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Deep Fried Pickle Project
2003 John Lennon Songwriting Contest Award for the song 'Picklejuice'
The Deep Fried Pickles are a delectable musical treat. They pride themselves on making jug-a-billy music that would make Hee-Haw's Grandpa Jones shake, rattle and roll over in his grave. Founded in '00 as a jug band, 'DFPP' now mixes other American roots forms into the breading batter as well. Bluegrass, Folk, Rockabilly, Blues and Honky-Tonk tunes pepper their set lists. The musical phenomenon's performances include hillbilly-style punk-rock covers and rollicking original tunes.
What sets the Pickles apart as a band is the fact that they can play kids shows, adult shows and then host a "KinderMusic” kids instrument building workshop all in the same day. Their flexibility and devotion to music education have made them a popular act to book for festival promoters and talent buyers. The band involves the whole family in constructing homemade instruments from recyclable materials. The band also teaches kids how to play the instruments. On many occasions, children have joined the DFPP onstage to jam along, much to parents' delight. The Pickles also lead a colorful "Magical Music Parade" of children through festival grounds, and this is a highlight of many a festival.
The band was recently featured in an episode of 'Postcards From Buster', a spin-off of "Arthur" on PBS Kids, which has millions of viewers worldwide. The DFPP's second album, 'Attack of the Pickles', was released in September of 2003. Its single, 'Picklejuice' won a John Lennon Songwriting Contest Finalist Award for 2003. The Pickles also make an appearance on new Fred Eaglesmith tribute album, '20 Odd Hollers II'. The latest DFPP album to surface is named 'Live from the Trailer Trash Tour', and was released in the spring of 2004.
Available for Youth Music Workshops