Steff, vocals and guitar; String, bass, backing vocals and sequencing; Jen, fiddle and backing vocals; Steve, bodhran.
Influences
The Levellers, Tom Waits, Linkin Park, Kosheen, Dead Can Dance, Fat Boy Slim, Faithless, Moving Hearts
Sounds Like
Firedaze have "a willingness to surprise and step outside the box musically". Triality, the debut album is a "blend of choppy bass-driven rockers, folk-style harmonies, bright, melodic fiddle and a New Wave rock edge." (Rock'n'Reel magazine, January 2008).
"Firedaze recognise no boundaries of definition and clearly benefit from that view. ... hear them once and that thumping throbbing drum sequence and bass drive, enriched with rocky folk-fiddle groove will stay in your head. It’s music for dancing, music for dreaming - ... Firedaze take multiple musical threads to create a tapestry of 21st Century folk." (www.folkwords.com, March 2008)
listen for yourself here, and check us out on songvault.fm
LATEST NEWS:Firedaze's recent performance at The Queens Hall, Nuneaton was filmed. See below for the first edited video - more videos from the gig will be posted here soon.
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Firedaze CD Triality is still available at a special low price at Head in Leamington Spa. Firedaze are offering the CD at a reduced rate for fans in their home town. It's even cheaper in-store at Head than on-line - £9 for 11 tracks. Bargain.
Firedaze plays original music that fuses folk, rock and dance rhythms. After spending much of last year recording their first album the band are now really enjoying doing much more of their first love which is playing live.
Here's the Firedaze story so far......
Firedaze was originally formed when two former members of UK roots rock band Dead After Dark planned to take their music in a new direction - Firedaze was the result.
The main song-writers of Dead After Dark , Steff and String, naturally became the main song-writers for Firedaze.
Over a number of years tthe band played many gigs in the UK, with varying line ups. String switched from bass to electric guitar and they were joined onstage by other musicians, including Emma on fiddle, and d.j. Paul Morrell, on decks.
The band took a short break from live work in order to finish their debut album - called Triality. Emma had been replaced by new fiddle player Jen and String had returned to his first love of the bass guitar. Steff remained on lead vocals and guitar.
In early 2008 there was a further line up change with the introduction of bodhran player Steve. Live dates now see Firedaze on stage with catchy fiddle melodies, strong vocal performances and driving bass and drum track overlaid with the insistent rhythm of the bodhran. Some songs from Triality have been re-recorded with Steve's bohdran and are posted on this page. The resulting sound is still-changing, ever-fresh, and guaranteed to make you want to dance. If the fiddle and guitar don't get you, the bass, bodhran and drums certainly will.
what? the folk! & Solid Earth present: Freaks, Ghouls and Graves, a Balkan (ish) flavoured Halloween (ish) knees up at the delightful St Margaret’s church in Whalley Range.
Yessum we’re back. after the monstrous success of Jackson’s Boat, we thought it only right and proper to offer you another helping of profoundly good music in a great venue. We’ve got a rosette for best zombie in show, beer and food from the nice folks at Jam Street and noise from Stumblefunk.
Another co-promo with the brains and muscle that brought Beats, Roots & Leaves back in May - this time tho we de-camp indoors to make the most of the Halloween theme inside a church, with face painters, ghost hunters, a bar provided by Jam Street and a fabulous line-up of musical tricker treats:
Na Zdrove Na Zdrove is Sheffield's finest Balkan Beats, Gypsy Brass, Russian Ska, Gypsy Dub, Klezmer and Gypsy Punk night. blimey. We’ll ave some of that. We’ll be welcoming their house band and resident DJs - yes indeedy! http://www. myspace. com/nazdrove
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DOORS 9PM ::: £8 donation (all proceeds go to MSF in Darfur) ::: BAR PROVIDED BY JAM STREET CAFE SERVING CASK ALES AND VINTAGE CIDER, BOTTLED BEER, SPIRITS AND HALLOWEEN SNACKS - 2AM LICENCE. Limited Adv tickets @ Jam St Cafe, Upper Chorlton Rd.
Ghosttown Promotions & Tin Angel Records Presents...
This Thursday 18th September BLACK CARROT: Exclusive Album Launch Support from DEAD COWBOY CULTURE @ The Tin Angel Record Shop, Spon Street CV1 3AX Doors 8pm ~ late
Black Carrot (Market Harborough) are a vibrant quintet who perform new-wave krautrock jazz madness that oozes rock with a psychotic edge. Fierce and abstract yet serving the concept of the song, their unique sound nods towards Beefheart and Pere Ubu but is shot through with flavours of New York jazz skronk, and the loosest, funkiest Krautrock.
"Black Carrot are truly inspired musicians" - Jean Hervé Peron/Faust Black Carrot release their second studio album "Drink The Black Forest" on Tin Angel Records on 3rd November 2008. To support the release initially they will be playing UK tour support for Baby Dee throughout late November early December in addition to their own headline shows in the Midlands and London.
Thank you - the weather held off and the light show purchased from Hawkins Bazaar was spectacular (a flashing finger ring)- the 27 people who chose Huffystock above Covstock had a great time - no arrests. A wonderful 22 minute festival for all. Good luck.
‘Firedaze” Its great to be hook up with you on myspace. Have seen your link pic out there a few times now so we must have some mutual friends. Enjoying listening to all your music tracks here Then I suppose we would. Drop us a comment soon and stay in touch. Love & peace to you from Devon’s most fiery raucous and hairy rocking folk band The Dambuskers. A legend in their own lunch time and rebels without a clue. Keep Music Live and keep it real!!!. -
Hi Sreff,what a great way to start my sunday,love this kind of music.Talented family you have.Managed to rope in Rachel and Gaz to the ohead cause and a fine job they did too.All the best,Dave.
Thanks for finding me and the lovely message - the Celt in me started tapping and drumming my fingers as soon as your song started - can't wait to see you play.
Hi Firedaze - Thanks for finding us and glad you like our music. You guys have a such an earthy sound! See you at a gig eventually, for sure. Dave Shepherd.
We don't have an official release yet, still working on that trudging down to London all the while! If Chris fancies spinning one of our tunes on his radioshow feel free hehe!! :OP
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