The Golden Country Clan

My intent when I came to do this blog post was to present the Wordpress site I put together for my talented husband David P. Smith... a man who has needed his own website for a long, long time. I'll just get that out of the way, as I've already spread the website like a plague all over facebook, and then I'll move on to my newly chosen topic, which ALSO has a lot to do with my husband...

David's new website! This is a man who's been extremely busy for the last 20 years!
http://davidpsmithmusic.com/

And now... the Golden Country Clan. A bit of a revelation for yours truly, because although I've braved the stage sporadically the last 10 years, I've never been a bona fide member of the band, man. I've taken part in certain shows, and I've listened with envy to many a practise (and recording) taking place in my basement, but until now I have not been card-carrying.

This band was formed by my (again) talented husband David P. Smith, and it's not the first hard-core country band he's formed, nor the first called "Golden Country". But I venture to say that this one is special, as it's made up of a group of personalities who get along like a house on fire and are completely lacking in discord, moodiness or diva-ism. It's plain and simple a lot of fun (and sometimes... country hurtin').  I make up one third of The Harmonettes, back-up singers and harmonizers, along with Jeanne Tolmie and my daughter Chloe Lampman. I cannot over-state how much help these two ladies have both been to this rookie- especially my daughter Chloe.

The members of the band are Aaron Ellingsen, Scotty Henderson, Chloe Lampman, B.A. Lampman, David P. Smith, Sean Thompson, Jeanne Tolmie, and Dan Weisenberger. We have a show at the Solstice Cafe in Victoria, BC this Friday night (October 18th, 2013), so come on down!

B & W photos by Lauren Knerual