Headwater

Hearing Headwater is like listenening to the West Coast of Canada in song. Freewheeling, fierce, sentimental and sexy, the Vancouver, B.C., quartet has earned its reputation as one of the finest acoustic roots groups around the old-fashioned way - they work their asses off.



Since forming in 2001, the group has logged in thousands of kilometres criss-crossing Western Canada and playing to anyone and everyone willing to give it some love. With hooks, driving rhythms, adventurous steel guitar and mandolin solos, and beautiful three-part vocal harmonies all featured in tight, concise under four-minute songs, they found fans fast. Or they roped them in at first, street busking before gigs rather than hanging out waiting for crowds to come to them.



"On Saturday evening, the band set the main stage tent on its head and had the crowd screaming for more.



As word of Headwater’s stunning musical prowess spread like wildfire throughout the festival grounds, it was standing room only and folks out the door for the band’s Sunday afternoon acoustic set.



“So how much time do we have left?” asked group leader Jonas Shandel to the crowd overflowing from St. Martin’s Anglican church.



“Well, the Rolling Stones are outside but they can wait!” bellowed an enthusiastic audience member."



- Jason Unrau – White Horse Daily Star July 15, 2009



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