Jamaican Dancehall, 2tone, studio1, the diy ethos of punk, cheap wine and beer from lidl's, green politics, fear of the rat race, jaffa cakes, the moon, the greek god Bacchus, weird nature spirits, carved effigies of goats, those chocolate cookies Darren brings to rehearsal, Russian military aircraft.
Who,in the name of all that is moral and decent,are Pondlife?...
...Funny you should ask, Pondlife developed over 6 years ago high up on the moors above zennor in the wild west of cornwall. since then it has grown into the 10 piece goodtime ska-beast it is today.
Pondlife can be regularly found honking out fat brass riffs and getting the crowd skankin' at festivals, demos, pubs, clubs, benefits and wild, wild parties.
The combination of classic old dancehall ska through to 2Tone and original material is believed to cure lameness, improve mood, increase libido and is a good tonic for the heart. It's temporary, you'll have a wicked night out and feel like shit the next day.......
For more info, pics and bios, don't forget to check out our main website:
www.pondlifeska.co.uk
Fi Read - Mock Mayor of Penzance...AGAIN!
Ye Gods! -She's Done It Again!
Introducing Fi Read.... Mock Mayor of Penzance.
(get on your knees and bow)
Well that's Penzance in safe hands for another year eh?....oh and it looks like the townsfolk have (partially) forgiven her for playing at Glasto though she did look nervous when the torchlight procession came down the street.
This is Fi's second term in office in 3 years which is unprecedented for a Pondy OR an Australian and we're dead proud of her.
WELL DONE FI, MOCK MAYOR OF PENZANCE, QUEEN OF SKA.
(you may now rise)
To find out about her previous term in office just click on the handily placed video below.
Also coming soon(?!): highlights of our tour of The Isles of Scilly in June last year -we know thats a year but Robin is waiting for St Just to be connected to the national grid to re-charge his laptop... and even more amazing, the fabled Ekranoplan video is nearing completion
NEW FEATURE!.....TRIBUTE BAND NAME OF THE MONTH.
Once in a while we sit down by the pond/ woodburner at Powder Mag(depending on season) and come up with ridiculous tribute band names which are side splittingly funny after large volumes of alcohol have been imbibed.
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So without further ado, the inaugural Tribute Band Name Of The Month is.....
"OUR KESTREL-MAN HOOVERS IN THE PARK"
(if you dont find it funny please re-read after 4 bottles of Magner's)
Hi, glad you like the X's. I can't really lend you any as their pretty vital to the name... "Oe Mahorela" wouldn't really make much sense. Good news is i got them from a Poundland in Bulgaria for a quid each and we have a Poundland opening in PZ pretty soon so i'm sure they can fulfill all your X desires! Take it easy, Kian.
Marmite pasties you say???? surely not! We shall send our official pasty man (Paul Indesit) out to do some testing...
Hope your all good... we need to catch up. Hoping you're around when we're down in August. We have a new rhythm section (again!!!) and they're rather good fun. You'll approve I'm sure ;-)
Hey guys thanks for the add, Im your biggest kiwi fan :) sadly im back in NZ these days instead of lanust. Quick question to the washtub bass man, how esay is it to make one of those things??? All the best guys and gals you guys rock!!!
re tribute bands... my favourite half man half biscuit lyric is "I went to see the bootleg beatles, dressed as the bootleg mark chapman" still makes me chuckle everytime!
Just stopping by to say hi and give you some news. The new album 'Welcome To Murraysville' from Phil Murray and the Boys From Bury is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
pleasure was all your lads! just kidding, great to meet you sterling chaps and cheers for smashing up the floor when we played - nice to have some bollocks in the crowd not the usual floppy fringed luvvies harping on about jarvis cocker! jarvis if you're reading no offence pal!!!
Julian Gaskell & his Ragged Trousered Philanthropists will be returning from their tours of the Isles of Scilly and 'The North' to play at The Acorn in Penzance, and the Phoenix in Exeter on 17th and 18th April, respectively. Support on both dates will be amply supplied by their feral folkie friends from Devon 'Bert Miller and the Animal Folk'.
Details:
Friday April 17th JULIAN GASKELL & HIS RAGGED TROUSERED PHILANTHROPISTS …plus BERT MILLER & THE ANIMAL FOLK
ACORN ARTS CENTRE Parade Street, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 4BU Doors 8. 30pm
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