Email: blackwood.company@gmail.com
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/blackwoodcomp

Thanks for checking out our page!

The past...

Stephen "Sven" Shirl was born and raised in Lower London, the bastard child of a French duchess and a smooth-talking chimney sweep. The day before his eighth birthday, he encountered a sleeping Gypsy from whom he stole a guitar. Finding his mother's royal pretension stifling and his father's occupation "downright gloomy," Sven left home to master the guitar and shed his "unfortunate" cockney accent.

Born of clowns, John Stuart grew up among nomadic circus folk in and around the Midwest. Although he felt destined to become the "best damned trapeze artist since Jules Léotard," he fell tragically in love with a pair of Bulgarian conjoined sisters named Georgia and Estonia. Unable to choose between them, he fled with barely more than a packed lunch, his signature derby hat, and a harmonica in the key of Bb major.

After wandering aimlessly in search of "the scene," Sven and John met at a Nickelback concert and eventually formed a pop band.

The present...

We are currently recording our first album, Forbidden Fruit, at Hound Dawg Studio in Katy, TX, featuring drums and percussion by owner Dan Hassay! The songs on this page are the 13 tracks from the album.

Personnel:

Stephen "Sven" Shirl - guitar, keyboard, vocals, drums on "Chariot."

John Stuart - guitar, bass, ukulele, harmonica, didgeridoo, vocals.

Dan Hassay - drums and percussion.

Mary Noel - lovely backup vocals on "Trucker Song."

Justin J. Tracy - yells, "¡Tiempo!" at the end of "¡Tiempo!"