Cod to go wild in Rossland next Friday...at the Miners' Union Hall!
By Contributor
Cod Gone Wild is a Modern Celtic band, based out of the Okanagan Valley of beautiful British Columbia, Canada. The “Cods” have melded veteran musicians from diverse musical backgrounds such as folk, rock, jazz, and funk, to create a unique modern Celtic sound with driving rhythms and tight vocal harmonies.
Cod Gone Wild was born when Newfoundlander and lead singer/guitarist Andrew Mercer made the move to British Columbia in 2009. With him, he brought a passion for traditional Irish/Newfoundland music and a vision to create something unique in British Columbia and Canada, while promoting the culture, heritage, and music that he has grown up listening to and performing since he was five.
With the musical team of Anjuli Otter (fiddle, vocals), Chad “Rhino” Carter (Drums, Vocals), and Roy Kawano (Bass) the vision has become a reality and has evolved into something very unique.
The band released their first studio album in January 2011, which has been receiving regular airplay on the East Coast of Canada, Celtic Radio stations around the world, and on CBC, since its debut. Cod Gone Wild has been extremely busy touring, including a very successful month long tour of Newfoundland in August 2011.
After returning from Newfoundland, the band, inspired by the trip to the east coast, started pre-production on “the Traveler.” Since the release of the Traveler, The Cods have been touring and promoting the new album in western Canada with great success. They have recently been named the “Best of the Okanagan Award Winners” (2012) by the readers of Okanagan Life Magazine and are quickly becoming well known across the country for their amazing high energy performances, non-traditional arrangements and tight vocal harmonies.
This three stop mini tour of the Kootenay’s will mark the band’s first visit to the region. “We are very excited to come to the Kootenay region and share our music with everyone there,” said lead singer Andrew Mercer.”
Audiences can expect a very high energy show that will have people clapping and moving about (sometimes uncontrollably) in their seats! “We like to have fun on stage and get the audience into the music and the performance,” Mercer continues. “It is what Celtic music is all about!”
The Rossland show will take place on Friday, September 27th at the Miners’ Union Hall located at 1765 Columbia Ave. Doors will open at 6:30 pm and the show will start at 7:00 pm. Tickets are available at The Grind which is located at 2207 Columbia Ave. Tickets are $15.00 in advance and $20.00 at the door.
For more information about Cod Gone Wild visit their website.
