Tom O-Vox/Acoustic guitar, Martin-Mandolin, Helen-Bass, Jovian-Drums, Louis-Whistle, Louis-Electric Guitar/ backing vocals, Andy-Electric guitar and banjo,
Influences
Whiskey, GUINNESS, The Pogues, Flogging Molly, The Popes, The Mahones, The Dubliners, Johnny Cash, the Clash, Mike Ness, Iron Maiden, AC/DC... etc...
Sounds Like
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Black Friday were formed four years ago by singer/songwriter/ guitarist Tom O'Reilly, mandolin player Martin Jump and bassist Helen Manley. The band fuses Irish and Celtic tunes with high energy country punk rock, mixing in their own original songs.
Taking influences from the Pogues, Flogging Molly, Johnny Cash and the Clash, the band have been wowing audiences with energetic performances around the country from The Electric Picnic Festival in Dublin, The Bohemian Festival, The Maker Festival, The Volks Festival, The Celtic Beer Rally to headlining the Wimbourne Folk Festival for two consecitive years, to recording at the legendary Maida Vale studios for the BBC Radio 2's Marc Lamarr show.
In 2008 the band broke the Guinness Book Of Records for playing the most gigs in one day, at 30 venues around Plymouth. Black Friday have drums, bass, electric guitar, fiddle, mandolin, tin whistle, and rugged soulful vocals, and are the very band with which to dance the night away!
Look below for a live snippet and the Got To Go vid!
guys we could we have the absolute honour of supporting you guys on New years eve ? do you have a better way of contact? as this is something id love to talk to you guys about very soon :)
Hi there, hope all's good in yer world and yer keepin' healthy in these hog disease ridden times. New PIG EP and vidage uploaded, THE DREAM MAN, a slice of sick-oh-dole-ache punk blues. Drop by the STY for a listen. PIG, X ;@)
CIRCLE J take the liberty to announce their three first ever UK gigs this weekend, Boomtown Fair Festival, near Bristol, August 7th, Manion Prince Arhtur, Tottenham, August 8th and ENDORSE IT IN DORSET, 6d Handley, August 9th
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