Frazey Ford

by Steve Leggett Vancouver folk-pop songwriter and singer Frazey Ford is best known as a member, along with Samantha Parton and Trish Klein, of the Be Good Tanyas, who specialized in a blend of old-timey folk, country, and blues. The Be Good Tanyas released a debut album, Blue Horse, in 2001, following it with Chinatown in 2003 and Hello Love in 2006, and garnered high critical praise for both their recorded work and their fun, impressive live performances on the folk and bluegrass circuits. Ford released a debut solo album, Obadiah, co-produced by Ford and multi-instrumentalist John Raham at his Vancouver recording studio, in 2010.