with a little help from my friends: Ingetora Gumbel - backing vocals Andrea Fantuzzi - clarinets & saxophones Fortunato d'Orio - piano Magnus Eriksson - piano George Kentros - violin Miriam Jacobson - violin Anne Pajunen - viola Anna Wallgren - cello Jan Svedestig - double bass
Influences
The Beatles, Patti Smith, Joe Henry, Gram Parsons, Ryan Adams, Led Zeppelin, The Kinks, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Ray Charles, Jimi Hendrix, Nick Drake, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Nirvana, Dr. John, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Keith Jarret, Nina Simone, Beck Hansen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Paul Simon, The Band, The Byrds, The Beatles, Love, Arthur Lee, Elvis Presley, Soundgarden, Jack Bruce, The Beatles, Dolly Parton, Cornelis Vreeswijk, The Zombies, Ane Brun, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Robbie Robertson, Deep Purple, Berndt Egerbladh, Gillian Welch, David Rawlings... ehh... oh yes, and The Beatles!
Hold your horses, Bob! is a one-man-collective consisting of the melody maker Pete Smith with a little help from his friends.
In February the three tunes above was neatly packed into a plastic sleeve and released as a cd-single under the name "DO WHAT YOU LIKE (but don't do it here)".
And as it happens, a hard copy of the single can be purchased (or mail ordered) at LARRY'S CORNER (the coolest place on the planet), Grindsgatan 35 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Yet another digital version is available right here:
Tja mannen! Klart vi ska vara vänner också här :-) Det tackar jag bara för. Och tack för i tisdags och onsdags förresten. Och DU, jäklar vilket skönt sound du har!!! Jag satte på låtarna en gång och nu får de rulla ett varv till... riktigt skönt. Vi hörs och ses. Ha det bäst tills dess...
Our new EP "Lights! Camera! Action!" is now on myspace, and will only be available (in the meantime) at any of the upcoming gigs we're playing, the first being Thursday 12th June at Remix in Hitchin. See flyer below for details, and other gig dates..
12 Jun REMIX, Hitchin, UK 14 Jun SECRET SHOW, Shefford, UK 21 Jun CAMDEN BARFLY, London, UK 21 Jun THE EDGE BAR, CROYDON, London, UK 28 Jun THE TOGFEST MUSIC FESTIVAL, Milton Keynes, UK 2 Jul CORN EXCHANGE, Hertford, UK 12 Jul RIVER FESTIVAL, Bedford, UK 15 Jul CULT STATUS @ 333, Hoxton, UK 19 Jul THE HAT FACTORY, Luton, UK 8 Aug EARTHWISE 888 FESTIVAL, Berkshire Downs, UK 9 Aug EARTHWISE 888 FESTIVAL, Berkshire Downs, UK 10 Aug EARTHWISE 888 FESTIVAL, Berkshire Downs, UK 14 Aug THE HAT FACTORY, Luton, UK
Hej! PROVKÖKET är nominerade i Arvikafestivalens demoband-tävling i år! I 6 dagar till kan man rösta..varje dag om man vill.. Ta oss dit med Din röst! Rösta på oss!!!
hello! jag e med i sweden rock festival 2008 tävling även fast jag och judas priest kanske inte är the same thing ;) men jaja, rösta gärna på mig iallafall om du känner för det!
Hi Pete, Thanks for adding me, and for your kind words. I was just listening to "Peace is a state of mind". Great tune! Also appreciated your Orwell quote. All the best, Avard
