Banjo picker, Annie Clifford, had a dream about The Gertrudes. She told guitar picker, Greg Tilson, about the dream and he picked up the phone and called up all The Gertrudes in her dream. The Gertrudes then assembled themselves in a practice room at the Kingston School of Music, and made beautiful music together. The rest, as they say, is history.

The Gertrudes sound like an ol’ time saloon party in deep space… experimental noise beds with down home folk passengers, frolicking through original material, played by a veritable orchestra of instruments. Nerdgrass? Maybe…

"The most exciting thing about Hard Water is how The Gertrudes contrast the old time feel of banjos, ukes and accordions with electronics, horns and theremin (sweet) to create modern, spooky tracks that are as thick and ominous, but also as breathtaking as a dense fog over the harbour …" - Hero Hill

Greg Tilson – vox & guitbox
Annie Clifford – banjer & vox
Lucas Huang – violining, ukelucas, sticks, vox
Amanda Balsys – violining and vox
Jason Erb – pianer/keys, low end
Matt Rogalsky – lead guitbox, noises & vox
Josh Lyon – low end, trumpet, keys, squeezebox
Pete Bowers – skins & sticks
Pim van Geffen – ‘bone

Learn more about The Gertrudes at http://www.myspace.com/theothergertrudes.
Learn more about Apple Crisp Records at http://www.applecrisp.ca.

Previews - Hard Water

01. Gertrudes-River -
02. Gertrudes-Seymour -
03. Gertrudes-Advancement Of The Human Age -
04. Gertrudes-Kansas -
05. Gertrudes-Hard Water -
06. Gertrudes-A New Sound -

Bonus - Album package comes with complete artwork including a high res Album cover and a PDF booklet

Album File Size - MP3 Format - 34.2 MB
Album File Size - CD-Quality Lossless Flac Format - 172.2 MB