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Vissia Sisters

About Me

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Presenting the Plain Janes!

After much deliberation... seriously, we've thought about for a long time... we have decided to go with a different band name. We have our reasons, I assure you:

1. "Vissia Sisters." Say that five times fast. Maybe you have or have not realized it before, but "Vissia Sisters" has five S's in it. It's a bit of a tongue twister.

2. For some reason or another, a lot of people have trouble pronouncing "Vissia."

3. For some reason or another, a lot of people have trouble spelling "Vissia."

If you cannot spell, let alone pronounce, a name, how can we expect you to remember it? On top of all that, the change just feels right. It's the right time. We have come so far since the days of matching skirts and cowboy hats.

There are also reasons for choosing the name, "The Plain Janes." First off, the three of us are from Stony Plain. Also, plain is another word for prairie. We are, after all, from the country. The name resonates with us on a personal level, which we knew would be an important deciding factor when choosing a new name. As for the Janes part, it just seemed to fit!

www.theplainjanes.com


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 29/12/2006
Band Website: www.vissiasisters.com
Band Members:

Alex - acoustic guitar, resonator guitar

Aleisha - acoustic guitar, banjo

Andrea - mandolin, violin


Influences:

These are not individuals who we consider ourselves "like" or try to be the same as, but rather who inspire us in some way or another. Inspiration comes in many colours, shapes, sizes and sounds...

Patty Griffin, Regina Spektor, Brandi Carlile, Ryan Adams, Tom Petty, Dixie Chicks, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Po' Girl, Ben Lee, The Beatles, Josh Ritter, Jack Johnson, Death Cab for Cutie, Ingrid Michaelson, John Hiatt, Rilo Kiley, Feist, The Fray, Damien Rice, Yael Naim, Rachelle Van Zanten, The Weakerthans, David Gray... maybe even you.


Sounds Like: acoustic, folk, country, rock, bluegrass, pop... a little bit of everything.
Record Label: none

My Blog

We Nearly Melted

This will be short and sweet. THANK YOU so much to the fabulous audience and to all the volunteers at the Stony Plain Centennial Celebration this past Saturday.  We had a ballin' time, even thou...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:22:00 GMT

Come out tonight!

Well, yesterday we performed at Airfest, down at the Alberta Aviation Museum by the municiple airport in Edmonton.  Despite the rain and the cold, we had a good time!  Thanks, Eric, for invi...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:21:00 GMT

Find us on FACEBOOK!

Hello!I just wanted to let everyone know that you can now find us on Facebook!  We have our own page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vissia-Sisters/12307989018&nbs p;so definitely stop by and che...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:30:00 GMT

Check out this event: VISSIA SISTERS Live at the Museum: The U-22 Revue

Hosted By: CKUA Radio and the Royal Alberta MuseumWhen: May 21, 2008 7:30 PMWhere: Royal Alberta Museum12845102 AvenueEdmonton, CanadaDescription:CKUA Radio and the Royal Alberta Museum Click Here T...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:45:00 GMT

Waskasoo

We had such a fabulous time playing in Red Deer, AB!  The concert was put on by the Waskasoo Bluegrass Society (thank you so much!) and it was so much fun.  Thanks to everyone who braved the...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:32:00 GMT

Open Mics are Sweet and Hulberts is Wicked Awesome

We went to Hulbert's on Sunday night for the open mic, hosted by the lovely Rhea March, and had probably the most exciting Sunday night, well, ever.  I mean really, Sunday nights are the last nig...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:42:00 GMT

Canadian Folk Music Awards

Hey Everyone! Well we just found out some great news!  We are nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award for the second year in a row.  And we are one of four Albertans nominated for an award...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:37:00 GMT

Thank You Thank You Thank You NCF

Well, we had the greatest time at North Country Fair this weekend!!!  We (Aleisha, Andrea, Brodie, and mom) arrived in High Prairie, AB, Friday night, and went out to the festival site on Saturd...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 22:10:00 GMT

Shout Out from Andi

Hey Guys! We haven't written in forever! Well we've been keeping busy!  School is coming to an end for Aleisha and me and now there are summer performances to get ready for! I can't wait until su...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:04:00 GMT

Parking Lot Escapades, starring curling iron

Innovation in a Parking Lot Thursday night we were in Sherwood Park, AB to do a few songs at the Western Canada Summer Games Culture Kick-off.  We finally found the place where it was held at aft...
Posted by on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:08:00 GMT