"A solid wall of musical energy, a full-throated, multi-instrumental roar of exuberance and delight..."-- Greg Quill, The Toronto Star

"Stan Rogers meets Van Halen..." That's how one concert-goer described them, and it fits. Tanglefoot has always been a thunderous live band, but that's only part of the story. Tanglefoot is also a band of adept songwriters who vividly evoke the Canadian experience. "One of Canada's most accomplished musical mythologizers," wrote Robert Reid of the Kitchener Waterloo Record. And after more than twenty years, this Canadian roots institution is stronger than ever, with their double-barrel combination of deft songwriting and exhilarating performances leading the way.

Guitarist Steve Ritchie has the longest tenure, having joined in 1988. Toronto bass player Al Parrish has been around since 1994. Terry Young came on board at the beginning of 1999 to play mandolin, guitar, banjo, harmonica and whistle. Bryan Weirmier replaced Tanglefoot's original piano player, Rob Ritchie in the summer of 2002. The newest addition is Kingston, Ontario fiddler Terry Snider, who joined in May of 2003 upon the retirement of Joe Grant.

It is on the concert stage where Tanglefoot really shines. From the early days playing Ontario concerts and festivals, it was evident the band had a particularly vibrant edge. Their 1995 appearance at the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival in Nova Scotia was a turning point. From there, they went on to the popular CBC radio show, Atlantic Airwaves, hosted by fiddler Natalie MacMaster. In 1997, Tanglefoot appeared at the inaugural Stan Rogers Folk Festival in Canso, Nova Scotia which marked the beginning of full-time touring. They have travelled and performed relentlessly ever since, playing hundreds of shows across Canada, the U.S. and Britain.

In May of 2003 they recorded their live performances for the CD "Captured Alive" and the companion DVD "Way More Live". Their other albums include "Agnes on the Cowcatcher" (2002), "The Music in the Wood" (1996), "Saturday Night in Hardwood Lake" (1994) and "A Grain of Salt" (1992). Tanglefoot's first Borealis release was "Full-Throated Abandon" (1999) which was Crossroads Magazine Music Awards Gold Star winner for "Best Album" in the "Contemporary Folk Band" category.

They have appeared on the syndicated folk radio show, The Midnight Special, as well as The Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour in Kentucky, several occasions on BBC Radio in the UK, and four appearances on Bound for Glory - North America's longest-running, live folk music show - in Ithaca, New York where they won the Third Annual "Best of Bound for Glory" Award. They have also appeared twice on Gabereau on the CTV Television Network, Tele-Relais on Radio-Canada in Winnipeg and on News Night Minnesota on Minnesota Public Television. In April of 2001, a copy of Tanglefoot's third CD flew aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor.

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