Steve Larkin (winner, Canadian Spoken Word Olympics 2004; co-founder of Oxford's Hammer & Tongue poetry slam): lead vox, octave mandolin, mouth harp & more Susanna Starling: double bass, vocals and giant carnivorous insects Richard Brotherton: saxophones, bass clarinet, harmonicas, delta blues guitar, Elvis impersonations Alex Horwill - Drums & sharp ska suits
Thanks to former members/future gust artists (!we miss you!): Purple Dave Hart: multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire Mauro Sanin: hurdy-gurdy & blues harmonica Rupert Alison: accordion & some-time naked mysticism Simon Reece: sitar, banjo and beyond Robin Morris: accordion emergency service
Influences
The spoken word...all tomorrow's parties...all yesterday's parties...(life's just one big party, isn't it?)...what was i saying?...oh yeah...influences too numerous to mention...ramble ramble cough...gypsy folk punk...tuvan/mongolian throat singing and heavy german industrial rock...music hall, bluegrass and english folk...what's that smell?...traditional galician music...oh, it's me...joy division and the incredible string band...white rabbits...rabbit holes. where does it all end?...falls off chair whilst editing myspace page, hits head on radiator, found dead 2 hours later with 'Hot Rod Cowboys' playing on the stereo...yawn...fischerspooner. briefly anyway. bye.
Sounds Like
'A cross between the Goon Show and the Pixies'... 'An acid-crazed hippie's wet dream'... 'art-punk-folk-poets?'... only YOU can decide!
CANADIAN FRINGE THEATRE TOUR 2008! Read reviews here:
"Grab some pals, have a few drinks and spend an evening with these folks for a good ol' knees up - Grade A" - Winnipeg Uptown Mag
"If Tim Burton were British and played klezmer music, perhaps he would have produced a show like this" - CBC
"Good, cheeky fun makes for a too-short hour with Inflatable Buddha" - Winnipeg Free Press
"this production has the goofy good-time vibe that Fringers seek" - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
"'quirky' is a tattered term run ragged by Fringe overuse. But it could easily make a comeback with this enjoyable oddity" - Edmonton Journal
INFLATABLE BUDDHA was born in autumn 2003 at a local bastion of live music in Oxford, the Exeter Hall. There we spotted our future namesake, perched serenely on a shelf by the tv. Since then we've been lots of places: the Big Green Gathering, Oxford Folk Festival, The Zodiac, Holywell Music Room, Grove House, Cowley Road Carnival, Catweazle, Oxford Arts Week, the Fire Gathering, Wychwood Festival, Glastonbury, Canada... We've also played on the roof of a houseboat, in an allotment and in an art gallery (but not all at the same time). Send us a message if you'd like us to come and liven up your festival, bandstand, birthday, wedding, funeral, divorce or bar mitzvah!
Greetings, lovely stuff! glad to see you do divorce/circumcision parties, as my wife left me for jesus yesterday. and yes please steve could you add me to the hammer and tongue mail list, im email is rotating_sky@hotmail.com? hopefully see you sooooon x
hey you guys were fantastic!!!!! Just see your doing a huge canadian tour! well next time you will get the prime spot! Give us a shout when you are back in the Uk!! Have fun!!!
hey su.. nice to see you at little fish the other day.. they're good aren't they!!! hope you had a good night.. oh and good luck at glastonbury :) trev xx
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