November 2006
Eastern, Cloudy (cd) and Nobody Loves A Growler (cd) are still available through Music For Cats Records.

See the famile members in their other bands:
Richard Jeffrey - Mono Hum, Casey Comeau and the Centretown Wilderness Club
Michael Sheridan - Casey Comeau and the Centretown Wilderness Club
Nathaniel Hurlow - Fortunate Sons (word is that Nat has got some new projects on the go so look out for them)
Casey Comeau - Casey Comeau and the Centretown Wilderness Club, Mono Hum
Jay Baird - Feist, Do Make Say Think, Singing Saws, plus others
Ryan Hough - Book On Books


Old news...

March 16 2005
New cd called 'Nobody Loves A Growler' will be released on April 6 2005.
That same night we will play a show with the Gris Gris at Babylon Nightclub in Ottawa. And then we're going to play some more shows...
May 4 2005 @ Zaphod Beeblebrox
June 4 2005 @ Babylon Nightclub

June 20 2004
Recording for the new album is more than half done.

also...
We're playing the Ottawa Bluesfest on July 10 on the Birdman Stage at around 1:00pm.

January 27 2004
Two new shows to announce...
Wednesday Feb. 11 2004 at Zaphod Beeblebrox, Ottawa.
Saturday Mar. 13 2004 at Bumpers Roadhouse, Ottawa.
See the 'shows' page for more details.

P.S. The new songs are coming along nicely. Our plan is to head into the studio in early spring.

January 11 2004
'Eastern, Cloudy' has has been favored in a few year end lists.
#2 on the CKCU Top 50 Albums of 2003.
#3 on the CKCU Best Albums of 2003.
Various mentions on the Birdman Sound Picks of 2003.

January 10 2004
New show booked... Friday February 27 2004 at the Dominion Tavern (Ottawa).See the 'shows' page for more details.

October 27 2003
New show booked... Friday November 14 2003 at Bumpers Roadhouse.See the 'shows' page for more details.

October 7 2003
It's been a great summer of music and merryment and now fall is here and we're working up a brand new batch of songs.

September 5 2003
Great shows last week with Bonnie Prince Billy and Orange Alabaster Mushroom saw the famile in its biggest and best form ever. The musical lineup is now comprised of seven players as Ryan Hough made his live debut on violin.

Next up is a date on October 1 with Slim Cessna's Auto Club at the Dominion Tavern in Ottawa.

Also we've been getting some good press recently. Take a look for yourself on the 'press' page.

August 4 2003
We're opening for Bonnie Prince Billy at Babylon Nightclub in Ottawa on Wednesday August 27.

July 10 2003
A couple of shows coming up... July 19 at Irene's Pub with Saturday Looks Good To Me and July 25 at the Dominion Tavern with the Deadly Snakes. See the 'shows' page for more details.

June 24 2003
Come see us play at the Ottawa Bluesfest on July 5. We'll be on the Roots/Americana stage at 1:45pm

June 01 2003
Music For Cats Records has partnered with Scratch Records for distribution of 'Eastern, Cloudy".

May 30 2003
We're playing a show on June 5 2003 at Bumpers Roadhouse with Asteroid No.4.

April 23 2003
'Eastern, Cloudy' was featured as 'Disc of the Week' on last Saturday's CBC Radio One Bandwidth program. Take a look at the Bandwidth website and Golden Famile content.
CBC Radio One - Bandwidth

Also... 'Eastern, Cloudy' is # 38 on this weeks Chart Attack Top 50 Albums from Canadian Campus/Community Radio Airplay chart.
Chart Attack Top 50

April 09 2003
'Eastern, Cloudy' has made the # 1 spot on this weeks CKCU 93.1FM album chart!
CKCU Top 40

The record also holds the # 43 position on the Chart Attack Top 50 Albums from Canadian Campus/Community Radio Airplay chart for the week ending April 04 2003!
Chart Attack Top 50

April 07 2003
Read an interview that Darrell did in preview to our upcoming Wavelength Music Series show in Toronto (April 20). Click the following link and scroll down to the Golden Famile section... Wavelength Interview

April 05 2003
Last nights show at Irenes Pub saw the Golden Famile debut of Jay Baird on saxophone. Jay also contributes his sax to Do Make Say Think and the Blackeyes from Toronto.

March 25 2003
Tune into 'Friday Morning Cartunes' on CKCU 93.1FM on Friday April 04 2003 at 12:05pm to hear Darrell and Richard talk about the new record and play a few songs live in the studio. If you are outside of the Ottawa area then listen online at www.ckcufm.com

March 10 2003
EASTERN, CLOUDY is available right now!
Get your own copy by sending us an email (goldenfamile@hotmail.com) or by visiting the Music For Cats Records website and placing an order. CD's are a bargain at $12 CDN or $10 US including postage.

Listen to, or download track 2 "Into The Night" from our 'music' page.

Thank you to all who attended our release party last Saturday night.

And thank you to the Blackeyes who made the trek all the way from Toronto on such a snowy eve. In related news, we will be performing again with the Blackeyes on April 20 2003, this time in Toronto at Sneaky Dee's.

February 18 2003
Our new cd EASTERN, CLOUDY is in the can and the cd's are being produced right now !!!
Check out the track listing on the 'records' page.

Come down to Bumpers Roadhouse (580 Bank St. Ottawa) on March 8 2003 to help us celebrate its release. We'll be performing songs from the new record and you can pick a copy up for yourself.

If you can't make it on the 8th then visit the Music For Cats Records website to place an order for the cd.

January 20 2003
The family keeps growing... last Saturday night saw our first full set with our newest member Jennifer Comeau on organ, vocals, and accoustic guitar. By all accounts the sound is now bigger and better than ever before.

January 16 2003
Another show date to announce...

Sunday February 9 2003 @ Irene's Pub on Bank St. in Ottawa

January 01 2003
Two new show dates to announce...

Saturday January 18 2003 @ Casa del Popolo in Montreal, Quebec
Saturday March 08 2003 @ Bumpers Roadhouse in Ottawa, Ontario

December 01 2002
See Golden Famile play live at the Birdman Sound Festive Party on Dec. 21 2002 at Bumpers Roadhouse!

October 08 2002
We've been busy in the past month putting the finishing touches on our second record. We just need to finalize the mix and the cover art...

September 01 2002
Best wishes to our drummer, Mike Sheridan, who will be on the road with Kepler for the next month and a half. They are touring from coast to coast in Canada and are playing a handful of shows in the northeast USA.
Visit the Kepler website for details and info about this band...
    Kepler website

July 24 2002
This just in...hear the Golden Famile on CKCU FM 93.1 on Thursday July 24 at 4pm.
The live recording was made on May 3 2002 in Ottawa. Hopefully we'll be able to put a few tracks online in the near future.

In other news... recording for the GF's second record is nearing completion. We hope to release it this fall so stay tuned.

June 09 2002
Show date changed - the GF show originally scheduled for July 27 at Bumpers, Ottawa, has been changed to August 10. The venue is still Bumpers.

June 03 2002
Pick up the June 2002 issue of Exclaim! magazine and read a new review of the Golden Famile debut CD (pg.52).
Or click the link below to see it right now...
    GF Review - Exclaim!

also...

We've put 2 new live MP3's online. Go to the 'sounds' page to listen to the tracks which were recorded live at CKCU FM 93.1 in November 2001.

June 01 2002
New show added...Golden Famile at Bumpers Roadhouse, Ottawa, on Saturday July 27 2002. See the 'shows' page for more details.

April 28 2002
We just got lower...Nathaniel Hurlow is bringing his bass guitar to the famile and Tim Matthews is bringing his drums...

also...

New show booked...Golden Famile live at Club Saw in Ottawa on Saturday August 3. Also appearing is Denali from Richmond, VA.

April 14 2002
The 2002 GF/MFCR recording sessions continue with tracks being layed for the new album as well as for 3 compilation cd's. Golden Famile will appear on the upcoming Music For Cats Records cd compilation and have contributed tracks to Darla Records, and to the Heavy Drone for upcoming compilations.

March 19 2002
Unfortunately the GF show scheduled for March 23 in Montreal has been cancelled. The venue has been shut down due to noise complaints from it's neighbors. We're trying to find another venue so stay tuned Montreal.

February 04 2002
The new recording is now in progress. GF are putting it together with a new album coming later this year.

February 01 2002
Two new live dates have just been confirmed. See the GOLDEN Famile on Feb. 21 at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Quebec or on March 23 in Montreal. Check out the "shows" section for more details.

December 27 2001
The band have been in the studio working on a track for an upcoming local compilation cd. More details to come as they are available.

December 21 2001
Here is the latest review of the GF CD from 'Splendid E-Zine' which is based in Illinois, USA.
    GF Review - Splendid E-Zine

December 10 2001
Two new reviews of the Golden Famile CD and an interview with the band have just been published online...

Click on the link below to take a look at Pennyblack Music Magazine's review and the interview.
    GF Review - Pennyblack Music Magazine
    GF Interview - Pennyblack Music Magazine

Pennyblack Music is a UK based online distributor of indie CD's and the magazine writes about a wide variety of music from around the world.
Visit the Pennyblack Music website...
    www.pennyblackmusic.com

Check out Delusions of Adequacy's review of the new CD by clicking the link below.
    GF Review - Delusions of Adequacy

DoA is a site based in Rochester, NY that is also focused on indie music.
Visit the Delusions of Adequacy website...
    www.adeqacy.net

November 30 2001
We are pleased to see that the debut GF CD has charted at # 2 on this weeks CKCU FM top 40. The cd entered the chart last week at # 24.

November 19 2001
GOLDEN Famile are now listed in the 'Kickinthehead.com' Canadian music database. Billed as 'The Ultimate Guide to Canadian Music', this site offers accurate, timely information from artists with links to external multimedia, articles and resources.
Take a look at the GF entry and the rest of the website by clicking on this link...
    www.kickinthehead.com

November 16 2001
Check out page 15 of this weeks (Nov.15) Ottawa X-Press for a review of the new CD or click here to read it.
Each week 124,000 copies of this publication are distributed throughout Ottawa and the surrounding area.
Although they don't post their record reviews online, you can visit the X-Press website by following this link.
    www.ottawaxpress.ca

November 05 2001
Last night on CKCU radio GF set the mood with a half hour of moonshine. Half of the set was made of new songs that the band has been working on.

October 15 2001
This just in ... GOLDEN Famile will be performing LIVE on CKCU radio 93.1FM on Sunday November 4 2001. The program is called Nightwatch and it airs at 11:30pm. You can listen on your FM radio or on the internet via CKCU's web page...
    www.ckcufm.com

September 25 2001
Now you can purchase the GOLDEN Famile CD at Ottawa's best record store Birdman Sound which is located on Bank Street just south of the Queensway. Check out the Birdman webpage for record reviews, band info, local show listings, and lots of other rock related stuff...
    www.birdmansound.com

September 19 2001
The CD was succesfully released last night. GOLDEN Famile performed much of the new album in a 45 minute set. Thanks to those who came out

August 12, 2001
GOLDEN Famile CD Release Party is set for Tuesday September 18, at Babylon Nightclub in Ottawa, Canada. GOLDEN Famile will be playing with Kelp Records' Hoffenheimer. Hope to see you all there.

July 15, 2001
August 7 is the release date for the self title debut CD by GOLDEN Famile. A CD release party is in the works so stay tuned.

We got the GOLDEN Famile gang together to shoot some photos. Check out the Photos page...