Since then David has involved himself in a number of projects notably his time spent in The Moonshine Revellers followed as a solo artist, sharing the stage with such acts as Smog, Elevator To hell, Dale Morningstar, eventually being a feature artist on CBC's nationally syndicated 'Connect the Dots' tour.
In 2004 David Chenery formed what is now known as The Lonesome Valley Singers, a group of five including Chelsea Wakelyn on back-up vocals, Martin Courchaine on drums, Kelly Klassen on bass and Jana Mclaughlin on banjo. Their eclectic mix of styles creates an amazing dichotomy of lush and stark, like a pall bearing accidentally cutting into parade traffic. Their debut release 'Memorial' was praised by critics and laid the ground work for The Lonesome Valley Singer's strange legion of followers.
In 2006 David Chenery had the honor of being subject to a short run tribute CD. Eighteen Victoria based artists paid homage to his highly regarded song writer, spanning from his earliest demos to tracks from 'Memorial'. Artists on the compilation included Dan Weisenburger (Leeroy Stagger), Joey McDonald (Away, Rio!), Ryan Beattie (Himalayan Bear/Chet), Scott Henderson (too many projects to even start...) among others.
July 2007 will see The Lonesome Valley Singer's latest release 'Corpse Circus Revue'. The bands most ambitious project to date. Featuring a slew of guest musicians such as Grayson Walker (Godspeed You Black Emperor), Sara Hart (MeatDraw) and Tolan McNeil, Corpse Circus Revue is an album that is as original as it is outstanding.
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