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Snap Magazine - Peterborough, Ontario Little Miss Moffat Plays the Patch. By Chrisj I recently had the pleasure of seeing Little Miss Moffat play in her home and native town of Halifax at the Khyber Club and this Leamington, Ontario native rocked out in the most charming of ways. Opening the show was B.A. Johnston a local Peterboroughite whom the crowd did not seem to want to kill very much except when he asked them if they had poutine on the east coast, big mistake, I guess they take their gravy coated snacks very seriously in the Maritimes. However judging by the number of people wearing B.A. Johnston buttons at the end of the show, it would appear they forgave him. Then it was time for the main attraction Ashley Moffat backed by Gabe Minniken from the Guthries on guitar and backing vocals as well as a full rhythm section to take the stage. Crossing sugary pop with alt-country sensibilities into beautiful songs seemed to be the order for the night. One of the guys from this Hour Has 22 Minutes was there and actually was seen tapping his feet and bopping his head! Tales of road trips, lip balm and lovesickness were the order of the night and for an added bonus Ashley performed 2 children's songs about beavers and ravens to a surprisingly receptive audience. It's always interesting to see drunken adults chant out beaver dam in unison. Little Miss Moffat will be in town on Wednesday September the 10th at the Trasheteria in support of her �Oh Come Off it�, a CD recorded with members of Thrush Hermit, Piggy, the Sycamores and the Guthries. While it will be just her and Gabe performing fans of alt country and sugary pop will not want to miss this. Also on the bill are locals, the Malcontents, B.A. Johnston and hopefully Anouk. |
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| The Reverb East Coast's Musical Monthly Magazine Thursday, January 24th, 2002 CD : Little Miss Moffat, "Oh, Come Off It!" (Independent) Little Miss Moffat stars singer, songwriter and guitarist Ashley Moffat, Dave Chisholm (The Sycamores) on electric Guitar, Lukas Pearse (Piggy) on bass, Benn Ross (Heavy Meadows) on drums, and Dale Murray (The Guthries) on pedal steel. Oh, Come Off It! is the follow-up to 1999's Midnight Messages EP, and was recorded in a cozy cabin in St. Margaret's Bay, the birthplace of these countrified (and accessible) songs. It starts off with the upbeat double-header of the east bound "Highway 2", and the duped "Border Crossing Guard." "Chapstick" is fresh and fun and fits in with the current season. "In the Theatre" is a touching and passionate embrace, "Sick of Lovin' You" is the best barn-burner in the bunch and "What This Heart Is For" leaves you warm inside as the recording fades out. It's a shame that only half a dozen tracks make for such a musical tease. -Iain K. MacLeod |
| Now "Thank God I'm a Country Girl" Toronto June 6-12, 2002 Name: Little Miss Moffat Band Base: Halifax Description: Bittersweet twang-infused alterna-pop about road trips and back-seat nookie Rating: Growth Potential |
| The Halifax Herald October, 2001 Little Miss Moffat gets off her tuffet for Khyber show -Stephen Cooke Halifax singer Ashley Moffat has an eye for talent. Her band Little Miss Moffat includes some of the local scene's finest players, perhaps taking a cue from West Coast honky-tonk heroine Neko Case, whose back-up band The Boyfriends has included members of such illustrious groups as Flashing Lights, The Sadies and Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet. Moffat's spunky new six-song CD Oh, Come Off It! features contributions from drummer Benn Ross (Thrush Hermit, Piggy), bassist Lukas Pearse (Rebecca West, House of Usher), The Guthrie's Dale Murray on pedal steel guitar and Dave Chisholm (The Sycamores) on electric guitar. You can hear this all-star outfit on Friday at the Khyber Club, with special guests Gabe and Ruth Minnikin from the Guthries. Moffat's tunes are a homespun blend of pop, folk, and country that alternate between the fun of Chapstick and the bittersweet memories of In the Theatre. Unsophisticated, but with loads of charm, hopefully Miss Moffat will get off her tuffet soon to put together a full-length effort together. |
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