Hi Friends! We are very happy to announce that we will be coming to a town near you this February (assuming that a town near you is also near Quebec and Southern Ontario). It’s winter,so we won’t be crossing the country just yet,but instead we’ll be loading up the van and doing a string on some semi-local shows. FEB. 2 –HAMILTON,ON FEB. 3 –LONDON,ON *NEW* FEB. 4 –WINDSOR,ON
FEB. 7 –TORONTO,ON
FEB. 8 –KINGSTON,ON
FEB. 9 –QUEBEC CITY,QC
FEB. 10 –MONTREAL,QC
FEB. 11 –OTTAWA,ON
Check out our “Upcoming Shows”section for more details. We may very well be adding more shows as well so be sure to look out for that. We certainly hope to see you all very soon! Best wishes, WC&TCF ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦“Rejoice! This is the pop record for those who thought pop was a dead art.”The Country French recently received a pretty great review from PopMatters.com. The record “Awake,You Sleepers!”earned a rating of 8 stars (which seems excessive but we’ll take it)! You can read the whole thing HERE. Or HERE. Hope to see you all on tour quite shortly! Love always, WC&TCF There will be some February tour dates coming very very shortly! In the meantime,it is our great pleasure to announce that we will be performing on Friday January 13th at The Casbah in Collingwood,ON. It’ll be just like Elvisfest only sort of the exact opposite. Hope to see you there! Best wishes, WC&TCF Hey! I t’s that time of the year again! The mall is now covered in glitter,the weather perfect for that kinda heavy jacket that isn’t a full-blown winter coat,and the Bucky Award nominations have been announced! We’re so honoured to once again be nominated for this prestigious prize. Our song “Tommy Douglas”has been given the nod for Most Canadian Song along with 6 other very Canadian songs by 6 other very Canadian artists. We certainly hope you can take some time to vote in this category,it would be so lovely to hoist that Bucky Award again. You can vote for all of the awards by clicking right HERE! Best wishes, WC&TCF Hey Folks! So our record “Awake,You Sleepers!”has been released across Canada and it’s been getting really great reviews which we are so happy to receive because we really like it too,but no record release would be complete without a bar mitzvah. That being said,we will be performing our album release concert at The Music Gallery in Toronto,ON on Saturday November 5th. We will also be joined by a string and brass section and will basically play our way right through the new album with some other hits as well. Doors are at 7pm and the evening will begin with a performance by An Old Fellowship at 8pm. Tickets are $10 at the door. Feel free to check out the Facebook event HERE. There are some advance tickets available on www.ticketscene.ca We certainly hope to see you there! Best wishes, WC&TCF It is our v ery great pleasure to announce that our new album “Awake,You Sleepers!”(not pictured in this post,but pretty close) is released and on sale right now in Canada! You can grab one at a show,in a store,or you can go ahead and order your very own copy right HERE! No matter how you go about it,we certainly thank you for the support and truly hope that you enjoy this record. Thanks again! Best wishes, WC&TCF  Our new album “Awake,You Sleepers!”will be released and on sale on October 11th in Canada! The first single,“Railroad”is out and about on the web so feel free to have a listen here. The record features 14 new songs which we certainly hope you will enjoy! You can get your mitts on the new album from any music store,iTunes,or come and see us play a show and we’ll make sure you walk away with your very own copy.
Best Wishes, WC&TCF Hi Everybody! We will be doing a few shows to mark the occasion of our new record trying to make it in this crazy world and would really love to see you there. You can catch us… - October 13th –HAMILTON,ON –The Casbah w/ Library Voices,Graham Wright
- October 26th –MONTREAL,QC –Casa Del Popolo w/ Library Voices,Graham Wright
- October 27th –PETERBOROUGH,ON –Trasheteria w/ Library Voices,Graham Wright
- October 30th –WINDSOR,ON –Phog Lounge w/ Library Voices,Graham Wright
We also will be performing a very special ALBUM RELEASE SHOW that will feature a strings and brass section accompanying the band as well as some special guests and some baked goods! Please feel free to come and join us for what will definitely be a great night. This show is taking place… - November 5th –TORONTO,ON –The Music Gallery
As always,keep checking in to our “Upcoming Shows”section for any new tours in the future. Best wishes, WC&TCF  Why hello!!
Our very own Aaron Mariash and Will Currie recently sat down with CBC Radio’s Amanda Putz to discuss the new record “Awake,You Sleepers!“ for the program Bandwidth. It was a fun time discussing music,lyrics,and dumplings! Have a listen here! Best wishes, WC&TCF ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦Awake,You Sleepers! is truly a classic pop record in the sense that,like the Beach Boys,Beatles and Ben Folds before them,Will Currie and The Country French have tapped into a musical vein through which pure,unadulterated pop gold flows.
- Ground Control Magazine “Maybe I’m a bit biased,but Will Currie is one of my favourite songwriters going today. A less bitter Ben Folds? A more rocking Rufus Wainwright? Perhaps,but Will really carves out his own world on this latest recording. Aside from his thoughtful &detailed lyrics,musically Will Currie and the Country French weave musical themes throughout the LP,bringing bits of songs back into other songs to tie the work together as a whole…not unlike,oh,McCartney’s Band On The Run. I love ambitious stuff like that. So,yeah,basically I’m jealous of this record.”
- Jay Ferguson (Sloan) If you dig classic pop with fantastic arrangements and uplifting melodies,there’s a very good chance that you’ll go apeshit over Awake,You Sleepers! So…what does the band sound like? That’s easy. These guys play positive pop that sounds very much like a cross between Ben Folds and Pearlfishers…both of whom just happen to be babysue favorites. The band is comprised of six individuals. Large bands can sometimes result in unnecessarily complex arrangements and too many layers of stuff. But not in this case. Each individual’s contributions lend just the right ingredients to the mix…and the sum is much greater than the parts. Consistently pleasing cuts include “Arise,Take Up Your Lamps!”,“Flowers,”“Rumble,”“Railroad,” and “Awake,You Sleepers!” Top pick. - Babysue.com ”Awake,You Sleepers! is the sound of an immensely talented songwriter fully realizing his vision and a brilliant band firing on all cylinders. It’s the real deal:bold,ambitious,epic in scope,and an extremely rewarding listen. Full of unapologetic guitar solos,lush harmonies,and made up of equal parts heartbreaking ballads and rollicking rock songs. This isn’t necessarily the hippest record you’ll hear this year,but it could be the best.”
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