Dala (band)
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Dala is a Canadian
acoustic
-folk
two-piece musical group, made up by Sheila Carabine and Amanda Walther, both of Scarborough
, Ontario
.
, at a high school band practice. Quickly afterwards, Carabine and Walther's friendship blossomed and they formed Dala in the summer of 2002. Their "innate understanding of music" and "vocal range" helped propel them towards signing a five-year artist development deal with Big Bold Sun Music in November 2003, and on April 3, 2005, Dala released their first album, This Moment Is a Flash
.
, containing five original songs and five covers. Immediately afterwards, Dala went out on tour to support the album, including a brief stint in early 2007 opening for Tom Cochrane
. Returning to the studio after the tour, the band released their album Who Do You Think You Are
on August 14, 2007, with the lead single "Anywhere Under the Moon" entering MuchMoreMusic
rotation. Dala finished opening for Matthew Good
on a cross-Canada tour in Cobalt, Ontario
on November 3, 2007.
In 2008, Dala joined Stuart McLean
, the host of CBC Radio
's Vinyl Cafe, for three separate Canadian tours. Other musical guests featured on these tours include Danny Michel
and Russell deCarle.
Over the course of their career, Dala has contributed cover songs to several compilations. The Angels & Thieves recordings of "Dream a Little Dream of Me", The Cure
's "Lovesong", and Neil Young
's "A Man Needs a Maid" were released on Just Like Heaven - a tribute to The Cure (2009), Sing Me To Sleep - Indie Lullabies (2010), and Cinnamon Girl - Women Artists Cover Neil Young (2008) respectively. Cinnamon Girl also included the duo's cover of Young's "Ohio
", which was recorded for the 2007 compilation Borrowed Tunes II: A Tribute to Neil Young
.
The duo released their fourth album, Everyone Is Someone
, on June 9, 2009. Lead single "Levi Blues" was nominated in the Mainstream Adult Contemporary category at the 2010 Canadian Radio Music Awards
.
The duo taped a performance for PBS in February 2010, which aired in June as Girls from the North Country. The performance also featured Canadian all-girl acts The Good Lovelies and Oh Susanna, and included covers of songs by Joni Mitchell
, Gordon Lightfoot
, Leonard Cohen
, Neil Young
, and Bob Dylan
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
acoustic
Acoustic music
Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
-folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
two-piece musical group, made up by Sheila Carabine and Amanda Walther, both of Scarborough
Scarborough, Ontario
Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
.
Early history (2002-2005)
Sheila Carabine and Amanda Walther first met at Mary Ward Catholic Secondary SchoolMary Ward Catholic Secondary School
Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School is a Roman Catholic secondary school of the Toronto Catholic District School Board in Scarborough, Ontario, a district of Toronto. Mary Ward is a unique centre of self-directed learning and a member of the Canadian Coalition of Self-Directed Learning...
, at a high school band practice. Quickly afterwards, Carabine and Walther's friendship blossomed and they formed Dala in the summer of 2002. Their "innate understanding of music" and "vocal range" helped propel them towards signing a five-year artist development deal with Big Bold Sun Music in November 2003, and on April 3, 2005, Dala released their first album, This Moment Is a Flash
This Moment Is a Flash
This Moment Is a Flash is the first album by Canadian band Dala. It was released on April 3, 2005 via indie label Big Bold Sun Music.Upon signing with Universal Music Canada, "Drive Through Summer" and the duo's cover of Donovan's "Catch the Wind" were carried over to their major label debut,...
.
Universal Music (2005-present)
On August 8, 2005, Dala signed its first major record deal with Universal Music. Soon thereafter, on November 1, the band released its first major album, Angels & ThievesAngels & Thieves
Angels & Thieves is the second album by Canadian band Dala. It was released on November 1, 2005.-Track listing:# "20 Something"# "Drive Through Summer"# "A Man Needs A Maid" # "Angels & Thieves"# "Patches"# "Out of Time"...
, containing five original songs and five covers. Immediately afterwards, Dala went out on tour to support the album, including a brief stint in early 2007 opening for Tom Cochrane
Tom Cochrane
Tom Cochrane, OC Canadian musician and humanitarian, best known for his hit songs "Life Is a Highway", "Lunatic Fringe", "Human Race" and "I Wish You Well". Cochrane fronted the Canadian rock band Red Rider and has won seven Juno Awards...
. Returning to the studio after the tour, the band released their album Who Do You Think You Are
Who Do You Think You Are (album)
Who Do You Think You Are is the third album by Canadian band Dala. It was released on August 14, 2007. The band toured Canada promoting the album and opening for Matthew Good during the Nothing to Hide tour.-Track listing:...
on August 14, 2007, with the lead single "Anywhere Under the Moon" entering MuchMoreMusic
MuchMoreMusic
MuchMore is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media, based at 299 Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario....
rotation. Dala finished opening for Matthew Good
Matthew Good
Matthew Frederick Robert Good is a Canadian rock musician. He was the lead singer for the Matthew Good Band, one of Canada's most successful alternative rock bands in the 1990s, before dissolving the band in 2002...
on a cross-Canada tour in Cobalt, Ontario
Cobalt, Ontario
Cobalt is a town in the district of Timiskaming, province of Ontario, Canada, with a population of 1,223 In 2001 Cobalt was named "Ontario's Most Historic Town" by a panel of judges on the TV Ontario program Studio 2, and in 2002 the area was designated a National Historic Site.-History:Silver was...
on November 3, 2007.
In 2008, Dala joined Stuart McLean
Stuart McLean
Andrew Stuart McLean is a Canadian radio broadcaster, humourist and author, best known as the host of the CBC Radio programme The Vinyl Cafe. He is often described as a "story-telling comic", though he has written many serious stories...
, the host of CBC Radio
CBC Radio
CBC Radio generally refers to the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which are outlined below.-English:CBC Radio operates three English language...
's Vinyl Cafe, for three separate Canadian tours. Other musical guests featured on these tours include Danny Michel
Danny Michel
Danny Michel is a singer-songwriter from Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.- Biography :Danny Michel was born in 1970 next to the "Smiles n' Chuckles" chocolate factory in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada...
and Russell deCarle.
Over the course of their career, Dala has contributed cover songs to several compilations. The Angels & Thieves recordings of "Dream a Little Dream of Me", The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
's "Lovesong", and Neil Young
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
's "A Man Needs a Maid" were released on Just Like Heaven - a tribute to The Cure (2009), Sing Me To Sleep - Indie Lullabies (2010), and Cinnamon Girl - Women Artists Cover Neil Young (2008) respectively. Cinnamon Girl also included the duo's cover of Young's "Ohio
Ohio (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song)
"Ohio" is a protest song written and composed by Neil Young in reaction to the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970, and performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. It was released as a single, backed with Stephen Stills's "Find the Cost of Freedom," peaking at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100...
", which was recorded for the 2007 compilation Borrowed Tunes II: A Tribute to Neil Young
Borrowed Tunes II: A Tribute to Neil Young
Borrowed Tunes II is a tribute album to Neil Young, released October 16, 2007. The album features a variety of Canadian musicians covering songs written by Neil Young. All proceeds from album sales will benefit two not-for-profit organizations selected by Neil Young: The Bridge School and...
.
The duo released their fourth album, Everyone Is Someone
Everyone Is Someone
Everyone is Someone is the fourth studio album by Canadian band Dala. It was released on June 9, 2009. It first single is Levi Blues.-Track listing:# Lonely Girl - 4:23# Alive - 4:02# Crushed - 4:44# Levi Blues - 3:02# Horses - 4:21# Compass - 3:43...
, on June 9, 2009. Lead single "Levi Blues" was nominated in the Mainstream Adult Contemporary category at the 2010 Canadian Radio Music Awards
Canadian Radio Music Awards
The Canadian Radio Music Awards are an annual series of awards presented by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters that are part of Canadian Music Week....
.
The duo taped a performance for PBS in February 2010, which aired in June as Girls from the North Country. The performance also featured Canadian all-girl acts The Good Lovelies and Oh Susanna, and included covers of songs by Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...
, Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr. is a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music, and has been credited for helping define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s...
, Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
, Neil Young
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
, and Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
.
Discography
| Release date | Title | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| April 3, 2005 | This Moment Is a Flash This Moment Is a Flash This Moment Is a Flash is the first album by Canadian band Dala. It was released on April 3, 2005 via indie label Big Bold Sun Music.Upon signing with Universal Music Canada, "Drive Through Summer" and the duo's cover of Donovan's "Catch the Wind" were carried over to their major label debut,... |
Big Bold Sun Music |
| November 1, 2005 | Angels & Thieves Angels & Thieves Angels & Thieves is the second album by Canadian band Dala. It was released on November 1, 2005.-Track listing:# "20 Something"# "Drive Through Summer"# "A Man Needs A Maid" # "Angels & Thieves"# "Patches"# "Out of Time"... |
Universal Music |
| August 14, 2007 | Who Do You Think You Are Who Do You Think You Are (album) Who Do You Think You Are is the third album by Canadian band Dala. It was released on August 14, 2007. The band toured Canada promoting the album and opening for Matthew Good during the Nothing to Hide tour.-Track listing:... |
Universal Music |
| June 9, 2009 | Everyone is Someone Everyone Is Someone Everyone is Someone is the fourth studio album by Canadian band Dala. It was released on June 9, 2009. It first single is Levi Blues.-Track listing:# Lonely Girl - 4:23# Alive - 4:02# Crushed - 4:44# Levi Blues - 3:02# Horses - 4:21# Compass - 3:43... |
Universal Music |
| 2010 | Girls From the North Country | Lenz Entertainment |
External links
- Official site
- Dala at MyspaceMyspaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Dala at Last.fmLast.fmLast.fm is a music website, founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. It has claimed 30 million active users in March 2009. On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for UK£140m ....