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SEARSON

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About Me

WE'VE BEEN TOURING FULL TIME FOR OVER FOUR YEARS NOW. IN THE PAST WE HAVE TOURED MOSTLY IN THE U.S. BUT WILL BE DOING A MONTH LONG TOUR THIS JULY 2008 IN CANADA. A TOUR TO GERMANY IN EARLY 2009 IS CONFIRMED AS WELL. WE PLAY ALL TYPES OF VENUES INCLUDING BARS AND CLUBS, CONCERT HALLS, ARENAS, AND TONS OF FESTIVALS. WE'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF TOURING WITH BANDS SUCH AS LEAHY, NATALIE MACMASTER, SAM ROBERTS BAND, MATT MAYS & EL TORPEDO, BLUE RODEO, GAELIC STORM, BROTHER, JANN ARDEN, SPIRIT OF THE WEST, THE WILKINSONS, THE SAW DOCTORS, FIVE MAN ELECTRICAL BAND, THE ELDERS, AND SO MANY MORE TALENTED MUSICIANS! MyGen Profile Generator

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Member Since: 7/19/2006
Band Website: WWW.SEARSON.ORG
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ERIN 28- LEAD VOCALS, PIANO, MANDOLIN, BANJO, SHOES;COLLEEN 23- FIDDLE, BACK VOCALS, MANDOLIN, SHOES;HEATHER 26- BASS, SHOES;ANDREW KRAUSE (16?)- RHYTHM, LEAD GUITAR
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Influences: THE BAND, ASHLEY MACISAAC, SARAH MACLACHLAN, STEVE EARLE, JORDON ZADOROZNY, BUSTER BROWN, ART JAMIESON, LED ZEPPELIN, BEATLES, ROLLING STONES, ANI DIFRANCO, BOB ON THE COUCH, ALANIS MORISSETTE, CHRISTMAS IN THE VALLEY VOL. 6, NKOTB, WILCO, OASIS, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, SLOAN, THE TREWS, CRUCE, MAC BEATTY, LASSO SALOON, AFRO CELT SOUND SYSTEM
Sounds Like: WELL, WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT WE SOUND LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN THE CRANBERRIES AND...... WELL WE ARE JUST A NEW SOUND... NO ONE ELSE HAS BEEN TRYING THIS SOUND BEFORE... WE HAVE HEARD THAT WE SOUND LIKE EVERYTHING FROM ROCK TO NEW AGE, CONTEMPORARY,GROOVE, FOLK ROCK.. AND THE LIST CONTINUES.....WE'VE NEVER HAD A BAD SEARSON MUSIC LOVER, EXCEPT FOR THOSE FEW WHO DON'T LIKE THE KIND OF MASCARA WE WEAR..NAH EVRYONE LOVES THE MUSIC, AND WE'VE HEARD ITS EXTREMELY REFRESHING TO SEE US ON STAGE INSTEAD OF THOSE BOYS ALL THE TIME!!!.....DON'T GET US WRONG... WE LOVE LISTENING AND PLAYING WITH ALL OF THE BANDS ON TOUR!!!!!!!..WE'VE TRAVELLED THROUGHOUT THE STATES,PLAYING EVERYTHING FROM CLUBS TO CONCERT HALLS,....ROCK FESTIVALS TO CEILIDHS!!!!!!!
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My Blog

The Brains of the Operation

April 2, 2008 From a cafe in Ottawa By the brains of the operation... that’s right the bass player   Once upon a time there was a Canadian band that rarely played in Canada.  They ...
Posted by SEARSON on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:10:00 PST

New song released from upcoming album

We have released the song, Role Play, from our upcoming album, for all of our fans to enjoy.  The CD should be finished this Spring, thanks to everyone for your continued support....
Posted by SEARSON on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:12:00 PST

Syracuse, NY!

By the Stellar Bass PlayerFrom my Ottawa ApartmentFriday was an early morning start, with blizzards and banking to do before Syracuse.  Erin began the trip by filling t...
Posted by SEARSON on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:44:00 PST

The sequel Road Diary! Road Diary!

Where: in the studio Listening to: Colleen record her fiddle parts on a new songAfter our shows in Omaha we headed back to Galena for a few days.  Monday night we were treated to an amazing ...
Posted by SEARSON on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:37:00 PST

Road Diary! Road Diary! By Colleen! Colleen!

Road diary! Road diary! By Colleen! Colleen! This is definitely my favourite part of the job.   Well I've got a lot to recap over this past week.  The plan was to start out early from Ott...
Posted by SEARSON on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:41:00 PST

Oktoberfest!

Oktoberfest in Petawawa?  Who knew it could be so much fun!  All of the military personnel feasted on a fantastic Oktoberfest meal which of course included a lot of beer.  By the time ...
Posted by SEARSON on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:39:00 PST

Chicago

From my front porch in Ottawa September 25/07 12:02 pm Heather Chicago has always been a favourite city of mine to visit, so I was beyond excited to finally perform here. Playing downtown in Gran...
Posted by SEARSON on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:03:00 PST

Happy Birthday

Syracuse Irish Fest seems like a long time ago, but I do remember that it was an awesome night.  The evening consisted of all Canadian bands  Greenwich Meantime, Searson & The Town Pants!&nb...
Posted by SEARSON on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:03:00 PST

Rootstomp - New compilation album now available!

Searson is part of a great new compilation album Rootstomp, Volume One! We are honoured to have had the opportunity to perform with most of these talented bands fou...
Posted by SEARSON on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:04:00 PST

Still in the car (Somebody kill me!)

By: ColleenTitle: Oh my God! There are cities in Canada? It's 1am and I think we have finally passed the Ohio border and are trekking our way though Pennsylvania.  All I can think about ri...
Posted by SEARSON on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:10:00 PST