak everyone

this song is about heartbreak everyone can relate to that right and he’s sort

can relate to that right and he’s sort

can relate to that right and he’s sort of cute because we’re country singers or

of cute because we’re country singers or

of cute because we’re country singers or her girls but it’s just we don’t put

her girls but it’s just we don’t put

her girls but it’s just we don’t put that on because we’re incapable of it

that on because we’re incapable of it

that on because we’re incapable of it for starters and be because we just want

for starters and be because we just want

for starters and be because we just want to be real and I think people relate to

to be real and I think people relate to

to be real and I think people relate to that more to make an actual connection

that more to make an actual connection

that more to make an actual connection with people that you’ve never met and

with people that you’ve never met and

with people that you’ve never met and that you’ve never seen before and

that you’ve never seen before and

that you’ve never seen before and actually like treat them like your

actually like treat them like your

actually like treat them like your neighbor is really important

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