Its a band name forged in the mind of singer/songwriter Tom Brosseau from a romanticized remembrance of a schoolhouse friend of the second grade. Such idyllic beauty is clear in Les Shelleys music. The duo, Brosseau and Angela Correa, both successful solo artists, joined forces out of a mutual appreciation for traditional folk, country, and jazz, although the almost eerie angelic harmony of their voices couldnt have hindered them, either. I have a real passion for lo-fi sound, said Correa about her love of bare-bones music. With influences like Bob Dylan, Leadbelly, and John Prine, the duos guitar-playing is deep and melodic and runs like a river. They aim for folk and try to bring their audiences with them, back to a simpler time with simpler music, where messages and feelings are clear and dont rely on bells and whistles to make their point. Hudson Hornick