Louche Manouche ("Louche" - false, spurious, dodgy, not what it says on the tin; "Manouche" - French Gypsy group from which Django came, as in "Jazz Manouche") got together in late 2005 as a result of Nic Bradford and Chris White meeting and discovering a shared ambition to play in the style of the classic Hot Club de France. Originally an informal session, the band was greatly enhanced by the addition of violinists Colm Murphy and Chris Bluemel, and given some gravitas when Guy Marshall came onboard with the bass. The icing on the cake was discovering that Pete Minkey had a fondness for the music, and he adds some different textures with mandolin and flute. Most recently, we've been joined on clarinet by Duncan Brown, and for a bit of variety, we're working on some vocal numbers, too....
For the past few months, we've been lucky to have special guest Romain Vuillemin joining us on guitar at some gigs. Rom has now returned to France, although he'll be back for some visits. We wish him all the best for the future, and look forward to seeing him again.
With an informal performance style, acoustic or amplified, Louche Manouche are a versatile and entertaining band for any situation.
Hey Guys Put a Lager in the fridge for us. How about a Theakston!Yeaahhh. Keep on Swingin" "One small step for man, one giant leap for musickind" say the GYPSYBILLY-MAN Cheers The Vignatis
:p salut! Rendez-vous le 1er Avril au Bateau Ivre pour fêter l' invasion syldave!
Après à peine 4 ans d' existence, 300 concerts à travers toute la France, plus de 3000 exemplaires de leur premier album écoulés et de nombreuses rencontres (Sanseverino, Thomas Dutronc, La Ruda, Les Orgres de Barback...) la nouvelle ère des Voleurs de Swing est en marche!
SAVE THE DATE NOV.9TH @ BIRDLAND “DJANGO REINHARDT FESTIVAL”
I am very happy and honored to have the privilege of my "own night" at Birdland for the Django Festival this year.
This for sure, is going to be an amazing night and the one not to miss!
Featuring : SAMSON SCHMITT, ANDREAS OBERG, LUDOVIC BEIER, TIMBO MEHRSTEIN, JEAN-BAPTISTE SCHMITT, KRUNO SPISIC, BRIAN TORFF and The HOT CLUB of DETROIT.
Produced by Pat Philips and Ettore Stratta. http://www. djangobirdland. com/
At "BIRDLAND" 315 W 44th St New York, NY 10036 (212) 581-3080 www. birdlandjazz. com/ 2 shows at shows 8:30 & 11 pm
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looks like you got some gigs lined up then! Wonder if you fancy doing a London gig, a feature spot at the last monday club one of these days? drop me a line
On, now that was exactly what my evening needed - a dose of decent music! Good to see you're still hard at work, now all I have to do is get my backside down to your neck of the woods to catch it live...
