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About Me

Old songs, new songs - obsessed with both obscure songs and creating their own sound, Dyad approach traditional American music with confidence and taste that has had music critics praising and listeners engaged. "So, are you from that area?" may be the most common question asked after shows. Years of studying old recordings and sitting around just playing and singing, theirs is music to soak up, to inhale. All three musicians arrived at old-time music from assorted musical backgrounds - classical, metal, indie-rock, punk, folk - maybe it shows, but probably it doesn't. As one reviewer put it, "The trio delivers their music straight up with few concessions to modern taste" (John Endo Greenaway, The Bulletin). Their debut recording, "Who's Been Here Since I've Been Gone" garnered praise from Penguin Eggs Magazine (Canada) and fRoots (UK) while their second full length, "No Pedlars or Preachers" is out in now in finer record shops and through Festival Distribution in Canada.This profile was edited with Thomas' myspace editor™ V2.5

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Member Since: 11/14/2005
Band Website: dyadband.ca, copperspine.com
Band Members: Kori Miyanishi (vocals, banjo, guitar, fiddle, jaw-harp), Leah Abramson (vocals, guitar), Shiho Mizumoto (fiddle, octave fiddle).
Influences: Hiram Stamper, Dillard Chandler, hairless cats, Fred Cockerham, RDY, Mongoose, Hazel Dickens, Godflesh, I.D. Stamper, Sebadoh, Pavement, Big Black, Dock Boggs, I.D. Stamper, Dellie Norton, Gaither Carlton, Minor Threat, Henryk Gorecki, David Cronenberg, Rollins, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Bruce Greene, mum, dad, good/bad bourbon
Sounds Like: That dress that you wear so fine....
Record Label: Copperspine Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

What a summer! NEW MUSIC!!!!!

DYAD had a quite the summer. We got to play at some amazing festivals and meet a lot of great people, musicians and listeners. A big hello and thank you to all those who came to see us, bought our st...
Posted by Dyad on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 11:41:00 PST

do you applaud death? : You Name the Band Contest

That's right. At the request of fans alike, this is your chance to wax poetic with 4 letters. It's pretty simple. Come up with an acronym for DYAD and email it to us at:[email protected] orsend us ...
Posted by Dyad on Tue, 15 May 2007 11:31:00 PST

Bootleg!

Hey, if you'd like to hear some live bootleg Dyad tracks, check out http://www.gazebomusic.com/You can find some of our Freight & Salvage SF show there as part of SFBOTF. Thanks to Nathan Moomaw f...
Posted by Dyad on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:41:00 PST

Nominated!

Looks like Dyad is nominated for "Best new/emerging artist" at the Canadian Folk Music Awards. We will find out on December 1st....
Posted by Dyad on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 11:26:00 PST

New Website

Yes. We now have a website - www.dyadband.ca - Find your favorite lyrics, photos and listen to more songs. It's in transition, so keep checking back for updates.
Posted by Dyad on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:13:00 PST

Cover of Penguin Eggs

Hey, check us out on the cover of the new issue of Penguin Eggs, Canada's folk magazine: http://www.penguineggs.ab.ca/ ...
Posted by Dyad on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 05:59:00 PST

"NO PEDLARS OR PREACHERS" AVAILABLE ! - ORDER ONLINE

You can order copies of the new album "No Pedlars or Preachers" at Festival Distribution:http://www.festival.bc.ca/
Posted by Dyad on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 09:24:00 PST