The Anglo/Francais charmer that is SIMON PUGSLEY plays the TROMBONE and sings alongside Spiritual Leader, counter revolutionary and honoured Sage TONY BURCHERELLO and his SAXOPHONES...The beat is set in stone by the Ultra Rythmic DRUMMING Idol 'CHILL' CHILLINGTON and his Offbeat Henchmen TIM ("Don't stray off the path") BROOKS defying gravity and decency on the ACCORDION and TONY WRIGHT walking a fine line between legality and un-holiness on his 5 string Axe....THE BANJO! Surfing a veritable lung-bursting wreckage of almost sub-bass tubing is Daz Jones on the TUBA/SOUSAPHONE.
Influences
The Ska-talites, Tommy McCook, Prince Buster, Aqua, Don Drummond, Rico, Private Benjamin, Scooby doo.
Sounds Like
A bit of all the above with a strong aroma of Brassed Off.
Using sax, trombone, banjo, accordion, tuba, drums and megaphones, SKAVOLUTION bring a revolutionary new twist to old tunes, new tunes, loved tunes and unexpected tunes! Everybody loves the Ska sound and SKAVOLUTION fit in all settings, Folk, Jazz and World Music Festivals, Outdoor events, Weddings, Parties, Anything! File under Ska/Acoustic/Roots/World/Folk/Jazz.
May I presume to bung a plug for HOWDEN RiBFEST II on to your comments please?
Its Friday, Saturday and Sunday October 9th, 10th & 11th with free stuff and paying stuff and drinking stuff and eating stuff and errrmmmm....other stuff.
Find the link to the Howden Live website on me myspace......I thank you.
Pama Intl new album out 2 Nov PAMA OUTERNATIONAL ft.Lynval & Horace from The Specials
New single on 19 Oct PAMA INTL-I STILL LOVE YOU MORE
On tour September 2009 04 Bingley Music Festival 05 Mersea Island Scooter Rally October 2009 23 Poole Mr Kyps 24 Birmingham Sound Bar 28 Derby The Rockhouse 29 Sheffield Corporation 30 Ulverston The Roxy 31 Aberdeen Lemon Tree Novemerber 2009 01 Manchester The Deaf Institute 04 London 100 Club 13 Cardiff The Globe 20 Swindon 12 Bar 21 Chester Funkdub is 5@Telfords 26 Nottingham Rescue Rooms 28 Watchet The Mineral Line 29 Bristol The Thekla December 2009 16 Norwich Arts Centre 19 Newcastle Live Theatre
A great night for Dancing at the Craiglands Hotel, Ilkley Saturday the 9th May 7. 30 to Midnight Please Feel free to use our site in the same way and delete the ad if you like
Salsa Como Loco come to the Woodkirk Valley Country Club time to put on those dancing Shoes Please Feel free to use our site in the same way and delete the ad if you like
Thanks for the add from Tarbert Music Festival - Loch Fyne - Argyll - Scotland next on 19th - 22nd September 2008 - see http://www. tarbertmusicfestival. com/
