10 Minutes With Local Musician Taylor Ashton Of “Fish & Bird”
July 12, 2010
Photo credit Sylvia McFadden
The Vancouver Folk Music Festival is right around the corner (July 16th-18) and Scout wanted to get a feel for some of the amazing talent would be hitting the stage this year. We spent some time hitting some of the talent’s myspace pages for the best in show and came up with a few favourites, like Fish & Bird. As their website says: “The music of Fish & Bird is rooted in an authentic love for folk music, but it’s a tough love that doesn’t stop them from showing the genre a little abuse.” Right on.
We tracked down Taylor Ashton (lead vocals, banjo) for this Q&A, the first of hopefully three in the run up to the Festival. Taylor has recently become a full-time traveling hobo but he did grow up in Vancouver and still ends up here quite a lot. You can catch his band at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival this coming weekend. Check the Folk Fest website for all the details. Read more
