The Corn Sisters
| The Corn Sisters | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Alternative country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1998-2002 |
| Labels | Mint |
| Associated acts | The New Pornographers |
| Past members |
Neko Case Carolyn Mark |
The Corn Sisters were a Canadian-U.S. alternative country act formed in Vancouver in 1998 as a side project by Neko Case and Carolyn Mark. Case had already released a solo album (The Virginian, 1997), while Mark had released six albums with her former band The Vinaigrettes.[1]
Career
The Corn Sisters built a reputation as "a dynamic touring duo"[2] performing in coffee shops and other small venues before gaining wider exposure as the opening act for Richard Buckner.[3] One of their coffee shop performances, recorded at Seattle's “Hattie’s Hat” in May 1998, was released as The Other Women by Mint Records in 2000 to mixed reviews,[1][4] although Allmusic acknowledges its appealing "mix of twang and attitude".[5] The pair contributed three songs between them to the label's Team Mint Volume Two sampler in 2001 – one as the Corn Sisters, one as Carolyn Mark and Her Room-mates, and one as Neko Case and Her Boyfriends.[6] They also contributed three tracks to the compilation A Tribute to the Soundtrack to Robert Altman's Nashville in 2002 – again, one as the Corn Sisters and one apiece as individuals.[7] While Case and Mark stopped performing regularly as a duo in 2002, they did join Kelly Hogan to record the music for the 2004 documentary Lipstick and Dynamite.[8]
Notes
- 1 2 Tom Sheriff, "The Corn Sisters: The Other Women", Comes with a Smile. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ Tom Holliston, "The Corn Sisters". CBC Music. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ "The Corn Sisters", Allmusic. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ George Zahora, "The Corn Sisters: The Other Women", Splendid Ezine. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ The Corn Sisters: The Other Woman, Allmusic. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ Various Artists: Team Mint Volume Two, Discogs. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ Various Artists: A Tribute to the Soundtrack to Robert Altman's Nashville, Discogs. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ Lipstick and Dynamite, Piss and Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling, IMDB. Retrieved 10 April 2013.