Vile Richard is comprised of singer/songwriters Olaf Alders and Andrew Vanhorn, joined by a quirky collection of musical friends and neighbours. For over 20 years, they've been blending country, folk, and rock into something that's not quite any of those things.

The band started at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, releasing "Lucky Me", a rock album influenced by Matthew Sweet, Elliott Smith, and the Lemonheads. They toured Eastern Canada with Mike Trebilcock (Killjoys) in support of the album.

Their "Hockey Song" single brought FM and AM radio airplay across Canada and remains the band's most popular track. It gets played in arenas, locker rooms, and at weddings all over the world.

The second album, "How to Find and Fascinate a Mistress," found the band picking up banjo and glockenspiel, drawing on influences like Blue Rodeo, Barenaked Ladies, and Great Big Sea. BBC Radio 2 and BBC Scotland took notice.

Since then, Vile Richard has continued releasing music and performing live across Ontario.

"This is a wonderful album."
-- Bryan Burnett, BBC Scotland's Brand New Country

"Wonderful stuff!"
-- Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2's Bob Harris Country

"...intellectually driven, quirky folk songs that can be simultaneously cute and bittersweet, fraught with literary allusion and sung with sentimentality."
-- Ric Taylor, VIEW Magazine