Sackville (band)
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Sackville was a Montreal-based musical group that played what has been classified as country
and pop
, although their style resembles more folk
, rock
and avantgarde. They formed in 1994 and recorded their first album in 1996.
Sackville disbanded in 2001, but many members have gone on to play in other bands, including: Wild Lawns and Black Ox Orkestar
(Gabriel Levine), Hangedup
(Genevieve Heistek and Eric Craven), Re: and Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band (Ian Ilavsky), Triple-Burner (Harris Newman - also solo), The Carnations
(Pat Conan) and The Red and the Black, Haywood
, Cherubino, The Trouble With Sweeney (Rob Viola).
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
and pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, although their style resembles more folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
, rock
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
and avantgarde. They formed in 1994 and recorded their first album in 1996.
Sackville disbanded in 2001, but many members have gone on to play in other bands, including: Wild Lawns and Black Ox Orkestar
Black Ox Orkestar
Black Ox Orkestar is a quartet of musicians from Montreal, Canada who play European Jewish folk music. They formed in the summer of 2000 to explore their common Jewish heritage through music. The band's music is entirely acoustic; texts are sung in Yiddish....
(Gabriel Levine), Hangedup
Hangedup
Hangedup are an experimental rock group from Montreal, Canada. They are a two-piece band, featuring Genevieve Heistek on Viola and Eric Craven on drums and percussion...
(Genevieve Heistek and Eric Craven), Re: and Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band (Ian Ilavsky), Triple-Burner (Harris Newman - also solo), The Carnations
The Carnations
The Carnations were a Canadian indie rock band started in 1995 by Thomas D'Arcy on lead vocals and bass, and Steve Krecklo on vocals and guitar. It expanded in 1996 to include Nathan Rekker on guitar and vocals, and later Patrick Conan on drums.-History:...
(Pat Conan) and The Red and the Black, Haywood
Haywood
Haywood may refer to:Places:England* Haywood, Herefordshire* Great Haywood, Staffordshire* Little Haywood, StaffordshireUnited States* Hayward, California, formerly Haywood* Haywood, North Carolina* Haywood, Oklahoma...
, Cherubino, The Trouble With Sweeney (Rob Viola).
Discography
- Handsome Family/Sackville Split
- Low Ebb EP (1996)
- These Last Songs (1998)
- The Principles of Science (1999)
- Natural Life (2001) - Never officially released