Bushy Park
Is the collaboration of four fine folx who said “Dyke country music? Hell Yeah!” We are a dyke country band with a fun, quirky, musical repertoire that does gender flips on classic country songs along with openly queer originals. Fun, inclusive, professional, homey. Country music is music with stories about everyday people – except in this case it’s everyday queer people.
Sassy and sultry country and blues classics with a twist or two. About as wholesome and pure as any group of Canadian lesbians can be. Family friendly (except maybe that one song…) Suitable for audiences that bat for any softball team you like.
Our shows also work well for multi-age crowds. Straight people strangely love us too. We are professional, on time, and on task, easy to book and work with.
Short:
Vancouver’s best dyke country band. Gender-flipped inclusive covers and originals. Suitable for audiences that bat for any softball team you like.
Longer:
Bushy Park is the collaboration of four fine folx who said “Dyke country music? Hell Yeah!” We are a dyke country band with a fun, quirky, musical repertoire that does gender flips on classic country songs along with openly queer originals. Fun, inclusive, professional, homey. Country music is music with stories about everyday people – except in this case it’s everyday queer people. Suitable for audiences that bat for any softball team you like.
Straight media friendly
Bushy Park is an all woman country band playing gender-flipped versions of classic country and quirky originals.
En Français
Bushy Park est un groupe de country queer feminin qui joue des versions inversées par gendre du genre country classique et des originaux décalés.
- Sophia Kelly – vocals, mandolin, (she/he/they)
- Sandra Waddle – guitar, harmony vocals, percussion (she/her)
- Marg Scott – keyboards, harmonica (she/her they/them)
- Shannon Ingersol – Guitar, harmony vocals, (she/her)
- Collette Fauchon – Guitar, backing vocals (she/her)
Suitable for audiences of all genders, ages and orientations. We don’t do no cussin on stage.
Rates start at $100 per person, plus reimbursement for travel, housing/billets/food (if outside metro Vancouver) and sound equipment if required. We are usually a 3-5 person band, but can do a duo with sufficient notice. If you are a non-profit and this is a barrier, let us know and we’ll see what we can do.
Bushy Park Members
Sophia Kelly – Vocals, Mandolin, Percussion
Sophia Kelly takes her inspiration from Dolly Parton and Mae West. He’s good Canadian girrl from a small northern town with loose morals and high values. She wrote her first song at age 8 (about a corn field) and has been singing on stage since then. Her songs Lady Jane and Corner of My Bed are Bushy Park’s signature songs. With a background in celtic, jazz and sacred choral music, what the heck are they doing fronting a country band? She’s kickin’ it, that’s what she’s doing. https://soundcloud.com/sophia-kelly-music
Pronouns: she/her, he/him or they/them (don’t sweat it, all are fine)
Marg Scott – Keyboards
Marg Scott has solid country cred. First off, she is is from Alberta. Like almost all of the rest of the band, they’ve had a head injury, but theirs was from falling off a horse. She was keyboard player with 90’s Vancouver based grrl punk band Revulva and also currently plays with folk band Ultrasound. Pronouns: she/her and they/them
Sandra Waddle – Guitar, Percussion, Harmony Vocals
Hailing from Manitoba, Sandra spent much of her childhood on a farm chasing chickens and riding horses. She is a versatile musician with a passion for folk music. As a teenager, she bought her first guitar at a pawn shop with money from her fast-food job and enjoyed figuring out songs. Sandra played percussion in a Middle Eastern band called Desert Caravan and performed as a duo with her sister at Winnipeg’s Ms Purdys, singing about Manitoba’s dykes. She loves folk and country music, reflecting her deep connection to traditional roots. Pronouns: she/her.
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain – Dolly Parton
Shannon Ingersol – Guitar, Harmony Vocals
Shannon is a skilled musician and music therapist now based in Vernon, BC. She was an early member of Bushy Park and now comes to gigs whenever she can. We love having her. Pronouns: She/her
Colette Fauchon – Guitar, Harmony Vocals
Colette is a Squamish-based musician who gigs with us when she can. Pronouns: She/her