Be Good Tanyas

UK Tour 2013 Update - Sold Out Dates

We are so excited to be returning to Scotland and the UK. Please note that several of the following shows are now sold out...

Jan 26 Glasgow, City Halls as part of Celtic Connections - sold out
Jan 27 Leeds, Howard Assembly Rooms - sold out
Jan 29 Milton Keynes, The Stables - sold out
Jan 30 Bristol, St Georges - sold out
Feb 1 Manchester, Royal Northern of College Music - sold out
Feb 2 Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre - tickets available
Feb 3 London, Barbican - tickets available

Click here to check all UK tour dates.

Sold Out UK Dates

We are so excited to be returning to Scotland and the UK. Please note the following shows are now sold out...

Jan
26 Glasgow, City Halls as part of Celtic Connections
27 Leeds, Howard Assembly Room
29 Milton Keynes, The Stables

Click here to check all UK tour dates.

New Tour Updates

Phil Cook's (from Megafaun) band Phil Cook & His Feat will be joining us on our 4 Midwest tourdates.

Saturday - Nov 10 – Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton, WI
Sunday - Nov 11 – Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL
Monday - Nov 12 – Englert Theatre, Iowa City, WI
Tuesday Nov 13 – Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN

UK dates for early 2013 announced! Head over to the Tour section for ticket information.
Saturday - Jan 26 - City Halls (as part of Celtic Connections), Glasgow, UK
Sunday - Jan 27 - Howard Assembly Rooms, Leeds, UK
Tuesday - Jan 29 - The Stables, Milton Keynes, UK
Wednesday - Jan 30 - St Georges, Bristol, UK
Friday - Feb 1 - Royal Northern of College Music, Manchester, UK
Saturday - Feb 2 - Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, UK
Sunday - Feb 3 - Barbican, London, UK

Tour Update

All purchased tickets for the September show at Cozmic in Eugene will be honored. All purchased tickets for the September shows at the Aladdin Theater in Portland can be refunded at point of purchase. Details for these rescheduled dates are posted at www.begoodtanyas.com/tour, as well as www.twitter.com/thebegoodtanyas and www.facebook.com/thebegoodtanyas.

Thank you for your understanding, and we will look forward to seeing you when Sam is fully recovered!

Parsons Student Creates Video for The Coo Coo Bird

Parsons School of Design student Brianne Bowers created this wonderful stop-motion animation video for our version of the traditional song "The Cuckoo" (which we call "The Coo Coo Bird"). She made it for her "Old Weird America" class, taught by Greil Marcus. Aren't we flattered/honoured that he plays our version of this English/American folk song for his classes. We love the video. Thanks Brianne!
The Coo Coo Bird from Brianne Bowers on Vimeo.

THE BE GOOD TANYAS RELEASE LIMITED-EDITION, DELUXE BLUE HORSE VINYL TO CELEBRATE 10 YEARS

In celebration of the 10 year anniversary of the album’s worldwide release, a deluxe limited edition 180 gram vinyl version of the album will be released on July 5, 2011, by the band’s long time label, Nettwerk Records.

This limited edition re-release includes not only all of the old favourites in their original order, but incorporates three bonus tracks. Two of these, Mule on the Mountain and Ain’t No Change, are previously unreleased tracks from the Blue Horse recording sessions, and feature founding member of the band, Jolie Holland. These songs from those early days recall the thrill of the band’s unique, unpolished sound, and their love of early American folk and blues. Jolie Holland, a key spark in the band’s early formation, along with Samantha Parton, Trish Klein, and Frazey Ford, all sing and play like they just arrived on their backporch to charm the neighbourhood. The final bonus track, Be Good Tanya, at last reveals the origins of the band’s name – residing in the wit and skill of San Francisco songwriter Obo Martin, whose songwriting inspired the band from their first rehearsal. Rather than include a cover of Obo’s song, the band chose instead to include a recording of Obo Martin himself performing the song that gave the band their name.

In addition to three bonus tracks, The Be Good Tanyas are excited to offer, as part of this special edition vinyl, a 28 page songbook that features sheet music for all of the songs from Blue Horse as well as chords and lyrics for the three bonus tracks.

The limited edition vinyl will also include a digital download card. We’re thrilled to offer this exclusive package to fans old and new who wish to commemorate this anniversary with us.

To mark this special anniversary, The Be Good Tanyas will be doing a selected run of Western live performance dates this summer. View tour dates

Pre-Order The Be Good Tanyas New Album on iTunes