The Lasses (band)
The Lasses is a Dutch duo that was formed in Amsterdam in 2012.
The group released its debut album The Lasses in early 2012. For their second album Daughters they collaborated with Dutch musicians Stijn van Beek , Alan McLachlan (The Scene) and Mirte de Graaff.[1] In 2014 they met with American musician Kathryn Claire, with whom they started touring across the American West coast. Together with Kathryn Claire they released their third album, Live at de Parel van Zuilen, in 2017.[2]
In August 2019, prior to a tour of the UK, their single 'The Tide' was premiered by British music magazine Folk Radio UK.[3] The song was the first single from their fourth album Undone, produced by Janos Koolen. The full album was released in Paradiso (Amsterdam) in October 2019[4][5] and received positive reviews in folk magazines all across Europe.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12] In that same month they performed live in Dutch TV programme Vrije Geluiden.[13]
The Lasses' album Undone made it to number one on the Euro-Americana chart,[14] a record chart for Americana music composed by European folk DJs.
Band members[edit]
- Margot Merah – vocals, guitar, bodhran, tenor ukulele, shruti box
- Sophie Janna - vocals, guitar, bodhran, tenor ukulele, shruti box
Discography[edit]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ van Deelen, Hans (1 Oct 2015). "The Lasses – Daughters". New Folk Sounds (in Nederlands). Retrieved 30 April 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Copley, Derek. "Releases October 2017". Irish Music Magazine. Retrieved 30 April 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Gallacher, Alex (1 August 2019). "Premiere & Song of the Day: The Lasses - The Tide". Folk Radio UK - Folk Music Magazine. Retrieved April 30, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Tilli, Robbert (October 2019). "The Lasses doen alles puur op gevoel". Suger Mountain Presents (in Nederlands). Retrieved November 26, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Nouws, Louis (15 Oct 2019). "Concerttip: The Lasses". www.popmagazineheaven.nl (in Nederlands). Retrieved 30 April 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ O'Hara, Aidan. "Releases October 2019 » Irish Music Magazine". www.irishmusicmagazine.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Heyvaert, Dani (1 October 2019). "The Lasses - Undone". Rootstime.be (in Nederlands). Retrieved 30 April 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Keller, Tom (March 2020). "FolkWorld #71: The Lasses". www.folkworld.eu. Retrieved 30 April 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Waldherr, Thomas (6 November 2019). "The Lasses: Undone". Country.de - Online Magazin (in Deutsch). Retrieved 30 April 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Carbone, Fabio (2 November 2019). "The Lasses". www.rootshighway.it (in italiano). Retrieved 30 April 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Gjaltema, John (8 Nov 2019). "The Lasses". Altcountry (in Nederlands). Retrieved 30 April 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Kidman, David. "FATEA". FATEA records. Retrieved 30 April 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Lasses performing at Vrije Geluiden". Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ↑ "EuroAmericana chart December 2019". Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ↑ "Review of Live at de Parel van Zuilen in Irish Music Magazine". Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ↑ "Review of The Lasses - Daughters on Musicmeter". Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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