Know Yer Band: The Black Swans

Band: The Black Swans

Members
Vocals/Guitar - Jerry DeCicca
Guitar - Milan Karcic / Chris Forbes
Bass - Matt Surgeson / Canaan Faulkner
Drums - Jovan Karcic / Keith Hanlon
Violin/Viola - Noel Sayre
Keyboards - Jon Beard
Banjo - Tyler Evans

Releases
2004 - Who Will Walk In The Darkness With You? album (Delmore Recording Society)
2006 - Sex Brain EP (Bwatue Records)
2007 - Change! album (The Listening Party)
2009 - Split single w/Alina Simone (Sunken Treasure Records)
2010 - Split single w/Bonnie "Prince" Billy (LJW)
2010 - Words Are Stupid album (St. Ives)
2011 - Blue Bayou/Joe Tex 7" single (Scioto Records)
2011 - Don't Blame The Stars album (Misra)
2011 - Split single w/The Fisherman Three (Shelved Records)
2011 - Split single w/Ed Askew (Scioto Records)
2012 - Occasion For Song album (Misra)
2012 - Split single w/The Malefactors Of Great Wealth (Not On Label)
2012 - Singles 2003 - 2012 compilation album (Scioto Records)

Columbus Dispatch: Local Limelight - Orchestraville

For there last release, the 2010 album Poison Berries, Orchestraville got together and played a rare show, which the Columbus Dispatch covered in this piece:

Time had a way of eroding the well-intentioned plans of the men of Orchestraville-- which this weekend will release its third full-length album, Poison Berries. 

The product gathered dust for almost six years. 

“All of the members were eventually focusing on other things,” said singer-guitarist Chris Forbes, 40. “Dave now lives in Colorado. Parker Paul got sick of baby-sitting me and went on to have two children of his own.” 

With the two other members playing full time in the Columbus chamber-folk outfit the Black Swans, ambitions faded. 

A now-or-never attitude has the 20-year ensemble back on track, said Forbes, whose quartet on Saturday will feature a fifth member - previous guitarist Matt Duckworth.

Know Yer Band: Orchestraville

Band: Orchestraville

Members
Vocals/Guitar - Chris Forbes
Guitar - Brendan McKay/Matt Duckworth
Bass - Dave Pascoe
Drums - Keith Hanlon
Keyboards - Parker Paul

Releases
1992 - I For An I 7" single (Interzone)
1998 - Orchestraville album (Mossy Records)
2001 - At Night It Is Particularly Lovely (Mossy Records)
2010 - Poison Berries (Old 3C Record)
2010 - Waiting For A Chance digital single (Not On Label)
2010 - Invent The Machine digital EP (Not On Label)
2011 - Early Tracks: Outtakes 1991 - 1998 compilation album (Mossy Records)