Sam Whimpenny (6 & 12 String Guitars, Vocals) and Simon Meader (Guitar, Mandolin, Ukeule, Harmonica, Appalacian Dulcimer and the odd bit of vocals!)
Influences
We have a huge range of joint and individual influences from David Bowie, The Beatles, Roy Harper, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Caravan and Led Zeppelin to Lamella, Armistice & the legendary Eight Macbeths, but we like to think that despite these influences we actually sound like ourselves.
When a rock man met a folk man and they were still talking to each other after 20 years they thought they’d maybe use their differences to create something really unique. And it worked – Porvari: guitarist, singer and songwriter Sam Whimpenny and multi instrumentalist Simon Meader.
Strangely although each took a keen and supportive role in the other’s bands, it was not until 2003 that they decided to make the same music at the same time. They bought a tiny 8 track digital portastudio, and an entirely fictitious band, Porvari!, was created. As the weeks progressed, without leaving Sam’s lounge, the fictitious band produced a spurious live album, 1st XI, which was well received by those who had the chance to hear it. Although long deleted, due to popular demand a number of songs from this album are available to download from their website www.porvari.co.uk
It was around this time Sam made the outrageous suggestion that they could actually play these songs live, albeit in unplugged mode. The exclamation mark was dropped and the current incarnation of Porvari was born.
Getting together a two hour set of original acoustic music is not a trivial task and it has been a gradual birth for Porvari, but the duo are now regular performers on the East Sussex music scene, and staunch supporters of Eastbourne’s annual Lammas Festival. The hard work put into the project has paid off with their live performances the talking point of all those who have seen them - running from heart tugging high intensity emotion to farcical audience participation commonly from one minute to the next.
Summer 2007 saw Porvari go into the studio to record their official debut “Play Something We All Know”: eleven original songs lyrically rich and melodically diverse recorded almost entirely live.
hi porvari, thanks for nice comments, nothing's better than to have the music of roy mentioned alongside mine, love his work - listening to genie right now, like it a lot... maybe me
Cheers for taking the time to check out myspace and also for the request! Red Handed has been released and is available from, among other places, hmv.co.uk Much love…
hey guys checked out you music and it sounds really good I'm actually helping Terry create a myspace page soon so then we all we need is some gigs to make it even more worth while anyway hope your ok and having fun speak soon
l'été arrive a grand pas et nous serons en Bretagne pour une série de concerts , mais aussi en Normandie, Picardie, Pays de Galles et Belgique...à bientôt - C.C.
toutes les dates disponibles sur le site web
The summer is coming with many concerts in Brittany, but also in Normandy, Picardy , Wales and Belgium..
See you soon there ! Yours - C.C
all gigs available on the website
Excellent Gig on Friday at the UGT, there was certainly some talent there especially George. Thanks for inviting me to play. It was great to play with Simon and Kevin. Maybe we could some more?
Chris
Just wanted to let you know that Criag and myself are playing a show at Crash Mansion again. IT is April 11th at 10 pm. Matt Hinkley is also playing at 8:45. All the info is on my page. Come out and support if you can.
hey!
just wanted to let you know I have added a new song 'When there is no meaning', and also I am feature artist on www.soulshine.com.au
love you to check it out!
Thanks for the support..
love
andrea
