ABOUT LARKIN POE
(“The Band For All Seasons” by: Rebecca & Megan Lovell)
We
are sisters. We are music lovers. We are storytellers.
Every
since we were little girls, we’ve been awed by the power of a story well told:
from children’s books and bedtime yarns to figments and fairytales. Before we
were able to read, we hounded our parents for “more stories!” and then, when at
last we could; we began hounding the bookshelves.
Now,
nearly a decade later, at 19 and 20, we’re still doing the same thing.
We’re
still on the search for stories, and striving to learn how to tell them well.
Now, we not only hound bookshelves, but also the people surrounding us. We
search for stories of human experience, of love won and love lost, and of the
million mundane things that make up everyday life. Larkin Poe: the name of our
great-great-great-grandfather; a man who survives in the memories and hearts of
succeeding generations; a legend, a tall tale, a truly everlasting story. Just
the thing that we hope to become.
Our
musical journey, which began for us as children playing classical violin and
piano at the ages of 5 and 6, continued through our teenage years as we toured
internationally from 2005 to 2010 as The Lovell Sisters. This incarnation,
which included our eldest sister, Jessica, took us from the stage of the Grand
Ole Opry to wonderful summer festivals such as Bonnaroo and Telluride, and even
gave us the opportunity to collaborate with the likes of Elvis Costello. In
January 2010, after saying ‘farewell’ to The Lovell Sisters, the musical story
of our young adulthood has begun in the form of our new band, Larkin Poe.
Larkin
Poe released its debut EP, Spring, on
February 17, 2010. As a brand new band, we were looking for a way to bring our
friends, family and fans along with us on our musical journey as we discover
who we are as Larkin Poe. Looking for an answer – and always looking to do
things in our own way – we decided to embark upon the quest of recording and
releasing four seasonally themed EPs in 2010: Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. What better way to let folks be a part of our development
as a band than to record and release our newest experimentations every few
months? After 12 months of non-stop work, all four EPs were successfully
released in 2010 (and additionally compiled into a box-set: “The Band For All
Season”) and continue to garner attention and good reviews internationally.
With that experience behind us, we now find ourselves in the summer of 2011 gearing
up for an extensive European tour this fall while continuing to tour our little
way across the nation, all the while preparing to record and release a project
late 2011!
Come
join us on our journey.
For any general inquiries, please contact:
Russell Carter | (404) 377-9900
russell.rcam@gmail.com
Cathy Lyons | (404) 377-9900
cathy.rcam@gmail.com
Paul Lohr | (615) 321-6152
paullohr@newfrontiertouring.com