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Pickin Berries

Folk Music From The Heart Of Anywhere

About Me

Welcome to our small German folk band the PICKIN' BERRIES...
Coming from different directions both musically and geographically we are summing up our members' country, folk and rock backgrounds as well as the odd campfire session. Though this is strictly an amateur thing, we are hitting those strings proudly for more than a decade.
All those years we have been trying to avoid the obvious and to find what we could call our own: A blend of transatlantic traditional music and strong songs performed by a group that really teams up.
...und auf unserer Homepage gibt's uns auch auf Deutsch!!!

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Member Since: 1/30/2007
Band Website: pickinberries.de
Band Members: In order of appearance:ACHIM PAUL: banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, Friesische Hummel, bodhran, djembe, percussionKARSTEN HOEFT: vocals, guitar, banjo guitar, bass, harp, songsKATJA WIGBERS: bass, vocalsOLLI SCHWARTZ: vocals, guitar, bodhran, cajon, percussion, harp, mandolin
Influences: Records all four of us like: "Planxty live 2004", John Hiatt: Crossing Muddy Waters", Tim O'Brien: "The Traveller", Abigail Washburn: "Songs Of A Travelling Daughter", Waterboys: "Fisherman's Blues", Michelle Shocked: "Arkansas Traveller"
Sounds Like: CelticFolkBluegrassSongwriter
Type of Label: None