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Article from Cape Cod Today

"The Parkington Sisters are actual siblings ("real name, no gimmick," as someone in
another genre would put it), ages ranging from 18 to 30. They began their set with
three playing violin and two acoustic guitar, but cello, banjo, accordion, and piano
filtered into the mix on subsequent songs. All five sisters sang, and four of them
were fine vocalists. The other, 18-year-old baby sis Lydia, was something more — a
great singer, with an unaffected but older-than-her-years voice that carried traces
of confessional folk, blues, and jazz. She reminded me a little of a rootsier Fiona
Apple, a grittier Zooey Deschanel, a younger, less-damaged Janis Joplin. The sight
and sound of her — always sitting, her ever-present smile oscillating between
sheepish and mischievous — sinking into a song was easily the most exciting thing I
saw at Folk Alliance. The band — all apparently classically trained but without a
hint of stuffiness — cites Joni Mitchell as an influence, but I'd peg a different
'70s touchstone, another sister act: Kate & Anna McGarrigle. Their music — swapping
instruments and vocals, trading knowing looks and helpless giggles — was swept up in
a natural enthusiasm, radiating love — for music, yes, but more so for each
other.... The Parkington Sisters have apparently yet to release an official album,
so who knows where they're headed? But remember that name."
-Chris Herrington, Memphis Flyer