Cordelia's Dad

Since the late 1980s, Cordelia's Dad has been an ongoing series of musical experiments. Beginning with an unabashed punk rock fury; evolving into the tender, intricate acoustic songs of "Spine"; and re-emerging with the dense original rock of "What It Is," the common threads have been powerful harmony singing, haunting melodies, and insistent rhythm. Founders Tim Eriksen and Peter Irvine, along with long-time member Cath Oss, have travelled throughout North America and Europe, melding their passionate interpretations of early American hymns, ballads, and fiddle and banjo tunes with their own contemporary pop music sensibilities. Cordelia's Dad taps into deep veins of American experience and musical tradition, forging a sound that is just as surprising as it is familiar.
From 1995 to 1998, the acoustic side of the band included fiddler Laura Risk. 1999 saw the beginning of a series of collaborations with other artists, including Dwight Diller and Jeff Davis.



In 1999, the band went on hiatus as members moved to various different countries.
All along, the core trio has also maintained a parallel "plugged-in" rock band, occasionally playing under different names but in 2002 releasing its first full bore studio rock album "What It Is."
In 2007, watch for new activity as Tim and Peter celebrate 20 years of music-making.
Here's some footage from 1995:



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