CamelPhat

First Sounds is the debut album of the new, neoclassical group hailing from Montreal, consisting of violinist Sarah Neufeld, multi-instrumentalist Richard Reed Parry and cellist Rebecca Foon. The trio originally met in Montreal during the late 1990s while independently finding their footing in the local arts and culture community. For two years, Rebecca, Sarah and Richard collaborated in various capacities before embarking on their respective musical careers. Richard and Sarah’s musical careers have been deeply intertwined over the past twenty years; best known for their involvement in Grammy-award winning indie-rock group Arcade Fire, and instrumental outfit and Juno-award winning Bell Orchestre, both musicians have spent the better part of the past two decades writing and releasing music and touring the globe. Similarly, composer and cellist Rebecca Foon has been a fixture of the Montreal music community for two decades, performing and recording in a wide array of contexts (Esmerine, Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra, Set Fire To Flames, Saltland). They have always felt as though the connection they shared as a trio, was special and everlasting. And so, 25 years later, the trio are reuniting to pick-up where they left off. This time, with the wind at their backs.