The Roches

The Roches are a female vocal group made up of three songwriting sisters, Maggie, Terre, and Suzzy Roche, from New York. The group is known for its unusual harmonies, quirky lyrics, and casually comedic stage performances. Their musical ca

The Roches are a female vocal group made up of three songwriting sisters, Maggie, Terre, and Suzzy Roche, from New York. The group is known for its unusual harmonies, quirky lyrics, and casually comedic stage performances. Their musical career spans more than four decades, taking them from neighborhood carolling and a touring duo to working the Greenwich Village folk scene as a trio, getting record contracts, doing more touring, occasionally appearing on television and in movies, and collaborating with other musicians on a variety of projects. Although they never had major commercial success, they developed an enthusiastic audience for their unique "family music". Now on hiatus as a trio, they still perform in various combinations and venues.

In the late '60s, eldest sister Margaret and middle sister Terre (pronounced just like "Terry") quit school to tour as a duo. Maggie wrote most of the songs, with Terre contributing to a few. The sisters got a break when Paul Simon brought them in as backup singers on his album There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973). They returned the favor, so to speak, by getting his assistance (along with an appearance by The Oak Ridge Boys) on their only album as a duo, Seductive Reasoning (1975). Shortly after that, youngest sister Suzzy (rhymes with "fuzzy") chimed in to form The Roches trio.