The Be Good Tanyas are a Canadian traditional music group, whose influences include folk, country, and bluegrass. The style of music they perform can also be referred to as alt-country, Americana, or New Grass.

Members
Frazey Ford (guitar, vocals)
Samantha Parton (guitar, mandolin, banjo, vocals)
Trish Klein (guitar, banjo, vocals)

Former members
Jolie Holland

Albums
Blue Horse (2000)
Chinatown (2003)
Hello Love (2006)


Scattered Leaves
 by The Be Good Tanyas


Audio:

Don't you go looking so surprised, baby don't you look so stunned
Didn't I tell you that a cold november'd come?
And deliver the leaves from green to red,
To blowing in the wind stone dead

Well I never used to notice this awful quiet, mmmmh
And fall was just the calm before the next spring riot, mmmhh
Of wildflowers and lunatic rivers -
Sweat jumping off of the skin of love givers, mmh (in the park)

Scattered leaves don't lie
Aw' now baby, baby, quit your cryin'
Like everything that ever mattered, scit-scat scattered
Like every love word you heard
But that's just the way when you walk your days
In the beauty of this world
(repeat)

Pretty little disappointments all in a row
Been about a year since you disappeared through my door
And now you come back with your head on straight,
But I got no love or hate left for you, girl

You must be the daughter of the late, late rose - I'm November's son
And I'm here to tell you, honey, ooh what's done is done
Yeah, I been claimed by the wind and the rain
There ain't no going back, naw there ain't no going back again (for us now)


The Be Good Tanyas "Human Thing"



Human Thing
(Frazey Ford)

Yer a human thing
Who yah think that you're foolin”
Yer not foolin”, not foolin' me
Yer a human thing
Yer so busy frontin'
Confusin” courage and acting
Move me
Move me
Could it really be so wrong
To let somebody, somebody see.
Move me
Move me
A girl can keep it together
Come on now, you know you we'll take the weather
Come on now, you know we love your weather
You got roots cannot be torn from under
Won't you shake it like you've never done before
You've got roots cannot be torn from under
Won't you shake it like you've never done before
You're a human thing

Jolie Holland is a Texas-born singer and performer who combines elements of folk, traditional country, jazz, and blues. She is one of the founding members of The Be Good Tanyas. Labelmates Tom Waits and Sage Francis are both outspoken fans of Holland's. Tom Waits nominated her for the Shortlist music prize. Sage Francis has said that Holland's album Escondida was his most listened to album of 2005.
Studio albums
The Living and The Dead 2008
Springtime Can Kill You 2006
Escondida 2004
Catalpa 2003