Hands Across the Water . . . The Flats are a six piece, Ottawa-Chelsea based indie rock band that bridge the gap between folk traditions, raucous live energy, harmonious melodies and pure aural candy. The Flats began in the fall of 2007 when Greg Brayford, wanted to fill out the sound of the songs he was writing. He asked two of his former band mates and good friends from Belfast Cowboys, Michael Peterson to join on bass and Matthew Young to play drums. In early 2008, an old friend from the T...