biographical info
Portage & Main’s self-titled debut conjures images of two lonely
wanderers travelling the long and weary road trading melancholy tales of
old romance. It comes as no surprise then that the project was brought
to life by a group of old friends moving transiently from basement to
basement across Vancouver as they began to put into motion events that
they themselves could not foresee. The modest truths of the songs speak
volumes of the people that brought it all together.
John Sponarski and Harold Donnelly are the raconteurs behind this
folk-rock endeavor, but the Portage & Main moniker encompasses the
talents of Georges Couling on keys, Ben Brown on drums, and Mike
Agranovich on bass to create a sound reminiscent of the lighter side
of CSNY's Déjà Vu.
Portage & Main strikes a chord in the same Canadian vein as Neil
Young and The Band, with its southern guitar and haunting vocals. While
the boys didn’t physically ride the timeless rails like tramps, the
songs are as honest and genuine as if they had, displaying the insight
of old souls whose hearts are fixed and bound to a boxcar travelling
across the country. So sit by the light of Portage & Main’s fire and
listen to alluring tales of the human experience as your weary
travelers traverse the peaks of the misty mountains and wade through the
depths of the rivers below.
lineup
Harold Donnelly Songwriter, Vocals, Guitar
John Sponarski Songwriter, Vocals, Guitar