Mr
Dennis Teeth, playing ukulele, musical saw, cocktail shaker Mr
Maris Piper, playing tea-chest bass, and kazoo, singing and mayhem Duke
of Nostalgia , playing ukulele and swanee whistle, and crooning
Influences
Our influences include: Ambrose, Alcohol, Roy Fox, Jack Payne, Billy Cotton, Joe Loss, Jimmy Durante, The Marx Brothers, and from later in the century, The Temperance Seven and The Bonzo Dog Band.
Sounds Like
This looks like cartoon music, but it sounds like a black & white silent!
Of course we're using a valve computer...
The Hot Potato Syncopators are a performance band, specialising in 20's and 30's swing numbers.
Where we are different from any other swing band you're likely to hear outside rare shellac recordings is the line up of musical saw, a brace of ukuleles and a tea-chest bass, add vocal harmonies, swanee whistles, kazoos, whistling, and theatrical performance, and that's the secret of the Hot Potato...
Click the picture to go to our website tiptopchaps.com. We've got a couple of full size downloadable tunes there, plus publicity photos, and a new page with photos that we've collected from around the web. Pip Pip!
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CAROLINA IN THE MORNING
The Hot Potato Syncopators's Friend Space (Top 16)
Je n’sais pas si t’es au courant mais en 2010 c’est la fin du monde !!! Alors profites en vite, sors toi les miches de ton canapé et viens assister à nos messes d’enfer. Une chance ultime de sauver ton âme d’un paradis chiantissime
For a mash up of dance music from the thirties till today you must check out "Dr. Stefs Electroswingthing" ...& it's totally free. p.s. If you like it... Tell people!
"Ticklin' The Strings" by Sweet Hollywaiians
Amazing Japanese hot string band playing 1920's, 30's, 40's style hawaiian, swing, calypso, blues, italian music and originals,featuring vintage instruments.3 songs with Robert Armstrong and Tony Marcus(from Robert Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders)
"The Sweet Hollywaiians have probably the best feel for this 20's music of any string band working today. They manage the rare feat of sounding relaxed even when their playing is hot, are top notch musicians with tasteful arrangements and a full, rich, warm sound.Plus, they have a nice gamut of tunes, from King Nawahi to Giovanni Vicari to Bobby Leecan. See them live, if you can, for an unforgettable experience. If you can't, buy their Cds!" ~ Terry Zwigoff
We hope that when you find the time, you will come and visit us at our main website, where we have much awaiting your perusal, articals of interest, galleries etc...
...and not least
some delightful, like-minded members to converse with,
Don’t miss out on the last Bad Juju Lounge before the summer! Hosted by the infamous Texas Chainsaw Orchestra: a 13 piece “Nightmare Before Christmas meets Rocky Horror Picture Show” spectacular! Saturday 23 May @ The Gaff, Holloway Rd, London
The Bad JuJu Lounge!
It's always a night to dismember!
Featuring: The Texas Chainsaw Orchestra and Des Deville (aka Des O’Connor-compere) .. With DJs El Nino DaveDisaster and special guests
