CAROL ANDERSON
GARY DOCKENDORF
CHRIS LAUMB
MICHAEL SHARP
DEAN SEVERSON
Influences
Woody Guthrie, Bob Wills, union songs, train songs, all the blues cats, Greg Brown, Patsy, anyone who has spoke out and tried to change things, Doc Watson, Fred Eaglesmith, Tom Waites, scotch, good beer.
Cannery Row is the brainchild of Mike Sharp and Dean Severson; friends,
neighbours, home brewers, conspiracy theorists and wry observers of the body
politic. Cannery Row was born of a desire to enjoy the company of good
musicians in a place where others might also gather to enliven the space and
sound created.
Dean Severson is a founding member of the Granite City Folk Society who
brings his appreciation for the intricacies of Texas Swing to his guitar
work with his six string flattop and dobro. Mike Sharp combines rhythm
guitar, harmonica, foot stomps and social commentary in another expression
of a lifelong commitment to dancing at the revolution. Carol Anderson plays
the acoustic bass and enchants the house whenever she lends her voice to a
song. Gary Dockendorf is a walking encyclopedia of the musical form which
has come to be known as Americana. He has also played guitar and mandolin at
some of the finest back yards, front porches and living rooms in Stearns
County. In addition to shouldering the bulk of the songwriting load, Chris
Laumb takes a break from his roles as brewmaster, bike racer, and father of
two fine boys to add his licks on electric guitar to the canvas. Together,
they are Cannery Row.
Of course, John Steinbeck said it best. "Cannery Row.is a poem, a stink, a
grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream.
Cannery Row is the gathered and scattered, tin and iron and rust and
splintered wood, chipped pavement and weedy lots and junks heaps."
Hey guys,
Great to see you out here on myspace...a friendly face...hope to be back this Summer to MN to do some shows and see you guys live FINALLY.
Blow the house down at the Tavern this March. Oh, and I've been listening to the double CD comp you gave out at Xmas...love it!
Hey Cannery Row, Thanks for the request to be added!!! Love the tunes!! We just added some new shows, so check out our myspace page or website for details (Including an official SXSW show!) Come on out and knock one back with us-Your friends,TMT's
