SEMKO FONTAINE TAYLOR

Saskatchewan’s new trio Semko Fontaine Taylor released their first full-length album Heartaches and Numbers on Busted Flat Records/Sonic Unyon/Universal Music on November 16th, 2010.

Semko Fontaine Taylor (SFT) consists of three veteran singer/songwriters Jay Semko, Kim Fontaine and David j Taylor, alongside live touring drummer Charles Dumont (Emm Gryner, Brad Johner, Codie Prevost).

The group, who are longtime musical friends, made it official at the annual University of Saskatchewan Emma Lake Songwriting Retreat, where they are also songwriting instructors and mentors. Saskatoon-based singer/songwriter Lyn Besse McGinnis threw down a challenge when she said, “You 3 Amigos should really make an album together”. SFT took up the challenge with each bringing 3 songs to the table. Heartaches & Numbers is the by-product of that recording project.

The album was recorded old school, mostly live-off-the-floor using 2 microphones placed in Jay’s open concept living room in Saskatoon. Canadian recording legend Peter j Moore (producer of Cowboy Junkies “The Trinity Sessions”) mastered the album in Toronto.

SFT have played across the prairies and look forward to their upcoming tours/music conference/festival appearances for 2011 in support of their new release.