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WATCH: The Unseen Strangers, “Church Street Blues”

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Artist: The Unseen Strangers
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Song: “Church Street Blues”

In Their Words: “We are massive Norman Blake fans in the Unseen Strangers and are always working up different songs of his. I started listening to this one when I first got into bluegrass guitar and digging into the music of Tony Rice, so there’s quite a bit of his version in there. ‘Church Street Blues’ is certainly a flatpicking classic and we are excited to share our arrangement with this video. It was recorded live in the Back 40 forest at the Tottenham Bluegrass Festival in Ontario. When we can’t agree on what song to play next we always just play this one.” — Adam Shier

Photo credit: Emma-Lee

WATCH: The Unseen Strangers, ‘Square Trance’

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Artist: The Unseen Strangers
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Song: "Square Trance"
Album: Stranger Places
Release Date: April 1

In Their Words: "'Square Trance' was a staple in our show for years before finding a home on our new album, Stranger Places. We’ve always used it as a jam vehicle, so it was an exciting process to morph it into something more defined in the studio. Trimming down a multi-section tune is a challenge, but it’s really rewarding when you can make it work. It's actually just a classic breakup song, except it takes place in a dream. The narrator is wandering through this altered reality in a trance-like state." — Adam Shier

Photo credit: Emma Lee. Video by: Tim O'Reilly (Soundstill Production).