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Vancouver songstress Frazey Ford, formerly of The Be Good Tanyas, has announced a handful of headline tour dates (presented by CBC Radio 3 and Exclaim!) that kick off on Nov 19th in Edmonton, AB.

Frazey has spent the past few months touring North American and the UK with her band The Quiet Revolution in support of her critically-acclaimed debut solo album Obadiah. Her live shows have been met with rave reviews. The Financial Times (UK) recently said, "Frazey Ford came to fame as a third of the Be Good Tanyas, a Vancouver folk trio with the lyrical precision of a scalpel. But her concert at the Purcell Room confirmed what her practically perfect solo album Obadiah had suggested: that as a lead singer she is poised halfway between folk and soul, paying simultaneous obeisance to Bob Dylan and to Otis Redding."

Frazey Ford - Blue Streak Mama by nettwerkmusicgroup

Frazey Ford’s solo debut album Obadiah was released last week to praise from critics and fans alike; today Obadiah enters the Canadian Top Current Album Chart at #74 with 729 albums sold and lands at #6 on the Overall Digital Album Chart, putting Frazey among such artists as Eminem, Sheryl Crow and Jack Johnson, and ahead of Drake and M.I.A. Obadiah also appears on six different regional charts. Frazey also came in at #44 in the US on the Billboard HeatSeekers The former front-woman and unmistakable voice of Vancouver alt-folk trio The Be Good Tanyas recently wrapped her Canadian tour dates, including three shows with the 2010 Lilith Tour. She is now preparing to launch the US leg of her tour later this week with her band The Quiet Revolution before heading to the UK. Fans in Canada should tune in to CBC’s “The Drive” on August 3 on Radio 2 to listen to Frazey talk about Obadiah. Frazey will also appear on LA-based KCRW's influential program "Morning Becomes Eclectic" on September 7. (tour dates below)

Check out the international praise that Frazey and Obadiah are receiving:

"It's a multi-generational sonic quilt you just can't wait to sink into, and her voice is one you hope will linger in your mind for a long time." -- Exclaim! 

"A quiet stunner that begs comparison to the best of Neil Young and Joni Mitchell while still standing out as wholly original." -- The Daily Beast

“It’s hard to think of another singer who suggests Dolly Parton, Ann Peebles and Feist.” -- New York Times