Hear our music

Our CD is Now Available!

We are thrilled to announce the release of our first CD, "Simmer On."

You can hear samples of all 16 songs at cdbaby.com/cd/backburnermusic.

"Simmer On" is available on CDBaby.com for $10 + shipping.
Or you can buy it directly from us for $10 and no shipping!

PayPal karen "at" tinyisland.com
(cash only - I can't accept credit or debit cards)
or
Send a check for $10 to
Karen Story
9017 Slater Ave NE
Kirkland WA 98033

Reviews!

(Tom Petersen, Victory Music Review, March 2009)

One of the Pacific Northwest’s most popular and durable bands, Backburner has over the years grown several branches from its bluegrass trunk. These musicians, some of the best in the business, aren’t going to be straitjacketed by 3-chord dogmas when there’s so much fun to be had playing swing, old Tin Pan Alley classics and their own compositions. Their current record is a full meal, for sure, and mighty satisfying. The jazz tunes - catchy goldies like "Comes Love," "Ain’t She Sweet," "All of Me,"and "South of the Border," most sung by Karen Story, who’s got a Big Band heart, are the mainstays of this CD. The bluegrass instrumentation and harmonies, though, tie these in with the country ("Blue Kentucky Girl" and "I Wonder Where You Are Tonight"), the gospel (an outstanding a cappella "Canaan’s Land"), and the group’s own folkie love songs. In fact, it points up the quality of those originals - two by Lou Allen and one each from Loren Postma and Dave Campbell - as they have the same timeless elements and are properly structured and composed. The last track on the record, Allen’s "Misty Mountain Morning" is an absolutely sensational instrumental that any listener will hate to have end. Surely this is why Backburner is an institution: they clearly love playing together, and with the ability to cover anything well and write their own great tunes, they have an endless supply of outstanding material.

Radio Accolades!

Thank you to KBCS DJ Pete Goodall for giving us an
Honorable Mention for his Top 10 Bluegrass CDs of 2007 - what an honor!
You can hear Pete on Bluegrass Ramble, Sundays noon-3pm
on KBCS 91.3 fm

Thank you to Ichabod Caine for featuring us on
his "Music from your own Backyard" show on Dec. 14th
on KMPS 94.1 fm Seattle
kmps.com
(206) 421-KMPS or ichabod@kmps.com
Ichabod Caine's morning show is on M-F 5-10am

Request a song on these stations!

KBCS 91.3 Bellevue kbcs.fm
dj@kbcs.fm or 425-564-2424
Lunch with folks M-F noon-3pm
Our Saturday Tradition, Saturdays 9-noon
Sunday Folks, Sundays 9-noon
Bluegrass Ramble, Sundays noon-3pm

KSER 90.7 Everett www.kser.org
DJ/Request Line: 425-303-9076
The Sunlit Room M-F 9am-3pm
Bluegrass Express Sat 11am-1pm

KAOS 89.3 Olympia kaos.evergreen.edu
(360) 867-KAOS

For demo CDs, bookings, and information contact:
Dave Campbell 425-788-9288
"dfcampbe at gmail dot com"