Toronto
Larra Skye
Thursday, November 29, 2012 (8:30 PM - 2:00 AM) | 
Rivoli 334 Queen St. West Toronto ON (Chinatown)
The Long Shadow Tour
Larra Skye
with Ash And Bloom
and Stacey Kaniuk
Larra Skye
http://www.larraskye.com
Larra Skye
with Ash And Bloom
and Stacey Kaniuk
Larra Skye
http://www.larraskye.com
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Larra Skye sings with a sweet voice tinged with pop and folk. When Canadian music retailer HMV took her debut album The World Disappears nationwide in 2006, it became their #1 bestselling independent jazz album of the year. Growing up in Newmarket, Ontario, she learned to play guitar from the books in her parents’ bookstore. Her voice has drawn comparisons to Feist, Sarah Harmer and Sara Bareilles; her songs attract lovers of intimate folk, jazz and pop music. Larra has toured in Canada and the U.S, and is currently putting the finishing touches on her sophomore album with producers Marc Rogers (Holly Cole, Philosopher Kings, Emma-Lee) and Karen Kosowski.
In November 2011, Larra was awarded a music writer and composer’s grant from the Toronto Arts Council.
Larra released her debut album The World Disappears in December 2005 at the Montreal Bistro in Toronto to a sold-out crowd. Her original compositions have been receiving airplay from jazz & campus stations worldwide, and the CBC. In February 2006, The World Disappears debuted at the top spot on Toronto’s CIUT 89.5 FM chart. In June 2006, HMV took The World Disappears nationwide. She has toured on both coasts of Canada three times since the release of the album.
Growing up, music was in the family; sister Rosanne Baker Thornley’s 1993 album, Courage, was distributed by Sony Music. By 13, Larra was singing in a professional children’s choir and performing her original songs regularly at a local coffeehouse.
In 2002-03, Larra studied at Ryerson University’s journalism school. A backyard jam that summer led to a collaboration with songwriter Gerard P. Finn (Damhnait Doyle, EMI). Several months later, Larra decided to take a one-year leave from her studies, move to Hamilton and work with Gerard.
They returned to Toronto in 2005 to complete the The World Disappears. Recorded at Reaction Studios, it features some of the most respected musicians in Canada, including: pianist Adrean Farrugia (Matt Dusk), bassist Jim Vivian (Shuffle Demons), trumpeter Kevin Turcotte, and guitarist Matt Stevens (Christian Scott).
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Thursday, November 29, 2012 (8:30 PM - 2:00 AM)
Rivoli 334 Queen St. West, TorontoON (Chinatown)
