Black Forest Smoke

Eclectic acoustic band Black Forest Smoke formed in Woodend in 2012 out of a desire to put poetry to music and to write original songs. They play songs based around  Brendan Tyrrell’s rhythm guitar with melodies provided by David Crosbie’s mandolin and resonator and Sue Blakey’s sax and flute all set to quirky lyrics that are partly spoken/partly sung by poet Myron Lysenko.

BLACK FOREST SMOKE

Myron Lysenko – voice
Brendan Tyrrell - acoustic guitar, backing vocals
David Crosbie – guitar
Sue Blakey – flute, percussion, vocals

Night Falls Like Rain by Black Forest Smoke

A song about the beach and metaphorically about my friend Kevin Brophy.
The song has a one word chorus.

Beach by Black Forest Smoke

Myron Lysenko – voice
Brendan Tyrrell - acoustic guitar, vocals
David Crosbie – mandolin,
Sue Blakey – flute, vocals

Sitting In The Hut by Black Forest Smoke

Myron Lysenko – voice, ukulele
Brendan Tyrrell - acoustic guitar, vocals
David Crosbie – mandolin, 
Sue Blakey – flute, vocals

Black Forest Smoke released a five-track demo in 2017 titled It’s Alright engineered by Trevor Reading. Two of their songs were included on a cd released by UNUSUAL WORK, (Collective Effort Press, Melbourne 2017).

You Can't Get Her Off by Black Forest Smoke

Myron Lysenko - voice, ukulele
Brendan Tyrrell - guitar, backing vocals
David Crosbie - mandolin
Sue Blakey - flute, backing vocals, percussion

Recording Engineer: Trevor Reading
Recorded at West Wing Studios, Woodend, Victoria, Australia, 2017

It's Alright

Eclectic acoustic band Black Forest Smoke formed in Woodend in 2012 out of a desire to put poetry to music and to write original songs. They play songs based around  Brendan Tyrrell’s rhythm guitar  and Steve Scott's bass, with melodies provided by David Crosbie’s mandolin and resonator and Sue Blakey’s sax and flute all set to quirky lyrics that are partly spoken/partly sung by poet Myron Lysenko.  
The lyrics are inspired by the likes of Cohen, Reed, Waits, and their sound is a blend of contemporary country, folk, and alternative acoustic compositions.