Band Members:

J.P. Johnson bagpipes, tin flute, backup guitar, vocals, and other. Richard Burchett lead guitar, and bagpipes. John Nation bass guitar. Anthony Pruitt drums, and percussion. Note: If you have ICQ, you may reach Richard at 6468686.

Why the name Blackwood?

About Mid June, Richard and a friend (Luke Deckard) started playing around with mixing the bagpipes and acoustic guitar. They were inspired by a band they had heard at the Glasgow Highland Games in late May. They had heard Seven Nations. J.P. had heard this kind of music a year before at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, but didn't think he could pull a band together. He asked Anthony if he would play the drums for a band of that nature. Anthony happily obliged, and J.P. set out to find a bass guitarist. He was lucky enough to find John Nation (whom had been in a band before) willing to play. When Richard found out what J.P. was doing, he asked to join. Luke became mildy jealous (I'm being nice) and stopped speaking to Richard. J.P. wanted a name for the band that sounded unique. Where better to look than a celtic magazine. He noticed that most good bagpipes (including his set) were carved from a tree native to Africa. The African Blackwood tree. J.P. created a false album cover and inserted it into a cd case. When he presented it to the rest of the band, they adopted the name and case for the band. Thus Blackwood was sprouted.

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