The Clumsy Lovers are a

folk rock Folk rock is a hybrid music genre that combines the elements of folk and rock music, which arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the folk music revival. Performers s ...

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formed in

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"Clumsy Lovers After the Flood"
''Exclaim!'', By David McPherson Mar 01, 2004 with more than 2500 performances in the United States and Canada. The 2015 line-up consists of Jason Homey on banjo and mandolin, Jeff Leonard on bass guitar and vocals, Chandra Johnson on fiddle and vocals, Devin Rice on drums, and Trevor Rogers on vocals and guitar.

History

All of the band's original members were previously members of

The Paperboys The Paperboys (sometimes billed and credited as Tom Landa and the Paperboys) are a Canadian folk music band from Vancouver that formed in 1991. The Paperboys blend Celtic folk with bluegrass, Mexican, Eastern European, African, zydeco, soul a ...

, reforming as The Clumsy Lovers in 1993 after the Paperboys' original lineup broke up due to creative differences. Later many of the original members left, and the band changed its name temporarily to the Six Million Dollar Band. In 2002 the Clumsy Lovers toured Canada and the US. with Devon Wells, and have performed in various rock clubs. Fiddler Jode and songwriter Chris Jonat are a former members of the band, as is Andrea Lewis. The band has officially released seven independent albums and released two others, ''After the Flood'' and ''Smart Kid'' with the

Nettwerk Music Group Nettwerk Music Group is the umbrella company for Nettwerk Records, Nettwerk Management, and Nettwerk One Publishing. Established in 1984, the Vancouver-based company was created by Nettwerk principals Terry McBride and Mark Jowett as a record ...

Discography

* The Red Tape (1993) * Picture This (1998) * Barnburner (1999) * Still Clumsy After All These Years (2000) * Live (2001) * Under The Covers (2002) * After The Flood (2004) * Smart Kid (2005)"The Clumsy Lovers - Smart Kid"
''Paste'' By Jim Motavalli , August 31, 2005 * Make Yourself Known (2009)

References

External links

Clumsy Lovers
Official website
Clumsy Lovers
on Bandcamp
Facebook page

Clumsy Lovers collection
at the

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's live music archive * Nettwerk Records
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{{Authority control Musical groups established in 1993 Musical groups from Vancouver Canadian folk rock groups Celtic fusion groups 1993 establishments in British Columbia Canadian Celtic music groups