The Sadies are a Canadian alternative country band formed in Toronto in 1994 by
Dallas Good and bassist Sean Dean, with Travis Good later joining on guitar and
fiddle. The band's debut studio album, Precious Moments (1998), was followed by
Red Dirt (1999) with Andre Williams, Pure Diamond Gold (1999), Tremendous
Efforts (2001), and Favourite Colours (2004). The group has collaborated with
Blue Rodeo, Jon Langford, Gord Downie, and Neil Young, and served as the backing
band for Neko Case. The 2010 album Darker Circles was shortlisted for the
Polaris Music Prize, and in 2012 the gr...