Kendra (piano/vocals) and Chris (guitar/vocals) met in the band Gemstone Revival in Nashville, TN in the fall of 2018. After Gemstone Revival disbanded, Chris and Kendra moved to Spokane, WA to start and build their family and community together.
Whimsy and the Bee was birthed on a whim when the two decided to record a number of Chris' songs together. The debut ep 'The Rest' is a live recording of 7 songs that Chris wrote over the course of 10 years. The album, which was released in 2023, represents a coming to music in a new way after a long break from his active and boarderline obsesive time making music prior.
Their next album "Is History" takes many of the familiar songs of "The Rest" and reproduces them with a full band. It was self-recorded at the S.Oak Recording Room and later engineered by Cory Crawford and the mastered by Stephen Petty John at Ethereal Mastering. Chris and Kendra are joined on the album by local Spokane musicians Lexi Nakahakala Bergin (violin), Tim Krohn (bass). Joe Morin from Nashville, TN is also featured in the album on drums. The album will be released fall of 2026.
"The Rest" & "Is History" are a culmination of Chris' prior solo project and act as the 7th album of a 7 album creation series under the moniker "Spirit of the Void". They are the changing of an era for Chris and a coming back to music in a new, more healthy, way. Chris owes all the thanks to God's healing presence and the influence of his wife Kendra. The Rest Is History.
The Rest was recorded live at Jay Bones Musicland in Spokane, WA
Contact: Whimsyandthebee@gmail.com