Active on Vancouver Island since 2005, CURL has been featured multiple times at:
Victoria’s Blues Bash
Nanaimo's Summertime Blues Festival
Chemainus Blues Festival
Victoria television station, CHEK TV (2013)
The world-famous Butchart Gardens
The Esquimalt Ribfest
Victoria’s Dragonboat Festival
Helen Davies, Susan Johnson and Dee Cooper together are CURL. Originally the band featured Christa Brenan on drums, making it Victoria's only blues band composed solely of female players. When Christa left the band, the remaining three discovered quickly that she was irreplaceable, and decided to carry on as a trio. When asked to perform on larger stages, they add a lead guitarist and a drummer.
Most recently, they have worked with Victoria's Al Sabourin on guitar and Lake Cowichan's Andy Okell on drums.
BACKGROUND
Helen Davies: A Victoria musician for 30 years, Helen has graced many local stages playing music ranging from 50s rock (Rukus), to 'big' soul (Davy's Gang).
Susan Johnson: A long-time blues fan, Susan is a former member of pop band, The Voodoo Slaves and an on-call bass player for the Bill Johnson Blues Band.
Dee Cooper: An alumni of Ontario jazz group Spaces, Dee also plays with Beverley McKeen's Sweet Band and has written and performed with Level Crossing and jazz groups Cooper Wolfe and nFuze.