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T SISTERS

It is said the deeper a tree's roots run, the taller it can grow. For siblings Erika, Rachel, and Chloe Tietjen of the T SISTERS, their roots as songwriters are buried in a narrative of family and sisterhood.

California born and raised and now based in Oakland, the Tietjens have been singing together their whole lives. "We sang together when we were little, making up songs and writing plays together in the attic of our grandparents' house," says the trio. "Our parents were dancers and our father is a musician, so rhythm and movement were a constant backdrop for our experience of music." Staging original musical theater productions together in college inspired Erika, Rachel and Chloe to write and arrange their own music, leading to the T Sisters.

The three sisters, typically accompanied by upright bass, guitar, banjo, percussion and mandolin, captivate audiences with close harmonies, inventive arrangements, and plenty of sass. When performing their lively set of originals and coverssometimes in arresting a capellathey call to mind classic girl groups: from the Andrews Sisters and The Ronettes to The Roches and the Dixie Chicks. Touching on elements of folk, Americana, gospel, R&B, bluegrass and soul, the T Sisters weave evocative stories with a sound that is at once modern and timeless.