Kurt "Food Stamp" Loewen - Guitar and Vocals
El Mapache = Ian Griffiths - Accordion and Vocals
Pão Cortez = Paul Wolda - Djembe
El Lobo = Pete Mynett - Stand up Bass
Patrick "the future" M’Gonigle - violin
Influences
Vladimir Vysotsky, Leningrad, Manu Chau, Flamenco Puro, Klezmer, traditional Eastern European melodies, Peter Tosh, Shostakovich, Pablo Sarasate, Edgar Meyer
The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra is a young Victoria band that plays a unique style of acoustic dance music that people call "gypsy ska". Think Manu Chao meets Yan Teirsen.
Riding the energy of a series of sold out shows and a very well received debut EP, entitled The First EP, the band is currently in the studio writing and recording their first full length album, to be released in April of 2008.
While their roots are very much in the west coast, their influences are varied and growing. Paul Wolda, having studied the Djembe since the age of 7, lays down hypnotic tribal beats as well as smooth Brazilian Portuguese vocals. El Mapache, on accordion, brings the Spanish influence with flamenco rhythms and soaring lead vocals - in both Spanish and English. The energy of these two founding members drives the band but the talent does not stop there. They are joined and expertly supported by guitarist, Kurt Loewen and bassist, Peter Mynett, whose evident musical experience provides a solid framework on which the music is built. The sound is completed by multi-instrumentalist Patrick M'Gonigle with his crafted fiddle melodies that are equal parts Mozart and David Gilmour.
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hello guys, i'm still checking with this one space, but we'd defiantly would love it if you guys would come play for us""""at this festival in hamburg on the weekend of the 14,15 of august. I'm building a hutchen, and we's gotto pull out a full canadian taste of how to celebrate. (sort of canadiana installation),....so ,we are ready for you! don't know ..would you also be up to,being at this beautiful private festival, in the contrsides around berlin? on the 1,2nd of august. ?? give a shout and i'll keep shouting! much love booga
How is going guys? It themes like you are doing good for yourselves. Playing the Victoria-SKA-Festival NOT TO BAD! I hope you have a glorious summer. C U soon
Of course! It is an amazing song. It was the one you were playing when my friends and I first walked up. We totally dig the sound. Eugene is a sweet town. If you haven't been before, I'm sure you'd love it. Come during the Country Fair. Later.
Tequila Mockingbird, is the star of my moonlight. The peace of my earth-right. You are the socks in my sock drawer. and every cold and midnight war, i want to listen more and more. Ian, the blender for my smooth, smooth, drop D's. Paul, the goat skin where the baseline begin, Peter, as the Muslix, music, Kashi of my mornings, Kurt, mystic and missing, and Patrick: The star of my moonlight. wont you let me dance once more, to kill a-in my blood mocking spirits, as I dance - like the bird. as i dance like J-5, Kate, Carie, and Lovely Lu-Lady of the night. As you all dance out of sight.
Que paso chamaco pe podran echar una llamada soy David el locudor de yucastereo cjsf 90.1 tengo una tocada para el 19 de agosto en el festival latino 604 709 -3370
well, what a pack of handsome wolves I've got on my hands here...I just wanted to say hello to you all because, well, you're awsome...and also next time we do lunch we should go to the lotus pond because I haven't been there so...it would be good.....mad love!
hey guys, thanks again for letting me and chelsea open up for you on sunday. You guys sounded awesome. And about the March 2 show at felicitas...we are sad to say we can't make it. But good luck! maybe see you on monday at the battle of the bands?
Kick ass, i really like that russian song, and the other ones as well, ill try and catch a show next time i come round yer way. And Paul we should go rabbit stealing, and see how many we can collect...
