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Showcasing a masterful blend of folk rock mixed with elements of blues and country and influenced by the likes of Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan and
Nick Cave, Marstin and the Revelators roll out everything from wholesome grooves and heart-warming ballads,
to refreshing theatrics and storytelling shenanigans. Since forming in early 2008 and making their nest in the West Country,
these four handsomely dressed young men have played at festivals in Europe, England, Iceland and the Faroe islands. Marstin’s (Who originally is from the Faroe Islands) stage presence is infectious and songs like the Salmon Song see crowds jumping, he’s like a young cheeky Jarvis Cocker crossed with Johnny Cash.
They have already won three competitions in the UK (The most resent one being Moles Student Battle of the Bands. In 2008 they won “The best of the South West Acoustic” competition) and have made people dance in various venues up and down the length and breadth of merry England.
The most professional band of the night, these guys were dedicated to
their cause. The front man had style and flair, and the audience
participation got everyone involved. They were both original and
technically great, and they've developed a whole sound of their own.
Above all, they were gloriously fun and their emotion bled in a torrent
of delightful eccentricity. In the words of the entire audience: la da
daa da, la da daa da...
(Jim stevens. 16 march 2009)
Finals Review
1st - Marstin and the Revelators
Charmingly 'off their heads', both on-stage and off, these guys are true showmen. It is almost unheard of for a band to get the crowd singing along during the first song of the night, but who can resist a biblical rumpus? 'Not I', said the Salmon. Here is a band that will leave you with a burning desire to sell all your worldly goods, head off into the hills and hunt lions and bears wearing nothing but a fig leaf, even if you're a vegetarian banker from Swindon. I am writing this naked. The songs are adventures with the music telling perhaps more of the story than the fairy tale soundbite lyrics, an almost pictorial soundscape. This a remarkable for a lo-tech traditionally set up rock and roll band. Worthy winners.
(25 march 2009, Joel Rowan Morgan)
1st
.... The highlight for me was the Salmon Song for all its delightful inventiveness and audience participation. The lead guitar ripped through the audience more and more as the show went on towards a phenomenal climax, accompanied by an hilariously tongue in cheek fret-wank face from the lead guitarist. The guys demonstrated wonderful showmanship, and their creativity is just too good.
(25 march 2009, jim Stevens)
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