Absolutely original, slightly organic and eternally orange, Vancouver's legendary folk trio Pied Pumkin String Ensemble have been creating original, infectious music for over 25 years.

In the mid 70's Pied Pumkin's mixture of timeless music, fearless arrangements and irreverent humour defied categorization and made the group a West Coast favourite. Their combination of dulcimer, violin, guitar and flawless harmonies created a sound completely original and enduring. They self-produced two albums which sold over 30,000 copies for their own Squash Records--one of Canada's first independent labels.

After Shari's departure to The Hometown Band in 1976, Rick and Joe continued performing and recording for eight more years as Pied Pear, then each Pumkin went on to their own successful solo career.

The 1998 Pied Pumkin retrospective CD, Plucking DeVine, made CBC's Jurgen Gothe's Top Ten Album list and was nominated as Best Folk/Roots Album in the Pacific Music Industry Awards.

In March 2000 the Pumkin released Pied Alive, a live CD of 13 songs recorded in 9 different communities during on their hugely successful 33 concert tour of Western Canada in 1999.

Due to the overwhelming welcome they have received across Canada, Pied Pumkin is no longer "reunioning" but have officially "returned" and will continue to play and record together on an ongoing basis.

The Pumkin usually tours once a year as all three are enjoying extensive solo success.   JOE MOCK lives in France and has been performing in Europe. He released the "Jozu" CD from his adventures in Tokyo. SHARI ULRICH gives concerts and songwriting workshops and produces the Bluebird North singer/songwriter series. Her latest solo CD is THE VIEW FROM HERE. RICK SCOTT's dulcimer lullaby CD,  SNOOZE MUSIC, was nominated for a 2007 Juno Award and won NAPPA Gold, Parents' Choice Silver Honor and Parenting Awards in the US.