Will Currie & The Country French

Will Currie & the Country French was conceived in the early part of 2006 as a few songs written in a small glass room in the basement of the Music Faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University. Will would spend the hours banging out chords and humming melodies & harmonies. That summer, Tokyo Police Club invited Will to play a show in Newmarket. At the time, Will had no band to back him, and members of Tokyo filled out the sound. A few demo tracks were quickly cut, and then it was time to head back to school. One Day, while wandering the internet, Will discovered he was scheduled to open for Tokyo once more. Never one to waste time, Will drafted fellow music majors to become the Country French. Aside from being a bunch of music nerds, 4 of 6 members are also percussionists (luckily, they are a multi-talented bunch). Will Currie & The Country French is: Will Currie: the blonde kid at the keys and founder of the group. Dan Beacock: the only non-percussionist of the bunch. Classical guitar whiz and classic rock afficianado. Daniel MacPherson: bass guitar and dry wit. And glasses. Officially gives the band the most Dans per capita of any band in the world. Steve Wood: percussion section leader. Elder and wisdom provider to the band in times of strife. Aaron Mariash: lives upstairs from Will. Tune in Tuesdays at 8 for all the laughs. (Also plays drums every now and then.) Amanda Currie: pro voice gal. she is the band's Martha, and every band needs one.