If Pickled Okra’s special brand of Americana music could be described, you might call it “old-school, porch-settin’, sing into a can-style bluegrass”. If you ask one of the members of the band they’ll tell you it's “ham and cheese grass”. Either way this group made up of two married couples (all characters in their own right), is undeniably charming and entertaining - not to mention pretty darn talented. Yes they know their bluegrass licks and aren’t afraid to show ‘em off, but their music is full of ideas borrowed from old time fiddle tunes, jazzy delta blues, pop, rock, reggae and funk as well, for a sound that is timeless yet modern in it's own quirky way. It’s kind of like stepping back in time, but with indoor plumbing.

They have a special appeal, partly because they dole out “Pickled” versions of pop/rock tunes (by the likes of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Bob Marley, to name a few). It’s also because of their playful antics, single mic choreography, dressing in early appalachian finery, and being, as one fan put it, “like raw milk - no BHT”. They’ve gained recognition in the Pacific Northwest and beyond for their performances, having appeared at such venues as....

Some Footage with Spoonman at the Port Townsend Vaudeville Festival!

Heres the youtube video

Apr 30, 2013 Add comment Share

Busking Season is here! See this video of us at the Portland Farmers Market

Our new friend John Hart of New Folk Radio fame invited us down to Portland to try out the farmers market busking in his neck of the woods... He just posted this awesome video he made of us --- http://youtu.be/mm5UBljQG4A  it's pretty classic Pickled Okra ...
THANKS JOHN!!! check out his cool website http://www.DesktopConcerts.com  to see some of his other interviews...

Apr 13, 2013 Add comment Share

Thanks to all of you- Get on the Calendar!

Thanks to all of you who can out to see us in 2012 - It was amazing year! In Feb we had our 1st multi state tour (6 states over the course of a month). In March we played on Pepper Proud's first CD. In April we had our first Karaokegrass. In May Paisley lost her dear mother Ruby Erck not the first death in her life but the first loss of a parent - not fun. In June we enjoyed our 2nd annual Fifty Fest out in Mawntana (I know, thats not a first but it's noteworthy). In July we experienced our first band …

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Jan 12, 2013 Add comment Share

We played Brandi Carlile's wedding!

Hi! Teresa here.....Brandi's Mom! I cannot thank you all enough for making the wedding such an amazing nite! You were absolutely WONDERFUL! So gracious , Fun , and extremely talented! You are by far one of the most talented groups I have EVER seen! Brandi told me you were great , but I could not have imagined just HOW great! We were completely blown away at your talent! You made the evening soooo Fun and memorable!!!
We will Never forget it!! Thank You! ~ Thank You!

Oct 7, 2012 Add comment Share

Pickled Okra will be performing at Wintergrass this year!

Wintergrass 2013 Lineup

The Seldom Scene
The David Grisman Sextet
Peter Rowan and the Travelin’ McCourys
California
Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands
Della Mae
The Cleverlys
Sarah Jarosz
18 South
Hills to Holler
Mollie O'Brien
Spinney Brothers
Matuto
Pert Near Sandstone
Darol Anger and the Furies
The Kenny and Amanda Smith Band
The Deadly Gentlemen
 and ---->  PICKLED OKRA!!!!

Sep 20, 2012 Add comment Share

California Bluegrass Association says...

Brenda over at the CBA wrote a nice article about us - and nestled it right in between her thoughts about David Grisman and  Wintergrass favorites "Red Wine".
Thanks Brenda!

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May 7, 2012 Add comment Share

"Sounds Like Chicken" -- the Featured Record of the week in London!

Barry Everitt from House of Mercy Radio show in London says...
"Our Record of the week comes from Seattle Washington:  A husband and wife team.  Pickled Okra's latest recording 'Sounds Like Chicken' is a unique twist on bluegrass and roots music.  Along with banjo picker Tony Markey, we have Mrs. Paisley Gray on stand up bass & husband Todd Gray on mandolin. They all harmonize and share the vocals.  They all write, and this record is a combined piece of, as they describe it, un-traditional oldtimey bluegrass."

Listen in at www.houseofmercy.tv/store.htm
(scroll to the bottom and click on "week ending April 7th")

Apr 7, 2012 Add comment Share

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival at The Wilma Theater in Missoula

We played at the BigSky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula, Montana, and just got some pictures from one of the phtographers  so we thought we'd share them...




Here is a really nice video of us put together by one fo the film students...

Pickled Okra from Big Sky Film Fest on Vimeo.

Mar 17, 2012 Add comment Share

Wild West Tour

Just getting around to updating the website since our wild west tour in feb. Heres a quick run down Jan 30th - Olympia Great show at Charlies - our friends The Oly Mountain Boys showed us some real southern washington hospitality --- thanks guys! Jan 31st - Portland We got to play at the Alberta Street Pub , a place we've admired from afar for years- great sound and really nice people. Feb 1st - Eugene We popped into the open mic at Cozmic Pizza where we had a really warm reception and got invivted back …

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Blackbird Studio - I Made it (and "bike" intro)

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Mar 7, 2012 Add comment Share

Darrington bluegrass festival

I ran accross thie great article about the Darrington bluegrass festival -and after visiting the jam a few weeks ago I thought I'd share a piece of it ... READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE HERE   Travel Washington: Darrington’s bluegrass thrives in Evergreen State --Written On: March/April 2008 -- Written By: Richard S. Davis ...Roy Morgan , a retired logger and one of [Darrinton Bluegrass] Festival's founders, came to Darrington in 1958 at 19. “I knew some people here, and the …

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Jan 21, 2012 Add comment Share

Reading "Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone" a Carter Family History

Can you imagine coming from a place called Poor Valley? Not the most elegant of names - but I suppose Missoula isn't all that great either hu? I love the stories of how unpretentious the Carter Family Group was - and how they influenced so many famous musicians. It reminded me how much I want to learn the words to Wildwood Flower. That is such a poetic little ditty... I have heard so much about how they influenced such legends as Chet Atkins, Hank Williams, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. …

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Jan 19, 2012 Add comment Share

Enter the Lair

 

YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO!
We're on a mission to get 1000 fans before the year is over.
SO please help spread the word.

Did you know that if you like us AND you click the "like" button, then post something on our fanpage all your friends can see what you write about us. That way they can more easily be enticed into the lair that is Pickled Okra... mooo ha ha ha DO it DO it - you know you want to !

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Jan 18, 2012 Add comment Share

Rielly Springs Jamboree

I ran across this website the other day that tells about the Reilly Springs Jamboree in Texas. I have heard about this jamboree my whole life, from my dad, Lou Erck who started it back in the fifties along with Bob and Joe Shelton. Having only ever heard about it from vague mentions here and there from my dad and my brother (who was a teenager at the time), I had no idea what it was really like till I read about it here ... In my mind - it was a small event that only existed a few …

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Rielly Springs Jamboree

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Mar 2, 2011 Add comment Share

The Role of Music Copyright in the Digital Age...

I ran across a really great document about music copyrights (according to ASCAP) http://www.ascap.com/rights/pdf/ASCAP_BillOfRights_Position.pdf Who Should Read This Paper? This paper is intended for a broad audience. Rather than addressing itself to those already versed in copyright law, this paper is designed to speak to those united by an interest in better understanding the role of music copyright in the digital age. The reader might be a young songwriter trying to promote his or her works without …

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Jan 2, 2011 1 comment Share

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