Watch: Ohio band Girl Named Tom’s big year
Last year was a big one for Girl Named Tom, a sibling band composed of Mennonites from Pettisville, Ohio. On Dec. 14, Caleb, Joshua and Bekah Liechty became the first group to win the NBC singing competition The Voice. Competing on the show’s 21st season resulted in international exposure, US$100,000 and a recording contract for…
Ain’t misbehavin’
Old behaviour influenced the music on singer-songwriter Anna Wiebe’s latest musical release, New Behaviour. The 24-year-old folk-pop songstress based in Guelph, Ont., partially attributes growing up in the Mennonite church for the way the album sounds. “The Mennonite church is known for its . . . fantastic singing, and especially my experience of that at…
