London, ON duo Jane Carmichael (vocals, uke) and Kevin Kennedy (vocals, guitar) officially formed as The Marrieds in December 2010 when they posted 3 snow day songs on YouTube during London’s “Snowmageddon.”  The songs received over 10 000 views in a couple of days and captured the attention of CBC Radio, making them “The Sound of the Day” across Canada.

The couple released their self-titled debut record (2011), a sweet and humble concept album  recorded with producer/engineer, Bob Breen (with help from daughter Dani, at 2 perhaps the youngest tape op in history). Each song that makes up this musical tribute to marriage sets the mood and perfectly leads into the next.  The resulting story is emotionally complex, has moments of doubt, and ends joyously with a postscript of looking fifty years ahead through the story of Carmichael’s parents in “The Big 5-0.”
To create the natural and organic sound to go along with their story, The Marrieds recorded to tape on a vintage OTARI MTR 90 with a SONY MXP3036 desk, performed as much as possible live off the floor, and refrained from auto-tuning and cutting and pasting.

Their record is receiving airplay from CBC Radio One across Canada and was named one of the Top 10 Local Albums of 2011 both by CHRW 94.1 and The London Free Press.

The Marrieds have recently shared the stage with Danny Michel, Colleen Brown, and Carrie Catherine and were showcased in this year’s Toronto Independent Music Awards and Canadian Music Week. They have also been nominated for a 2012 Jack Richardson Music Award in the Fan Favourite category and a 2012 London Music Award in the Folk/Roots Category.

More on The Marrieds here:

iTunes:  http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/the-marrieds/id456572914
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Marrieds/162626207107354
Twitter: http://twitter.com/themarrieds
CBC Radio 3 site: http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/The-Marrieds
Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/the-marrieds
Reverbnation: http://www.reverbnation.com/themarrieds