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Title
The Bottomfeeders - Music From the Shores of Clayoquot Sound
Description
The Bottomfeeders have been playing music in and around Clayoquot Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island since 1990. The band was originally formed as a loose ensemble of musical traditionalists who experimented with a mix of influences from old folk ballads, celtic, bluegrass, and blues to rock. With various changes in the lineup came a bit of old time, country, and even polkas, leading to a unique blend of west coast roots music. Most of the original tunes have been inspired by the characters dwelling around the docks in the village of Tofino where clamdigging, gooseneck barnacle picking, diving for geoduck clams and sea urchin, crabbing and salmon trolling are the livelihood. The band has played at weddings, wakes, book launches, small festivals, benefits, private parties, and lots of dances at the local Royal Canadian Legion.
It was recorded at Sundog Studios, in Ucluelet, BC, except for the guitars and vocal of 'Estevan Reef' which were recorded in John's living room in Tofino, BC in 1994, and the drum tracks which were recorded at Wireworks Digital, in Parksville, BC.
