Pawnshop Diamond

After years of hanging around musicians, Katie Ormiston finally picked up her brother's guitar and started strumming her own chords. She had always hung around with musicians – and even dated a few – but she never actually expected to wind up on stage herself.It began with writing – working things out in a song, as John Prine would say. A romantic trip to Europe gone awry left Ormiston looking to her music collection for answers. She found them in the songs of Neil Young, JJ Cale and Lucinda Williams and she soon found her own lyrical voice. A close friend, Nina Fleming, flew to Europe to help her recover by sipping cabernet from white plastic cups on the mediterainian. There, the first Pawnshop Diamond songs were born as the two friends sang harmonies on the Paris Metro.Back in the rich musical community of East Vancouver, Ormiston didn’t need to go far to find musical collaborators. Fleming, dusted off her piano and another friend Jared Ferrie accompanied them on electric guitar. They played their first performance on Ormiston’s 30th birthday, fulfilling a promise to herself and showing a promise of things to come. Lucas Schuller was recruited on drums and Lynn Saffery on bass to complete Pawnshop Diamond. Ferrie would later leave to pursue a career in journalism and was replaced by David Taylor. With numerous shows, a few festivals and a second studio album now under their belt, Pawnshop Diamond are spreading their musical message with sweet harmonies and deep grooves.I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4