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On Your Way — The Brothers Chaffey
Music to move you
Early on in the development of PickupPal, the guys from The Brothers Chaffey really liked the idea of what we were doing and volunteered to come up with the soundtrack for the video. We think it's pretty cool, so with their permission we've made available the PickupPal theme song for downloading and listening to when you are “On Your Way”.
On Your Way — “PickupPal Theme Song” (download)
A bit about the band
The Brothers Chaffey have been singing together for just over two years as a group, but these two Ottawa based musicians are, in fact, actual brothers. Matthew Chaffey sings lead vocal and plays rhythm guitar, while his brother Curtis Chaffey plays lead guitar and sings vocals as well. The two have been writing songs for years, but it was not until 2005 that they moved forward with recording and releasing these songs.
2007 finds them reorganizing their recordings for a new CD to showcase their folk, blues and roots influenced songwriting and their rock, country sound. This newest challenge will also allow them to tour Ontario and create a larger fan base.
Matthew Chaffey's soulful vocal sound moves comfortably through many different styles and his well rooted guitar playing keeps the songs grounded and driving. Accompanied by his younger brother, Curtis's cool-handed telecaster twang adds country textures to songs like “Baby, Ooh Baby” and “Come Back to Me” then changes gears with tasteful blues solos on “You've Got to Be Strong” and “The Phone”.
Their rock 'n roll, country blues sound comes from an appreciation of traditional North American music styles and their experiences fronting acts on the road regionally and nationally. The Brothers had a chance to try out a few new songs, as well as previously recorded tracks at this year's NXNE Festival when they played at the Dakota Tavern, to a warm crowd reaction.
“…the blues-rocking sound of these boys will feel like a soothing salve during NXNE weekend.” — Tim Perlich (NOW Toronto)
Harbord Street Soul features Alec Fraser (bass/engineer/co-producer) whose credits include David Wilcox/Jeff Healy and Michael Fitzpatrick (drums) whose credits include Snooky Prior/Downchild Blues Band. Sitting in on piano and Hammond organ is the talented Michael Fonfara (co-producer/keyboards) who has worked with many great North American performers such as Electric Flag, Rhinoceros, and Lou Reed. He currently is a member of the Downchild blues band and works frequently as a producer in the Toronto area.