The Romany Rye (band) The Romany Rye (band) The Romany Rye is a band formed by Luke MacMaster, former guitarist of The Colour. Their first album, "Highway 1, Looking Back Carefully", was released on October 5, 2009 with a track listing of eight songs. The band could be categorized as indie folk-rock and draws comparisons to the likes of Neil Young, My Morning Jacket, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, and many others. Kings of Leon guitarist Matthew Followill, whose band has its early roots in country rock, dubbed them a band to watch in 2010. On January 3, 2012, they released their second album,
The Partland Brothers The Partland Brothers The Partland Brothers are a Canadian pop/rock band, best known for their 1987 hit single "Soul City". Originally fronted by brothers Chris and G. P. Partland with supporting session musicians, more recently they have recorded and performed as a trio with their brother Robin Partland. Originally from the small community of Colgan in Ontario's Simcoe County, they played in area bands before moving their act to Toronto in 1979 and forming Oliver Heavyside. In 1982, they entered and won the “Q107 Homegrown” contest, which attracted the attention of Capitol Records. Their first album as the Partland Brothers,