{{Short description|Canadian folk music group}} {{Infobox musical artist | background = group_or_band | origin = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada | current_members = {{Plainlist| * [[Cindy Church]] * [[Marc Jordan]] * [[Murray McLauchlan]] * [[Ian Thomas (Canadian musician)|Ian Thomas]] }} | years_active = 2004–present }}
'''Lunch At Allen's''' is a band consisting of four [[Canadians|Canadian]] artists of folk, country, and popular music, [[Cindy Church]], [[Marc Jordan]], [[Murray McLauchlan]] and [[Ian Thomas (Canadian musician)|Ian Thomas]]. Their name comes from the fact that three of the four members, Jordan, McLauchlan, and Thomas, would often meet for lunch at Allen's restaurant on [[Danforth Avenue]] in [[Toronto]], Ontario.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.standard-freeholder.com/2016/06/15/legends-serve-up-lunch-at-allens-in-cornwall|title=Legends serve up Lunch at Allen's|last=Baker|first=Lois Anne|date=2016-06-15|website=Cornwall Standard Freeholder|access-date=2016-07-03}}</ref><ref>[https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/music/a-full-musical-meal-found-in-lunch-at-allens "A full musical meal found in Lunch at Allen's"]. ''Ottawa Citizen'', Peter Robb, December 17, 2014</ref>
==History==
The band was formed in 2004 initially for a one-off, eight-city tour, but they have continued to write and perform since. McLauchlan, who had not played professionally in a while at the time of the band's formation, formed the band after being diagnosed with a heart issue requiring quadruple-bypass heart surgery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.brantnews.com/news-story/6711417-kick-back-and-relax-with-lunch-at-allen-s/|title=Kick back and relax with Lunch at Allen’s|last=Toms|first=Colleen|date=2016-06-07|website=Brant News|access-date=2016-07-03}}</ref> That year the group released a self-titled album.<ref name=ce>[http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/murray-mclauchlan-emc/ "Murray McLauchlan"]. ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', Steve McLean, revised byAndrew Mcintosh, published 08/14/2008</ref> ''Catch the Moon'' followed in 2007, and ''More Lunch at Allen's'' in 2010.<ref name=ce /> In 2012 they released a CD of holiday songs, ''Zuzu's Petals''.<ref>[https://www.straight.com/music/holiday-discs-2012-lunch-allens-christmass-zuzus-petals "]. ''Georgia Straight'', Adrian Mack on December 5th, 2012</ref>
Lunch at Allen's went on tour in western Canada in 2016 and 2017.<ref>[https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/music/marc-jordan-always-happy-to-make-time-for-lunch-at-allens "Marc Jordan always happy to make time for Lunch At Allen's"]. Mike Bell, ''Calgary Herald '', October 17, 2016</ref><ref>[http://fraservalleynewsnetwork.com/2017/06/21/lunch-at-allens-murray-mclauchlan-cindy-church-marc-jordan-and-ian-thomas-review/ "Lunch At Allen’s (Murray McLauchlan, Cindy Church, Marc Jordan and Ian Thomas) Review"]. ''Fraser Valley News'', Don Lehn June 21, 2017</ref> The group's album ''If It Feels Right'' was released in June, 2017.<ref>[http://canadianbeats.ca/2017/06/26/review-lunch-at-allens/ "Review – Lunch At Allen’s"]. ''Canada Beats'', By Linda Heldman on June 26, 2017</ref><ref>[http://spillmagazine.com/spill-album-review-lunch-allens-feels-right/ "SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: LUNCH AT ALLEN’S – IF IT FEELS RIGHT"]. ''The Spill Magazine''. by [[Aaron Badgley]]</ref>
==Members== * [[Cindy Church]] (Guitar & Vocals) * [[Marc Jordan]] (Guitar, Piano & Vocals) * [[Murray McLauchlan]] (Guitar, Piano, Harmonica & Vocals) * [[Ian Thomas (Canadian musician)|Ian Thomas]] (Guitar, Mandolin & Vocals)
==Discography== ===Albums (CD and downloads)=== * 2004 - ''Lunch At Allen's'' (EMI Canada) * 2007 - ''Catch The Moon'' (EMI Canada) * 2010 - ''More Lunch at Allen's'' (Linus Entertainment, Canada) * 2012 - ''Zuzu's Petals: A Lunch At Allen's Christmas'' (Linus Entertainment, Canada) * 2017 - ''If It Feels Right'' (Linus Entertainment, Canada)
===Singles=== * 2004 - ''Perfect World'' (EMI Canada) * 2007 - ''What Kind of Love'' (EMI Canada)
===DVD=== * 2003 - ''Lunch At Allen's'' (EMI Canada)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.lunchatallens.com/ Lunch At Allen's official site] * [http://www.truenorthrecords.com/artist/364 True North Records]
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[[Category:Canadian folk music groups]]