The Wayward Hearts are an Americana styled band from Vancouver, B.C. Formed in the summer of 2013 by Bradley Damsgaard and Leah Barley as an acoustic side project for them to sing country songs together, it soon grew into a full six piece band adding Tim Mathias on Bass, Jim Favaro on electric accordion, Kirk Douglas on drums and Emily Helsdon on violin.

The band released their debut EP in May 2014 are set to record a full length album later this year.

The Wayward Hearts are inspired by fine hats, Old Testament exuberance, Gothic Americana, Alphonse Mucha, tambourines, mountain music, worn-out boots, dustiness, cheap whiskey, causing a ruckus and telling a good story about it.

Accordionist Jim Favaro started playing the accordion at the age of eight. He said, ” I enjoy performing and helping people discover the beauty of the accordion.”