Ali - fiddle.
Ash - banjo,mandolin.
Chris - bass.
Jane - Chanteuse.
Graham - guitar.
Lucy - Tin Whistle.
Ollie- Darabuka & Surdu
Reg - rants.
Sam - drum kit.
Influences
PIL, The Pogues, Sex Pistols, The Spinners, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Rev Hammer, Family Mahone, The Cumbrian fells!!!, Banjo Bill Lloyd
Sounds Like
The bag of spanners st paddy's night 2007 at the Angler's - the beer festival, filmed & recorded by a drunk just under & behind the right PA, & too near the drum muppets, so not as balanced a sound as one would wish, but gives a flavour of the gig......................... www.soul-trade.com/spanners.html
"Initially conceived in a caravan high on the Pennine moors, then distilled and fermented in fair Furness, the epicentre of the Spanners is the village of Haverthwaite, nestling in the Leven Valley at the arse-end of Lake Windermere.
Fronted by a right pair of wallers, the Spanners specialise in writing 21st century SCumbrian folk songs in the manner of Ewan MaColl, delivered with the brashness, energy and aggression of the Pogues, resulting in a manic concoction of folk/punk/pop guaranteed to make the rafters roar.
BAG OF SPANNERS - part of YOUR Lakeland experience."
Album NOW THEN .........
"Daring to say what others only think, they roar through some familiar trd and witty originals, trashing any not into the cult of the individual or green causes. Seems pretty sound to me" Froots Mag.
"Mixing jaunty tradition with contemporary themes, politically informed yet never harbouring delusions of grandeur. Cracking stuff" NW Evening Mail.
"Goddam them all" george dubya bush......
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Eh up, Fuckin' great afternoon yesterday; your set was brilliant and what more could anyone ask of the weather. An absolutely stonkin' festival. Let's have some more. How's about a HavaFest? Or an UlveyVulveyFest (one for twats)? Alsithee
Eh up folks, Well, I reckon you did your best, under the circumstances. Thanks for the invite, Lucy, I'll give thee a bell sometime mid-week when I've recovered. Tried to get the young-uns from Kendal to come to Friday's gig. Alsithee
Hi there Lucy..Thanx for your message,bit late in replying i know,i know...Ta for hangin round to catch our set at the solfest an cheers for the compliment....I'ts a bit hard to judge one's own performance an i tend to be my own harshest critic..Ah well, anyways we should gig togather sometime,good chance of us comin back North in Nov,i'll keep you informed...All the best to the rest of the gang...Azam
I saw no ranger! but dont hit below the waste it just aint right, so a battle would be unjust with such a small contender! maybe next year our paths will cross and the dispute settled! untill then Beware! i might change my mind!
heard you were brilliant at solfest. i played at barrow live on sunday was ace. just to let you know i am playing live on abbey fm 107.3 tonight at 10 pm-11pm take care see you soon gwen xx
Hi, folks, Next to Chubawumba, you all were the best at Solfest and if there is a morsel of justice in this World, you should be on your way. Fuckin brilliant. Thanks for a great week-end, Jules
Hey Lucy/Neil...It was great to bump into ya at the SOLFEST,Great Costumes,by the way...Trust ya had a brilliant set on sunday aft..We had to drive back on sat night due to Economic factors and tryin to keep our mind,body and souls togather,we had a couple of real hard days before hand...Let's keep in touch an we do some gigs togather...Love and Respect/Azam
hellooo. would you be interested in playing at a memorial gig for my brother matthew fairclough? he loved bag of spanners and it would be great if you played. we havnt got a definate date set but it will hopefulkly be towards to end of august, early september. wb becca
