The trio of Barney Bentall, Tom Taylor and Shari Ulrich will reunite for a trio of mid-Island concerts.
The musical collaboration better known as BTU will perform an afternoon show at Knox United Church in Parksville on Jan. 26, starting at 3 p.m., at the Heriot Bay Inn on Quadra Island at 7:30 p.m., Jan. 25, and at St. AndrewB次元官网网址檚 United Church in Nanaimo on Jan. 24, starting at 7:30 p.m.
Bentall became well-known across Canada for his band the Legendary Hearts in the 1980s and B次元官网网址�90s. He is joined by multi-instrumentalist Ulrich, a master of the violin, mandolin, flute, piano, sax and dulcimer, and Taylor, whose band, She Stole My Beer, developed a cult following on Vancouver Island.
They first played together in November 2007 at a songwriter concert on Bowen Island, according to the bandB次元官网网址檚 website.
One year later, they returned to Cates Hill Chapel and recorded Live at Cates Hill: an eclectic mix of the character, voices and songwriting talents of the three band mates.
With juggling all their respective projects it took until the summer of 2015 to embark on recording a second album.
Tightrope Walk was released in 2016 by the highly regarded Canadian label Borealis Records. With three very busy schedules to coordinate the trio manages a couple of tours a year and relishes the collaboration and camaraderie B次元官网网址� and music.
The trio, each with a busy schedule continues to perform together year after year and share a love for musical collaboration and a good audience. In a news release, the group describes itself as a blend of acoustic guitars, mandolin, fiddle and "swoon-worthy" three-part harmonies.
"In that time, weB次元官网网址檝e learned a lot about playing as a trio and how much we can do with three voices and a few acoustic instruments. As much fun as the musical journey has been, weB次元官网网址檝e become great friends along the way and we really enjoy these tours as an opportunity to spend time catching up with each other and having some great laughs,B次元官网网址� said Taylor.
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