Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra

By stumbling through a strange place, by bumping up against and buoying each other, The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra has found home. Though drawing on flamenco flourishes learned in Spain, on African percussion, on bluegrass and other roots music from across the Americas, TMO has cycled through far-flung influences and youthful forays into sounds from all over. The acoustic ensemble has wandered from the underground of bohemian Victoria, on Canada’s lush west coast, to a new, refined sound crafted by years of constant performing and touring together. They have busked across Europe, accompanied for circus acts in Granada, stumbled across songs in the wilds of British Columbia’s mountainous interior. They have played for hours on remote islands where whole towns came out to dance. Now they have discovered new vistas of creativi... more...