Fifths of Seven was a

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instrumental string/piano/accordion trio based in

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. The band members were

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, and Rachel Levine (Cakelk). The group's instrumental music combined elements of pop, classical and eastern European music."Fifths of Seven Spry from Bitter Anise Folds"
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History

Fifths of Seven was formed in 1995 in

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, Their debut album, ''Spry from Bitter Anise Folds'', was recorded in Montreal at

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and released in 2005. This was the only album recorded by the group."Moonface: Option Paralysis"
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Discography

* ''Spry from Bitter Anise Folds'' (LP), 2005 *# "Rosa Centifolia" - 5:33 *# "Sweet Grace for Devious" - 5:53 *# "Out from Behind the Rigid Bellows" - 6:49 *# "Waiting" - 2:58 *# "Coeur, Arteries and Veins" - 4:58 *# "Echoes from a Wandered Path" - 5:47 *# "For You Alone in the Smoldering City" - 9:42 *# "Bless Our Wandering Dreamers" - 4:37

References

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