The Kerplunks!
Dinah D and Tina Jones are joined by their friends Phil Wipper and Aaron Cadwaladr, making The Kerplunks a four-piece live band! The Kerplunks play catchy tunes guaranteed to get kids engaged, singing along and joining in on the actions. Dinah plays the upright bass, banjo, and really belts it out! She also plays the kazoo like a madwoman! Tina plays the trumpet, trombone, clarinet, baritone and also sings. Watch out for when she busts a rhyme, yo! Phil plays the drums, keeping everyone in time and really likes to “Go Bananas”. Aaron plays the acoustic guitar, sings harmonies and makes great faces.
The Kerplunks have been busy playing some of Western Canada’s finest music festivals and touring BC schools. Along with touring, Dinah and Tina teach a popular preschool program on Gabriola Island called “Melody Makers”. The popularity of this program grew, thus The Kerplunks were born! Now a four-piece band, they’ve been called Canada’s hippest new Children’s Entertainers!
Dinah D (Big D)
Dinah D (Big D) is primarily an upright bassist and singer, but she can play lots of other instruments (banjo, mandolin, guitar, piano, kazoo). Other than The Kerplunks, Dinah D has several other bands including her 6 piece swing dynamo Dinah D’s Contraband Swingclub. A great birthday gift for Dinah would be a nice new metal kazoo!! You can find out more about Dinah by visiting www.dinahd.com
Tina Jones (Madge)
Tina Jones (Madge) is the horn honkin, song singin Kerplunk. She can often be found at the front of any stage marching, clapping, and keeping the energy high. Tina has her own band called the Tina Jones Band. For more info on Tina, you can check her website out: www.tinajonesmusic.com A good birthday gift for Tina would be a set of ukulele strings.
Aaron Cadwaladr (Caddie)
Aaron Cadwaladr (Caddie) is a fabulous guitarist and singer. Aaron climbed on board with The Kerplunks in early 2008, and has been rockin’ the rhythm since then! He is an accomplished musician, having a discography of his own music. A good birthday gift for Aaron would be a set of guitar strings! To check out more about Aaron, visit his website www.aaroncadwaladr.com
Phil Wipper (Chip)
Phil Wipper (Chip) is the intrepid drummer for The Kerplunks. He keeps The Kerplunks on track by holding down the beats and writing all our setlists. Phil is the drummer for countless bands and on countless albums. He’s a great guy to hang out with too! A good gift for Phil is a new set of drumsticks- he goes through alot! Phil on myspace: www.myspace.com/philwipper
