The Webb Sisters

With roots in the same household, a gentle folk-rock style, and a shared fondness for Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, the Webb Sisters naturally invited comparisons to the Corrs. Charley, born in 1979, and Hattie, born in 1981, grew up in Kent, where their mother worked as a tennis coach and their father had performed with the Dave Travis Band. From an early age the siblings took to music, eventually mastering instruments such as the harp and piano. During their teenage years they gave recitals nationwide, appeared at numerous charity events, and performed before both The Queen and Princess Anne. After crossing paths with producer Johnny Pierce, the pair journeyed to Nashville to record their debut album A Piece of Mind, later selling copies of it at shows throughout Los Angeles. They next established themselves in an artists' commune in Venice Beach, secured a publishing agreement, and collaborated with Jeff Trott (Sheryl Crow) and Mike Elizondo (Eminem) on material intended for their follow-up record. Two years afterward they moved back to the U.K. and joined Mercury Records. Drawing influence from Tom Petty, Sinéad O'Connor, and Nick Drake, they tracked Daylight Crossing at Abbey Road Studios under the guidance of Steve Lipson (Sting) and Youth (Dido). Following support dates with Jamie Cullum, Jason Mraz, and James Morrison across the U.K., the album appeared in 2006. Its singles "I Still Hear It," which enjoyed substantial Radio 2 airplay, and "Still the Only One" earned strong reviews yet did not enter the Top 75. The following year the duo performed at America's 400th Anniversary Celebrations in Jamestown, VA, contributed a track to a Judy Collins tribute album, and served as backup singers alongside Sharon Robinson during Leonard Cohen's first tour in fourteen years. They later began work on a third album alongside multiple Grammy Award-winning producer Peter Asher and Angelo Petraglia (Kings of Leon).