BlackBerry Banshee is the folk duo of Kim and Alan O.W. Barnes. The name holds two worlds at once: blackberry for the bramble-and-hollow sound of the Appalachian South, banshee for the older magic of Irish and Celtic myth. It's music rooted in story, played by two people who have spent their lives in it.

KIM BARNES
Fiddle / Vocals

Kim Barnes has been playing violin and fiddle for over three decades. She has toured the nation and been featured on PBS as part of the Celts. She holds an MM in violin performance from Belmont University, with fiddle study that took her to Ireland. She has taught violin and fiddle at Belmont and Western Kentucky University, and currently teaches at KMS in Knoxville as well as serving as an Adjunct Instructor of Music at Johnson University.

ALAN O.W. BARNES
Guitar / Banjo / Mandolin / Bass / Vocals

Alan O.W. Barnes is a composer and multi-instrumentalist. He has written music for ads, films, live events, and albums, and has performed in a wide variety of settings including festivals, restaurants, churches, corporate events, and stadiums. He was the head of the electric bass department at the Atlanta Institute of Music, where he taught for eight years, and currently serves as a Professor of Digital Art at Johnson University.