Our Story
Atlantic Canada’s most entertaining duo return with a brand new, high energy album that feels as comfortable as it does fresh - bringing the sound of vintage rock n' roll to the fore with a barnstorming new roots / rock record.
The New Brunswick based pair have built a reputation on a live show that is as much about the musical multi-tasking and vocal excellence, as it is the relaxed, off-the-cuff banter that carries on throughout the show. This compelling mix has seen the duo build audiences and develop friendships across Canada through performances at major venues and festivals; and win over international audiences with repeat visits to Australia and the UK.
Equally well received by critics, the duo have received nominations from ECMA, Music/Musique NB, and the Canadian Folk Music Awards, winning awards for Group Recording of the Year, SOCAN Song of the Year, and a well-deserved Hardest Working Artist award!
For their fifth record, they returned to Nashville in March to record with producer, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist, Jon Estes, and an amazing group of Nashville based musicians. With most of the record complete, they returned home just in time for lockdown where they recorded their vocals and finished the record.
The release of It’ll Come Around comes at the end of a year where the title song’s message of optimism and call to arms feel relevant and needed. The feel good, high energy vibe of the record is the perfect way to bound into a New Year.
awards
& achievements
• ECMA 2020 Nomination Country Album of the Year (Canary In A Coal Mine)
• Music/Musique NB 2019 Award Hardest Working of the Year
• Women's Freedom Song Contest – Honourable Mention for “You Don't Know Anything”
• #1 Earshot's Folk/Blues/Roots Chart (Canary in a Coal Mine)
• Canadian Folk Music Award Nomination Contemporary Folk Album of the Year (I Go Where You Go)
• CBC Searchlight 2014 Regional Winner
• ECMA 2016 Nomination Songwriter of the Year (John McLaggan)
• ECMA 2014 Nomination Roots Traditional Album of the Year (So it Goes)
• Synch “The Good Americans”
• Synch for Discover Saint John
“Tomato/Tomato live is one of the most delightful, heart warming, toe-tapping, thigh slapping, jaw dropping and downright wonderful experiences one can hope to have at a gig. Both incredibly accomplished musicians, their voices and hearts blend with a depth and beauty that is difficult to achieve without the personal intimacy they share. With rich harmonies, flawlessly written lyrics and melodies and mind-blowing multi instrumentalism (which has to be seen to believed), they capture your hearts from the first sweet note to the last cymbal crash. I have an unbridled love for this act. Not just because of their abundant talent but also because of their professionalism, genuine warmth, friendliness and their unique storytelling ability both on stage and in real life.”
