It is always fun to see Vancouver jazz/ folk/ gypsy rock band Blackberry Wood back in town. They are known for their crazy costumes, quirky songs and high energy and their Jan.18 show at the Slice was no exception.
They seem to lose members every time they return to Lethbridge but the trimmed down Blackberry Wood trio featuring frontman Kris Wood, saxophonist Jenn Charters and drummer Ryan Trigg did not disappoint. There weren’t any bumblebees on stage like at their last Lethbridge show in November, but they had energy to spare.
They played an energetic set or original gypsy influenced folk music
As always there were a blast to watch bounding all over the stage.
One of the highlights was watching Jenn Charters wandering into the audience, standing on one of the booths blowing a beautiful solo before returning back to the stage and lying down on it, doing the bicycle as much of the crowd followed.
They ended their show with an encore presentation of the always popular Cantina theme from Star Wars.
Redrum Triumph opened the show with Steve Foord alternating between mandolin and guitar while Kelsey Jesperson switched between violin and guitar.
They played their standard set of quirky folk music about everything from life to zombies, though they sang a stunning acapella version of “You Are My Sunshine,” while Eushenko added baritone guitar in the background. They were back home at the Owl the next night, Jan. 19 to play for the Spirit of Helen Awards fundraiser. Though this time it was only Foord and Jesperson playing.
They played a similar set to the night before, from what I could hear. They ended with one of their songs about zombies.
