Blackberry Wood

Vancouver, BC

http://radio3.cbc.ca/artists/Blackberry-Wood

Blackberry Wood is a wonderful, secret and magic combination of alt-country, gypsy, jazz and circus music. A high-energy cabaret spin on old and modern music with extra spicy flavours like exotic world beats, jumpin' ska, folk, punk ‘n many other irresistible body shakin’, foot stompin’ delights!!! An original and timeless-musical-down-home-ol’ style adventures. Blackberry Wood comes down the road like a travelling caravan, with all kinds of wondrous instruments, vocal melodies and fantastically costumed characters. Playing over 300 shows since 2007, Blackberry Wood has kicked up dust in towns all over Western Canada, the United Kingdom and parts of the United States. What other folks are saying!!! Stuart Derdeyn, Vancouver Province, 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 Wood – kept up the night's fun energy with a sound best described as bar mitzvah-meets-barn dance."    Linda Solomon, 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!"    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" Eric Epstein, Artistic Director, Frostbite Music Festival, Feb 19th-21st 2010 "When I first chanced upon Blackberry Wood playing at Café Deux Soleils in Vancouver, I felt like I had stumbled onto the Yukon party spirit, kicking it old-time on the west coast. I wanted to bring them to Frostbite at once, and I grabbed my first opportunity to do just that. They exceeded my expectations by existing as their own festival: a traveling band of gypsy-party musicians who bring the spirit of hokum to life with original tunes as well as with some brilliantly chosen, stunningly unexpected covers. Each show is unique. I adore them." Shara Gustafson, Director, Robson Valley Music Festival, August 20th - 22nd, 2010 " Blackberry Wood' s frantic energy & love of the stage spread a contagious frenzy throughout our Saturday night festival audience! " Clayton Brander, Director, Sunshine Music Festival, Sept 3rd-5th, 2010 “Blackberry Wood’s energy was as amazing as it was infectious. Their wild costumes, fantastic music, and incredible stage presence got everyone in the audience up and dancing through their set – start to finish. Based on their reputation I expected a lot, and they definitely lived up to it. I couldn’t be more pleased with having booked them.” What we’ve been up to!!! 2010 -Spring tour to the UK where we played at the world famous Glastonbury Festival for a second year, Paradise Gardens Festival, Sunrise Festival, making a grand total of 31 shows in a whirlwind two months!!! -Artists residency in March at the amazing Caravan Farm Theatre, for an uninterrupted two weeks of work on new material and study of the art of clowning. -Unforgettable summer festival circuit in Western Canada including Surrey Fusion Festival, Little Fest, Artwells Festival, Robson Valley Music Festival, Sunshine Music Festival, and the Living Life Large Festival. -Going up to Whitehorse, Yukon, for the hardy good times at Frostbite Festival in February. - -Fun Fact! the stage at Living Life Large Festival was one of Ken Kesey and the Mary Pranksters roving stage buses and the last band to play on it before Blackberry Wood was the Grateful Dead. 2009 -Smashingly fun UK tour in November. -Working with the amazing hit-songwriter-turned-producer Steven Drake of “The Odds” on Blackberry Wood’s latest album “Travelling Horse Opry”. -Played Glastonbury Festival, StarBelly Jam Festival, Komasket Festival, Artwells Festival, and Blizzard Festival. - -Fun Fact! Blackberry Wood played on the Glastonbury Club Dada stage after Lady Gaga made her surprise appearance on the same stage! 2008 -Played the Antics Banquet Festival in Norwich England, the mayor of London’s Thames Festival, and in Canada; Bonfire Music Festival, Blizzard Fest, David Grisman Bluegrass Experience Festival, and in the USA; the Point Roberts Music Festival. To Book a Blackberry Wood show: #952-1396 Richards st, Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6B 3G6 E-mail; blackberrywood@yahoo.ca or shannon@getlivemusic.com Phone: 604 839 6526