Would like to Thank Justine for her Blackberry Wood bass playing in the past and present , http://www.myspace.com/just3fish
Would like to thank Dave, http://www.myspace.com/davidpawnaman
for his work on the first Blackberry Wood CD
BLACKBERRY WOOD is playing GIGS GIGS GIGS.......... come check us out!
BLACKBERRY WOOD has shared the stage with some crazy folks like: "David Grisman" of Greatful Dead Fame, at the Grisman Experience Festival 2008 in Yimar B.C., 2008 Polaris Music Prize Nominees and Glastonbury people voted best band "Holy Fuck" at Starbelly Jamm Festival 2009, "Kinnie Starr"! and "Arrested Development" at Komasket Festival 2009, Vancouver's "Japandroids"and "the Pack A.D." at Pat's pub as well, and Vancouver's "Headwater" "Joey Only" and "Five Alarm Funk" at many shows! Come check out Blackberry Wood Live!!!
E-mail us: blackberrywood@yahoo.ca
SEPT 23rd at the rugged Railway Club with Something About Reptiles and Orkestar Slivovica, A WICKED SHOW!!!
Sept 25th show for BC Food System Network in Chehalis!!!
Sept 30th Kits Farmers Market 5 to 7:00
Oct 3rd Trout Lake Farmers Market 9 to 11:30
Oct 3rd, Night time, at The Sinking Ship to help raise money for the Peddle Powered Gramophone Rail car!!!
Oct 4th Vanier Park by the Vancouver Maritime Museum 3:00-4:00, part of the Vancouver Biennale Art Bike Tour!
Oct 11th Kris Blackberry at Kits Farmers Market 10:00am to 12:00
Oct 17th at "The Sunset" ON CORTES ISLAND, BC!!!
Oct 21st Kris Blackberry at Main st Farmers Market 5 to 7:00
Oct 24th at Science World 1:30 in the afternoon for the Bridge to a Cool Planet event, Taking over the Cambie Street Bridge!!!, Vancouver BC
Oct 29th Blackberry Wood's Halloween tour blast off show at the Media Club in Vancouver with Buffalo Swan and the Amazing Gypsy punk band Mezamazing!!!
Oct 30th Friday spook night at Voodoo's in Penticton, BC
Oct 31st AMAZING Halloween night at the Caravan art farm in Armstrong, BC
Nov 7th Kris Blackberry at the winter Farmers market, Wise hall, 10am-12:00
Nov 20th EAST SIDE CULTURE CRAWL!!! at the Chapel arts center Vancouver BC
Nov 26th private Xmas party at the Scandinavian Hall, Vancouver BC
Dec 2nd Rumbletones Wayout Wednesdays at the Railway Club, Vancouver, BC
Dec 3rd the Garage Showroom in Duncan, Vancouver Island, BC
Dec 4th Friday night at the Cambie in Naniamo
Dec 5th Saturday night back at the birth place of Blackberry Wood, The Ucluelet Lodge
Dec 19th Vig's (of the Wavery) Annual Winter Solstice Party, with Fantastic-frantic-Primal-Art-Percussion group Swarm!!! in Cumberland, BC
Dec 30th at the Velvet Underground in "party party" Nelson BC
NEW YEARS EVE in Rossland at the Flying Steam Shovel
NEW YEARS DAY in Rossland at the Flying Steam Shovel
January 15th at the Biltmore in Vancouver with the wonderful Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra for their CD release PARTY!!!
January 16th at Sugar in Victoria with the wonderful Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra for their CD release PARTY!!!
Feb 19th-21st FROSTBITE FESTIVAL Whitehorse, Yukon, YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAH!!!
March 13th Kris Blackberry at the winter Farmers market, Wise hall, 10am-12:00
May 1st Secret Private Party!!!
April 10th Kris Blackberry at the winter Farmers market, Wise hall, 12pm-2:00
Aug 20th-22nd The Robson Valley Music Festival in Dunster BC!!!
Take a peek at our photos from shows and tours.
Please post your comments on our photos so we know that you have been snooping around. Thanks! BW
A FEW REVIEWS
Stuart Derdeyn, Vancouver Provence, February 6th, 2009
"High-powered acoustic dance music aptly describes the bohemian beat. It's a sound that works in clubs, parties, big festivals -- you name it."
Streethawk Magazine, June 18th 2007
"Blackberry Wood – a motley crew of guitar, horns, and accordion led by Music Waste's originator Kris – kept up the night's fun energy with a sound best described as bar mitzvah-meets-barndance."
The Vancouver Observer, April 8th 2008
"Were they country, were they rock, were they polka, or were they punk? Were they burlesque? Or were they just plain fun? Yes!"
Stuart Derdeyn, Vancouver Provence, April 22nd, 2008
"Blackberry Wood's new CD "Travelling Horse Opry" is a likely hit."
Kevin Potvin, Republic of East Vancouver, August 14th, 2008
"gave me the impression of a big modern inner-city version of the traditional hoedown in the neighbours barn kind of night. I felt something like what i imagine farmers felt when they hung up their overalls for the week and hustled down to the crossroads for a little long-awaited good ol' jumping around to shake out all the kinks of field work"
OUR STORY (and we're sticking to it!!!)
Blackberry Wood is a wonderful, secret and Magic combination of original Alt-country/ragtime/Circus/Gypsy music, BIG party grooves like exotic Worldbeats, headbobbin' HipHop, jumpin' Ska, and other irresistible body shakin' an' foot shuffling stuff.
It all started when a friend asked Kris and Corinne
if they would Play a New Years Gig, four days before
New Years Eve. In a frenzy-- Kris and Corinne whipped together their strangest mix of original material---and it was a hit, impressing all the loggers and fishermen and surfers!
Needless to say they where invited back for the next New Years Party.
After a few more gigs, and Kris churning out a huge batch
of sweet songs, they decided to invite more musicians
into the swamp stompin' Blackberry Woods. Muahahahaha....
First to come stumbling down the hill and waltzing in, came a slightly intoxicated and very crazy drummer---Amrit.
Not far behind Amrit was the Dreamy---Katheryn
squeezing magic from the accordion. Then, straight out
of the Blue Sky, fell---DeLisa, and Jack blasting away on
their shiny brass Trumpets. Next, floating down the river that runs through the Blackberry Woods, on his Acoustic bass, came---Michael! and oh! there's also---Jenn adding her percusive golden touches that shake up the woods!
Now, with---Corinne playing Saxophone, and
singing like a nightingale, and with---Kris on Guitar,
singing with his raspy half Country half Rap/Hip-Hop heart
out, this little Orchestra conjures up some of the most
wondrous music for the whole world to enjoy!
Hi,
Just wanted to invite you to our Vancouver album release show.
Instead of a typical evening show, we were able to organize an outdoor matinee at 2pm on Sunday, October 25th right in the heart of Vancouver!
It's at a place called 'Le Mirage' and its a converted 48 passenger coach and surrounding gardens at 345 E 1st Ave (across from Artech Lofts).
There will be homemade perogies, ethically raised pork, home made beer, hot chocolate, and several musical acts, including Acres and Acres, Jon Mckiel, and Klarka Weinwurm (all from Halifax).
I can't wait for this show.
Tell your friends!
Dave
Hi guys, this is dan from BEND SINISTER here. We are taking part in this MUSIC BC/PEAK radio station contest right now for a chance at a 150,000$ grant towards our musical career which as you know would be a huge help for any artist to continue making a living touring and recording. The contest is based on online votes and it only takes a second to vote for us in the contest. We are falling behind and could really use your support so if you have a second please vote at:
and if your interested, we have our new website up and we are offering free downloads of 10 our of favorite tracks from all three of our records. They are available here:
Thanks for Adding STONEBREED to your circle of friends! We really appreciate the opportunity to share our music with you, and hopefully you will like it! Our next show is Thursday October 22 at PALADINOS in Tarzana CA If you get a chance give us a listen and give us a little feedback! Thanks again for your Time, and Your Friendship! STONEBREED
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This month we mostly have Catie Curtis (with a Richard Thompson cover), Lindsay Fuller and The Cheap Dates (and who amongst us isn't?), Josh Fix with a track from the well-titled album This Town Is Starting To Make Me Angry and the rather lovely Red Rooster.
Four more little sonic gems for your August pleasure are now available on the site. Blitzen Trapper, Boulder Acoustic Society, Jay Brannan and The Wiyos. Yet another fine quartet even though we say so ourselves as picked them out.
Hey Guys I just wanted to say you were the highlight of my arts wells adventure! you cats can swing like no one I've heard before look forward to seeing you in action again and if you ever want to come to penticton let me know and I can help find a venue. Great show again!!
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