Essentially there are six core members alongside two add-on members, who join in for maybe half the set. Though we are quite an organic operation here at Blood Red Mountain, so depending on the show you may find anywhere between four and twelve performers on-stage.
USUAL SUSPECTS: 1. MARK FLYNN; Lead vocals, guitar, mandolin, harmonica 2. JOEBY;Bass, electric double bass, guitar, backing vocals 3. IAN DEVLIN;Electric Guitar, charango, mandolin, harmonica 4. MARTINA VON GLOCK; Vocals, glock, melodica, shakers & noise-makers 5. DAVE KEEGAN Drums, photography and general morale 6. TRACY O GRADY; Fiddle and vocals ACCOMPLICES: 7. LINDY-SUE; button accordian, glockenspiel 8. BRIAN DUGGAN ; Trumpet
We all more or less play everything depending on the best way to do the song.
Mark even bought a trumpet and is wrecking his neighbours heads even as we speak (update- mark is crap at trumpet it lives in a better place now). Joeby lives in antique shops buying crazy instruments, and Ian learned CharAngo with his left foot from a blind man in the Peruvian foothills. We bought Martina a jaw harp last week and we all fell around laughing for an hour until she actually got the hang of it and really impressed us (but we were pretty drunk).
Influences
Mark: Books, films, Lindy Sue, Tea, Sandwiches, Grandad still teaching us music, photography, Tea, The Band, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson's Thriller album, Nina Simone, Tea, Cooking beautiful food, eating beautiful food, eating beautiful women, fishing is the way to spend a day, Growing/Brewing our own vegetables/beer, champagne, Ryan Adams, John Irving, Stephen King, Jacqueline Tuck, Granda (again, in general), Roald Dahl, Star Turtle, Tea, Kieron Black, My two dogs Timmy (RIP) and Barkley (plus puppy sparrow now as well!)and the other crazy people in the band. Hallelulah, Woody Guthrie, walking by the sea, fresh air and finally Tea.
Sounds Like
MOONSHINE FOR YOUR EARS...Bar-brawlin' blisterin' hoedowns. Honest to goodness bluegrass love songs. All constructed from the finest country sunsets, broken hearts, and lost highways hidin' the burnt-out shells of journeys long forgotten...
Thurs March 13th 2008 The Hub, in aid of Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign
“The band’s bluegrass vibes sit as comfortably alongside The Waltons as Jack White and Arcade Fire, so expect a good old-but-new do-si-do without having to don any gingham or sit atop prickly bales of hay. Accordians, mandolins, xylophones, melodicas, harmonicas, moonshine, a barn dance without the barn and a good cause to boot - what more could you ask for?"
EVENING HERALD TOP 10!
BRMB @ Whelans was voted in their top 10 things to do this weekend - Jan 11th '08
Dem der folk know gud musics!
METRO NEWSPAPER ARTICLE (Gig of the Week: The Blood Red Mountain Band, Whelans, 08/01/07)
‘You might expect to encounter a freewheeling bluegrass ensemble such as the Blood Red Mountain Band in the misty backwoods of Appalachia. But in rainy old Dublin in the depths of winter? To their credit the all-Irish outfit side-step the dreary clichés that are too often prevalent whenever a bunch of outsiders set out to investigate American roots music. Yes, their sound is a yammering gumbo of fiddles, mouth organs, mandolins and accordions. Yet there's more to this crew than dueling banjos and hillbilly yodels. In fact, the Blood Red Mountain Band nurse notably experimental ambitions. Frontman Mark Flynn writes his own material and plays a mean blues guitar; dreamy keyboardist Daniel Shanahan, meanwhile, would seem to harbor notions of one day joining Sufjan Stevens's backing band. Combine all these disparate elements and what you get is an enticing home-brew of traditional music and left-field rock. Dismiss them as an Oh Brother Where Art Thou? Tribute act at your peril.
Eamon Miller
Saturday the 19th of July with the Hot Sprockets..... This Saturday marks the beginning of the beginning of the end of round one. Two more to go. The Hot Sprockets are the Headline act for this very special occasion. The winner of Saturday night gets to go record a single at cooling Studios . And secure there position in the SUPER FINAL in January. In The left corner we have KolorFast , electronic power house with duran duran type vocals and headstrong melodies.
in the right corner we have the Fighting, a acoustic rock band with amazing songs and a great generator of crazy fans.
in the middle we have fresh from Oxygen stage and O2 Podcast winners the ever lovable songs and great stage show. The Red Labels.
This will be starting at 830 pm. The show is free. And it is on this Saturday . at Pravda on Liffey street. Dublin
Hopefully! Great gig last night and sorry didn't get to see you again after. Loving the EP: btw, I think the song they've been playing on Phantom is The Ballad of Joe and Dorothy. See you again soon.
Wont be able to make the gig tonight, shorry! Im at my countryside retreat for the weekend. Though I will be there for the charity gig. Got an invite off Stevo over on facebook. Plus, it'll be 3 days after my birthday so I want a shout out from ya!! :) xx
ah deadly man, hope it's smashtastic for ya's. I'll be there next year so I gots to get a ticket to see yous. miss that ol skool honest to goodness jug whistlin soul you all have. hugs!~
hey guys, how are you all keeping? wondered if you were still up for doing a gig together? maybe you could drop bianca a mail - bianca.grogan@gmail.com? all the best!
story bender? how's your life in the rain getting on? I'm O 2 da K but it's not great over here. not many peeps yeah? give us a wear when i get back marko will ya? I wont tell anyone. Swear!
Hey guys... whats the story.... ep out!? sweet, hey if any of ye's are about next wednesday ya should try to pop down to this....
Seth Faergolzia, founder of the New York Antifolk/Freakfolk band, Dufus, will be touring Europe, this June and July.
Seth will be performing in Dublin on the 9th of July at Kennedy's of Westland Row.
Dufus has performed with such acts as Animal Collective, the Yeahyeahyeahs, Black Dice, Jeffrey Lewis, Of Montreal, and Moldy Peaches. This will be a show you do not want to miss.
Hiiiiiiiii! Ah, had the maddest dream bout ya'll last week that yez arrived outside my house in a tall ship...full band, singin! It was deadly! Ya's in work today?
Well Hello there m'dears, these two gigs should be great if your about, I Draw Slow will be previewing songs from their forthcoming album of fecking excellent original roots tunes. Hope to see you there, Orla
Om Festival is a unique cultural one day event which will be held in the Submarine bar in Crumlin, South Dublin on the 16th of August of this year. It will run from 2:00 pm until closing time and will feature 12 different acts ranging from traditional, rock, country, folk and theatre. It will also exhibit the works of 8 different artists working in various medias including sculpture, installation, photography, drawing and painting. Tickets 20 euro on the door. These are a few of the acts/artists on the line up.
There are still loads to follow!
The Amazing Few (Headline) (http://www. myspace. com/theamazingfew)
The blood Red Mountain Band (http://www. myspace. com/thebloodredmountainband)
