The Northettes

The Northettes were a vocal trio made up of Amanda Parsons, Barbara Gaskin and Ann Rosenthal. Although they are most famous for contributing to Hatfield And The North’s two studio albums, the first released in January 1974, the girls had sung together in 1971/72 in Dave Stewart & Chris Cutler led Ottawa Music Company which, sadly, left no recorded legacy. Between the Hatfields two albums, they also sang on Egg’s 1974 album The Civil Surface.
After Hatfield And The North broke up, Barbara Gaskin sang in various musical projects like Red Roll On, Bruford and National Health. She later formed a successul duo with ex-Hatfield and partner Dave Stewart.
Amanda went on to sing with the earlier line-ups of National Health and made several appearances in other projects involving Dave Stewart, while having a job for television.
Ann Rosenthal adandonned her musical activities to work as a business analyst and management consultant.

The sound of The Northettes has been described as heavenly and angelic; voices that can lift the spirit and soothe the soul. Their harmonies certainly added new dimension to the music of Hatfield And The North. Their singing on top of the jazz-tinged progressive rock that the band played was unlike anything ever recorded before and still sounds fresh and unique today.