Chapin Sisters

The Chapin Sisters
The Chapin Sisters performing in San Diego, California on December 7, 2009. From left to right: Abigail Chapin, Lily Chapin.
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Folk, Psychedelic, Pop music
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Lake Bottom Records, Plain Recordings
Website	thechapinsisters.com
Members	Abigail Chapin Lily Chapin
Past members	Jessica Craven

The Chapin Sisters are an American folk-rock and harmony duo from New York, NY. The band consists of sisters Abigail and Lily Chapin, and formerly their half-sister Jessica Craven. Their sound blurs the lines between old-time Appalachian music, classic country-rock and pop.

Abigail and Lily were born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in the Hudson Valley. They sang professionally from an early age, first on their dad Tom Chapin's children's records, which led to jobs on other children's records, including The Olson Twins "Brother For Sale" and "I am the cute one." They also sang onstage in benefit and tribute concerts honoring their uncle, the late singer and activist Harry Chapin along with other members of their family, including cousin Jen Chapin and their sister Jessica.

By 2004 all three had relocated to Los Angeles, (Lily Chapin was working on a film directed by Barbara Kopple). They began their band at the urging of their half-brother Jonathan Craven who arranged for them to record at the home studio of Michael Fitzpatrick (of the band Fitz and The Trantrums). Before they had ever played a show together or considered themselves a band, their slow, acoustic version of Britney Spears' song "Toxic" gained attention and radio play around the country. Following this unexpected success, The Chapin Sisters began to play concerts in Los Angeles, and the sisters also started writing music together—songs that would eventually become their first full-length album.