Led by partners Brian Merrill and Ed Woltil, The Ditchflowers

embrace pop eclecticism in its finest sense. Former frontman of Big

Deal recording artists Barely Pink, Merrill fuses craft and showmanship with

thick, chewy, pop-rock goodness. Tough yet tuneful, The Pink were the

go-to band for high-profile opening slots for the likes of Cheap Trick and

The Smithereens. Brian's been in show biz since he was chosen at age 11 to

back up The Carpenters with a choir of other overrated sixth graders.

On the other end of the see-saw, award-winning songwriter and

multi-instrumentalist Ed Woltil channels inspired melodicism and

riveting musicianship. Whether leading Tampa Bay power pop idiot savants,

Mad For Electra, or playing rhythm guitar with Florida's legendary Headlights

(a.k.a. Roger McGuinn's backing band - alas, Woltil joined after the

tour), Woltil has charmed audiences and critics alike. In a review of MFE's

Consolation Cake album, power pop maven Jordan Oakes (Yellow Pills)

wrote that "in Woltil's songs, everything comes together - like in a

magician's rope trick." Solo or with MFE, Woltil has opened shows for

Richard Thompson, Marshall Crenshaw, Alex Chilton, Chris Isaak and Procol

Harum. Woltil' "Boys," one of Carried Away's twelve gems, has already

garnered national attention as a Finalist in the Folk category of the 2006

John Lennon Songwriting Contest, Session 1.