The Huckleberries

The Huckleberries began life in 1996 as a busking duo on the streets of Bournemouth, and has now grown to a six piece band that comprises 5-string Banjo.Mandolin, Fiddle, Guitar, Electric Bass and Drums.



The band gather their musical influences from traditional folk, bluegrass, latin, eastern and celtic music and combine this with global dance rhythms and good time stomps! which is proving to have a wide appeal in all sections of the music loving public.



In the last few years they have performed at a wide range of festivals and venues around the country which include Glastonbury Festival, Stainsby Folk Festival, Towersey Festival and the Larmer Tree Festival to name a few, as well as receiving wide recognition for their albums 'Reelgrass' and 'Jigweed'. They also recently appeared in the BBC series 'Down to Earth' and their music was featured throughout. The soundtrack C.D from the series is now available which includes material by the band.Below is a clip from the series.



Meanwhile the band can still be found busking and performing around the country, and have just released their new album "Incahoots" which features original compositions. This first video is some early 1996 footage of the band in their humble beginnings.