We'll see the world in our Levi Blues, but I'll always come back to you

May 19, 2010 9:48 AM

Amanda Walther and Sheila Carabine became friends in Canadian high school band. They now make up Dala, an accoustic folk pop duo who sing songs like the cutesy pop song Levi Blues, Alive about a hellish New Years Eve in an old cabin, Marilyn Monroe about coming of age, and the more serious Horses, a song dedicated to a paraplegic teenager. They have opened for Neko Case, Tom Cochrane, and Matthew Good and covered Neil Young.
posted by mccarty.tim (9 comments total)

PS: Forgot to mention: They have a PBS special with The Good Lovelies, and Oh Suzanna called Girls from the North Country. I can't find the exact time on PBS's website.
posted by mccarty.tim at 9:56 AM on May 19, 2010

How did I just *know* one of them would be playing a ukulele?
posted by briank at 10:08 AM on May 19, 2010 [1 favorite]

It's the traditional instrument of Scarborough.
posted by bicyclefish at 10:26 AM on May 19, 2010

I love that Canadian indie-pop kids can have such a Chinese-sounding name!
posted by grobstein at 10:40 AM on May 19, 2010

What's with the strong tags on Amanda and Sheila ?
posted by odinsdream at 11:20 AM on May 19, 2010

^ The make up the band name Dala.
posted by reformedjerk at 11:27 AM on May 19, 2010 [1 favorite]

Hm. I saw them open for Matt. Good years ago, they seemed like nice people.
posted by selenized at 11:55 AM on May 19, 2010

At Canmore FMF Aug 1, will check 'em out.
posted by ethnomethodologist at 12:00 PM on May 19, 2010

They're no Prussian Blue.
posted by bardic at 6:30 PM on May 19, 2010