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organ trail

About Me



we've all got travelling feet & often our eager wheels turn in different directions. the faithful little band lives on in spirit, but is only intermittently noisy. we may call on you someday to help keep the dream rolling.

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 07/08/2005
Band Members:

citr's shindig 2006 {{{{2nd place winners}}}}

~alissa~darren~mike~jessica~

& let us not forget the dearly beloved whose sweet melodies are now but echoes..... *jess hill*jeska*caitlin*monashee*


Influences: milly & dolly goodman. ezra meeker. the golden ears mountains.
Sounds Like: wheels turning. hope. struggle. adventure. love.

some people (not us) have said: "post-roots / old-wave soundscapes", "west coast", "east coast", "Psychedelic Bluegrass", "Appalachian Explosions in the Sky", "Chicago post-rock meets Montreal's Constellation Records", "like early American Analog Set but with backwoods country pickin' action"


Record Label: PQHR

My Blog

pack of wolves

i decided to post a really old song from the first ever show we played in vancouver at video in studios (june 2004). this song has always been a favourite of mine as i think it encapsulates the raw, m...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:18:00 GMT

survivors

it's 3:30am and i'm feeling reflective... organ trail is 4 years old... today is not our birthday officially but it's right around the time. we've been through a lot. darren, jeska, jess hill and myse...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:56:00 GMT

this american life

Nice Job If You Can Get ItAct Three. The Homesick Explorer.This American Life contributor Sarah Vowell tells the story of a mapmaker named Charles Preuss who charted the Western Territories with two o...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:26:00 GMT

... and then there were 6... !

i like secrets because they can end up as surprises and make people smile really big... but hopefully you'll smile really big when you see in our very new incarnation even if it's not a surprise. this...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:42:00 GMT

we are back!

for one glorious show at hoko's on sunday may 20th. buffaloswansmt. royaltroubadourthen.... ??? find a new organ player, i guess. sad face.
Posted by on Mon, 14 May 2007 16:53:00 GMT

2 videos posted from our show at the other space

that is all.
Posted by on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:07:00 GMT

nostalgia --> where we came from (june 2004)

i know it's only been a couple weeks since our guitar player veered off the trail and into asian lands but i'm missing o.t. already... cbc3 - we were formed from dustvery rough around the edges, yes.....
Posted by on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:56:00 GMT

An end, of sorts.... (january 2007)

So, after tomorrow's show at Hoko's we have to say farewell to Darren for three months while he rambles in the far east. Organ Trail will be taking a break during that time, working on other projects...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:43:00 GMT

Article in The Tyee by Elaine Corden (January 2007)

linkyMusic PicksToday: Tue February, 20 2007Listen to This!Get in on the ground floor.Local future stars, Organ Trail.By Elaine CordenPublished: January 18, 2007 TheTyee.caChuck Klosterman, perhaps ...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:44:00 GMT

LIVE on Thunderbird Radio Hell (+ Steve Nelson too!) - January 4, 2007

CITR PODCASTThen, way down at the bottom of the page, click on LIVE MUSIC - LIVE FROM THUNDERBIRD RADIO HELL and then find us on the list (January '07).> We invited our very talented friend along with...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 14:34:00 GMT