A folksy, pop, Americana trio, known as The Good Lovelies, will be stopping in Haliburton for the Highlands Summer Festival July 24, 25, and 26.
One of the things that attracts the group to Haliburton is its beauty. The group have played at the Haliburton Folk Society a few times in the past and enjoyed being in cottage country.
“Haliburton’s always been a really nice place for us to play. It’s kind of close to home, so that’s nice. And it’s just so beautiful,” said Caroline Brooks, one of the members of the band. Brooks, along with Kerri Ough and Sue Passmore, will be performing at the Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion.
They will be playing from their new album, which came out last October, and is titled We Will Never Be the Same. The record has been nominated for a Juno award.
The songs on their record are compelling in their own way; they speak of complex feelings experienced by women who have come to ponder some of life’s biggest questions.
“We didn’t set out to write the album with that in mind. Often, when you’re writing an album, whether it’s solo or as a collective, you’ll find there are themes that come out as your writing progresses,” Brooks said.
The theme of being a mom, and handling everything that life throws at one in that role, was prominent, plus that of just trying to be good humans.
“There’s a lot of overlap in what we’re experiencing. Sue and I are both mothers. Kerri has experienced a lot of grief in the last couple of years with the loss of a few loved ones,” Brooks said.
The singer added, “it’s just reflective of where we’re at, personally, in that moment.”
The trio will be performing a mix of songs off the new album, and some older EPs. The singers, who also write all their own songs, have fans all around the world as they’ve toured in Germany, the UK, across North America, and beyond.
What excites Brooks the most about playing in Haliburton is the time the trio are here.
“This is a rarity: to stay in one place for three consecutive shows – outside of festival appearances, I can think of only one other time in our 18-year career when we did this.”
We Will Never Be the Same is the group’s fifth full-length studio album.
