The Henrys is a Toronto, Cabada-based, "nearly instrumental" quartet fronted by Don Rooke. Their musical style has been described as roots, a brand of blues and jazz-tinged Americana. The band itself coined the term 'modern roots' for it.
Their music features the sound of an antique slide guitar called a kona (and other slide guitars), along with various other instruments, including pump organ, conch shell, guitars, vocals (sometimes wordless), trumpet, drums, the sonar zombie, and steel drums. The band consists of leader Don Rooke along with a large cast of Toronto musicians that includes or has included Paul Pasmore, John Sheard, Hugh Marsh, Davide DiRenzo, David Piltch, Jorn Anderson, Michael White, Joey Wright, Joe Phillips, Mike Billard, David Trevis, Monte Horton, Jonathan Goldsmith. Vocals have been contributed, over the years, by guest vocalists such as Mary Margaret O'Hara, Becca Stevens, Gregory Hoskins and Martina Sorbara.
Formed as a duo (of Rooke and Pasmore) in 1990, The Henrys became a proper band around 1994. They have released the following albums since: Puerto Angel (1994), Chasing Grace (1996), Desert Cure (1998), Joyous Porous (2002), Is This Tomorrow (2009), Quiet Industry (2015), Paydirt (2020) and Shrug (2022). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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