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Frazey Ford - guitar, mandolin, vocals, harmonies Samantha Parton - guitar, mandolin, ukulele, vocals, harmonies Trish Klein - electric guitar, banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin, harmonica, harmonies "One thing we've always had in common is that we play music for the sake of playing music," says Frazey Ford of The Be Good Tanyas -- herself, Samantha Parton, and Trish Klein. "We all love music and tried for years to find ways to keep playing - to work part-time, or do whatever it took. To us, that was success." These days, the Vancouver-based trio is finding success on a grander scale, but the deep-rooted integrity and honesty with which the Tanyas approach their music - an intoxicating mix of old-time country and blues, folk, bluegrass, and gospel - is still in full effect. On 'Chinatown,' their second album (following the widely acclaimed 'Blue Horse'), the Tanyas write songs about savoring life's sweet moments and facing its tougher challenges head-on. They a...