THE SHAMS

:''This article is about the female pop trio The Shams; for the garage rock group, see Thee Shams.''
'The Shams' were an all-female New York folk pop trio in the 1980s and early 1990s, featuring Amy Rigby and Sue Garner. Some critics have credited the band with having pioneered what would later become known as elements of the Americana and No Depression movements in American music.
Their albums included ''Quilt'', released on the Matador Records label in 1992.