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The Mountain Parade
Folk / Pop



Oxford / Bristol
United Kingdom

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Member Since2/2/2008
Band MembersLots.

We are made up of an ever changing cast of people and we rarely end up playing with the same line up very often.

Currently we have mostly been playing live with:

Roxy (guitar, vocals, accordion)
Jamie (ukulele and accordion)
Steve (clarinet)
Sally (violin)
Ric (trumpet and accordion)
Mark (cello)
as well as our choir consisting of Lucie, Rosie and Hilary.

Others who have played with us live at some point include:

Hazel (cello)
Liam (trombone)
Joe (paper tearing! and percussion)
Rob Retro Spankee (snare drum)
Ben (percussion)
Laurence (Clarinet)
Mike (guitar)
and Chloe who has also sang with our choir.

The world famous Middle Ones!!!!!!!! have also sang with us. Grace middle one has also played accordion and hit a drum. <3

InfluencesPeople we like include Francois & The Atlas Mountains, Winston Echo, Foxes!, Mumford & Sons, Final Fantasy and Jeffrey Lewis.
Sounds Like"..its delightful stuff. It's the horn section that makes the songs special, cushioning the tunes and gently ushering them along. This is over-populated folk pop at its best; they have some cracking tunes of which 'shackleton bewley' and the climactic 'skyscraper' are the best."
Russell Barker - Nightshift Magazine Nov 08

"evoking 60's kitchensink bubblegum and perfect pastoral pop, they create sweetist minimalist folk where words and instruments (though there are many, including ukuele, clarinet, trumpet, melodica, harmonium, oboe and various percussion) are used sparingly to create precise yet shambolic pop masterpieces - the kind that the kids of bristol do so well (think IKIHNC, freeze puppy, my two toms, lacuna, fránçois, etc)."
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Jul 17 2009 8:00P
Swiss Concrete @ The Wheatsheaf w/ Brontosaurus Chorus Oxford
Sep 5 2009 8:00P
Under The Oak Festival w/ Jonquil + many more Somewhere just outside of Oxford - details TBC
Sep 30 2009 8:00P
3 Blind Mice @ The Wheatsheaf w/ Alphabet Backwards Oxford

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Checkout Girl





Jul 17 2009 10:59 AM

LOVE u guys. Happy dreamy style!!
will c u around
x
The Lie Awakes: New Songs Up





Jul 13 2009 5:56 PM

We have new songs up!

Hope you are all very very well.

Lets play a show soon yes?x
Nebraska Pop Festival





Jul 12 2009 10:59 PM

For yourself & your friends :)

Here's a free 19 song pop mixtape if you would like to have it :)
http://www.indiepages.com/nebraskapopfestival/popfestmix.zip

have a lovely weekend.

hugs,
Christopher

p.s. Nebraska Pop Festival will be August 27th through August 30th in beautiful Omaha, Nebraska. Please spread the word.
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Series Two Records





Jul 7 2009 4:38 AM

Thank you very much again for your support and kind words.

here's a free 19 song pop mixtape if you would like to have it :)
http://www.indiepages.com/nebraskapopfestival/popfestmix.zip

have a lovely week.

hugs,
Christopher
Top of the Ox





Jun 26 2009 8:05 AM

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Strange Animals





Jun 25 2009 10:40 AM

Lovely stuff. Hope to see you at Under the Oak
Jonas done gun





Jun 18 2009 4:57 PM

Where can I buy your stuff?
Gentlemen And A Cracker





Jun 17 2009 10:08 AM

love your music!!! keep up the good work !!
youlikewelike





Jun 10 2009 10:25 PM

thanks for the add!

welcome to youlikewelike

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Milkbreath





Jun 6 2009 6:36 PM

thanks, the mountain parade. i'll have some new songs up in a few days, including, for my sins, a 7-minute folk epic. would be lovely if you'd give them a spin.

your music is an absolute delight.
Palooka





Jun 5 2009 10:57 PM

no worries, thanks for accepting friendship, hope you get a chance to listen to some of the tunes.
good luck with the gig hunting
Joel Harries





Jun 1 2009 10:33 AM

apple trees is awesome!
x
Rose





Jun 1 2009 12:48 AM

look! look! it's the mountain parade! with a lovely poster attached to their wall... x x
Rose





Jun 1 2009 12:47 AM

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Series Two Records





May 31 2009 8:57 PM

yay!
Kenobii





May 29 2009 1:24 PM



All the wonders you seek are within yourself.

best
///////Kenobii
The Fox and the Bramble





May 25 2009 9:23 PM

Hello :)

Thanks for the request, we listened to your stuff ealier- it's so lovely! We're planning to move to Oxford in september so hopefully we'll see you guys about!

Lucy x
steve





Apr 23 2009 11:20 PM

we are? exciting!
Xela Zaid





Apr 19 2009 4:00 PM






Short Term Effect





Apr 17 2009 1:17 PM

Oh, and you're really neat too!
Short Term Effect





Apr 17 2009 12:08 PM

Hello, newly massive band.

I saw you playing with The Middle Ones in Newcastle who are the best band in the world.

Hope you're all well!

xo
Gold & Silver Recordings





Apr 14 2009 3:53 PM

thanks so much for finding us! your music is really beautiful!! :) love, gold&silver
Robh Hokum





Apr 13 2009 7:51 PM

if i still wandered under Bristol skies, i'd hunt you down and force you to accept me in your merry outfit. if you didn't i'd sabotage all your gigs.

but, as it is, i no longer do so, so i'll have to wait until you venture eastwards so i can play the humble audience member.

until then...stay great.

Robh

x
Loose - Live Music in Cardiff





Apr 11 2009 3:27 PM

PLEASE COME EARLY! x


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Erinn





Apr 2 2009 4:26 AM

really like your sounds...
I'll be on tour there in june.
might you suggest a cool place to play?
thanks:)
erinn
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