Vancouver folk-soul songwriter and singer Frazey Ford is best known as a member of the Be Good Tanyas, who specialized in a blend of old-timey folk, country, and blues. The The Be Good Tanyas released a debut album, Blue Horse, in 2001, following it with Chinatown in 2003 and Hello Love in 2006, and garnered high critical praise for both their recorded work and their fun, impressive live performances on the folk and bluegrass circuits. Ford released a debut solo album, Obadiah, co-produced by Ford and John Raham in 2010. Ford's critically acclaimed, Indian Ocean, recorded in Memphis with Al Green backing band, Hi Rythm, followed in 2014.