The Canadian band
the Paperboys blended the sounds of bluegrass, folk-pop and Celtic music to create a distinctive and rollicking style which they dubbed "stomp." Formed in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1992 by lead vocalist and guitarist
Tom Landa, the original
Paperboys lineup also included percussionist
Paul Lawton and banjoist/bassist
Cam Salay; fiddler Shona Le Mottée and multi-instrumentalist
Shannon Saunders both enlisted in 1995, and later that same year the group issued their debut LP,
Late as Usual. After recording 1997's Juno Award-winning
Molinos, Le Mottée left the group, and was replaced by flautist Hans Araki. In 2000 The band released their first album on Red House Records entitled
Postcards. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide