Kris Mitchell -- Guitar, Vocals
Michael Allyne-- Stand up Bass
Corinne Mundell -- Saxophone, Vocals, Mandolin, Flute
Amrit Basi-- Drums
Katheryn (Salmon)-- Accordion
DeLisa Lewis--Trumpet
Jack Garton--Trumpet
Jenn Hamer--Percussion
Would like to Thank Justine Fischer for her Blackberry Wood bass playing in the past year, 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!
JULY 25th, noon, outdoors at Canada Place For Street Beats
AUG 1st at noon outdoors at Canada Place for Street Beats
AUG 2nd outdoors at the POINT ROBERTS MUSIC FESTIVAL in the day
AUG 2nd a night at Cafe Deux Soleils
AUG 3rd at NELSON B.C. FESTIVAL playing with DAVID GRISMAN!!!
AUG 9th Busking Trout lake Farmers Market
AUG 21st at 1:00 Busking at Canada Place for Street Beats
AUG 22nd at 1:00 Busking at Canada Place for Street Beats
AUG 24th at BONFIRE MUSIC FESTIVAL on the Sunshine coast!
AUG 25th at noon Busking at London Drugs for Street Beats
AUG 30th Co-op Radio annual fund raiser at the Wonderful Wise Hall
SEPT 6th SEND OFF FOR LONDON U.K. TOUR at Cafe Deux Soleils
LONDON TOUR
SEPT 13th in LONDON ENGLAND at STRANGER THAN PARADISE!!!
SEPT 14th in LONDON ENGLAND at the CROSS KINGS!!!
SEPT 15th in LONDON ENGLAND The Feature at the HALFMOON!!!
SEPT 16th in LONDON ENGLAND at BIDDLE BROS.!!!
SEPT 20th in LONDON ENGLAND at the GYPSY HOTEL!!!
More soon!!!
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
Blackberry Wood is a wonderful, secret and Magic combination of original oldstyle country/ragtime/Circus/Gypsy music, up to date party grooves such as exotic Worldbeats/hipnotic HipHop/upjumpin' Ska, and other irresistible body shakin'/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!
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 Basi.
Not far behind Amrit was the Dreamy---Katheryn Petersen
squeezing magic from the accordion. Then, straight out
of the Blue Sky, fell---Jenny Groover, DeLisa Lewis, and Jack Garton blasting away on
their shiny brass Trumpets. Next, floating down the river that runs through the Blackberry Woods, on his Acoustic bass, came---Michael Allyne! and oh! there's also---Jenn Hamer 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!
Streethawk Magazine, June 18th 2007
"Blackberry Wood – a motley crew of guitar, horns, and accordion led by Music Waste's originator Kris Mitchell – 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
"Blackberry Wood's new CD "Travelling Horse Opry" is a likely hit."
Hey – just a reminder to listen in FRIDAY afternoon at 4:30-6 pm CST to hear BLACKBERRY WOOD on “This Great White North” an ALL CANADIAN music show from Austin, Texas It’s on 91. 7 KOOP-FM Listen here
I wanted to drop you a note to thank you for taking the time to listen to our music. We appreciate the gesture and are grateful that you enjoyed the material enough to add us to your community of friends. After all, having people connect with our music is why we do this. I hope you'll come by often to say hello and let us know what's happening with you, and when you have a spare moment, please visit our CD baby page http:/cdbaby. com/cd/crosstimbers there you can listen to more of our music and find out more about us. All my best and thank you again, Matt (the bass player) Cross Timbers
Yes yes yes!! That was me dancing away and I was having the BEST time. I'm so happy to know you guys now and i'll be anxiously awaiting the next show! Cheers
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