The members of the band that became the Trishas - playing June 6 at the Redstone Room - knew almost immediately that they had something special. But it took some prodding for them to pursue it.
The country quartet - Jamie Wilson, Liz Foster, Kelley Mickwee, and Savannah Welch - was assembled to perform at a 2009 tribute to country singer/songwriter Kevin Welch, Savannah's father. Foster explained in a recent phone interview that Savannah was hesitant to participate but willing to as part of a larger group. The women weren't friends - most of them knew one of the others, Foster said - so their initial rehearsal was their first time spending any time together.
"You can put four people together and have them all sing the right harmony notes, but it still doesn't blend," Foster said. "You have to really learn each other's voices to really click right."
But during that first rehearsal, on "Satan's Paradise" (written by Kevin Welch and Claudia Scott), the clicking was evident. "We just hit the note, and it was ridiculous," she said. "Of course, we're girls, so we're all jumping around, screaming."
