Arrogant Worms
| The Arrogant Worms | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres |
Comedy Folk |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Oglio/Arrogant Worms |
| Members | Trevor Strong Mike McCormick Chris Patterson |
| Past members | John Whytock Steve Wood |
The Arrogant Worms are a Canadian musical comedy trio that parody many musical genres. They are well-known for their humorous on-stage banter in addition to their music.
The Arrogant Worms came together in 1991 to do a few spots on campus radio station CFRC in Kingston, Ontario, and quickly moved to doing spots on CBC Radio, particularly on Jack Farr's The Radio Show. Since 1992 the troupe has released fourteen CDs. Their most recent album, SPACE, was released in March 2014. The Worms have toured in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
Each album consists mostly of independent tracks paying homage, always humorously, to different genres and topics. Two exceptions are the 1997 Live Bait and 2003 Semi-Conducted CDs, which are live albums, comprising collections of their best songs. Semi-Conducted is performed with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.
Rock, folk, ballads, country, and children's music all have been genres parodied by the Worms.
When not spoofing a particular style of music, the Worms' material pokes fun at various aspects of daily life in Canada with songs like "Canada's Really Big", "Me Like Hockey", "We are the Beaver", "I Am Not American", and "Proud to Be Canadian".
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