john henry bourke: guit vox--
rob matthews: sax vox percussion--
jeff duffy: drums (no mic for him!)--
sean the shag nowland: bass vox--
gavi detarr: trumpet--
SPECIAL GUESTS:
bobby soxxx: lead guit vox--
david murphy: lead guit vox--
fred stephenson: lead guit vox--
billy leads: vox vox vox--
adam on percussion: percussion--
Influences
charlie nanos, stolen sweets, crackpots, treefrogs, john henry band,rich man's burden, superficials, plumb bob, government bird, fractal, lewie longmire, little sue, belmont street octet, toshi onizuka, shoehorn, dusty the "i like beer" guy, rubberneck, miss michael jodelle, another fine crisis (they'll always be "SO FINE" to me), fancy pants, lust global sleep around local!!! alice donut, oingo boingo, sprawl, borat...OH YEAH satsuma, the real trap door...
Sounds Like
rock, americana, electric noise, jazz, lounge, folk, singer-songwriter, funk, top 40, metal, rap,hip hop, reggae, world beat, r&b, blues, punk / other...
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FUNK SHUI is the rhythm section of the once and future, humble but mighty TREEFROGS plus MANY superstar special guests and house players.
Currently JOHN HENRY BOURKE aka JHBUSA on guitar, vox, JEFF DUFFY "The Crusher" on the drums, ROB MATTHEWS "Captain Lone Wolf" on sax, vox, flute and percussion, SEAN aka THE SHAG NOWLAND slapping the Bass, and weekly winner of the "sing with the band contest", the only qualification is being the new trumpet player, GAVI DETARR on trumpet and vocals.
Sitting in regularly on percussion is Adam on Percussion (that's his name). From time to time Bobby Soxxx, the Professor of Rock N Roll, on lead guitar and vox, and the orginial FUNK SHUI guitarist comes back to haunt us from time to time; The Dark Lord of Guitar, David Murphy, aka Pentatron, master of PENTATRONIX.
Sweet Billy Leeds ..66 sits in from time to time bringing his golden pipes and an arsenal of FLEETWOOD MAC tunes.
THE NATSTER aka Natalie Doyle sings us some sweet Badu tunes when we're lucky enough to have her.
The Danish Godess Knirke Lundt drops in to dance and sing and generally raise everyone's spirits.
We play all kinds. No line in the sand as long as it ROCKS! If you don't like one jam we ALWAYS got another one. We play long and hard.
There are many bands named FUNK SHUI. However, FUNK SHUI is a roman transliteration of Chinese Characters. If you know one of the many other bands named FUNK SHUI, ask them what characters they are using...
Hey, just wanted to let you know I'm playing this saturday with my newest group Eleven Eyes playing some funk/jazz/electronic grooves, opening up for Flowmotion! Our set is 9:00-10:30.
LOL! Yeah, that was a perfect ending to a great night!! Thanks for the ride- it's oh-so-nice to have responsible friends in good ol' times of inebriation!!
