Judgement day, war, whiskey, back home, murder, broken hearts, disappointment, redemption, drinking for fun, drinking to mask pain, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, adultery, the bible, the past, the blues, women, running from the law, hard times, love, desperate people and trains, also music that we like such as Charlie Patton, Johnny Cash, Townes Van Zandt, Springsteen, Neil Young,
Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Uncle Tupelo, the Band, Son House,
Steve Earl...
The Schomberg Fair fuse the soul and spirit of the deep blues with the frenetic energy of the birth of punk! They've been rowdying crowds since 2006 with over-the-top performances and a unique sound, alternately described as Speed-Gospel and Folk-Punk.
The band’s members are originally from a small rural farm town in Ontario called Schomberg but are based out of Toronto now. Naming the band “The Schomberg Fair” to pay homage to, and capture the spirit of Schomberg’s local annual agricultural fair; an event that any teenager in their right mind gets excited about because of it's Demolition Derby and party atmosphere.
Though most original songs lyrically are about hard times, influenced primarily by people and events Matt Bahen (Vocals/Guitar) encounters in his job as an outreach worker, they have an energy that is undeniably fun. Similarly the bands chosen cover songs are rousing versions of traditional Gospel/Folk favourites such as “John the Revelator” and “Ain’t no Grave”.
Over the past two years the three congenial rock and roll troubadours have become a mainstay in the Toronto indie-rock scene playing and filling some very reputable venues including the Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto's premiere rock venue. The band has completed several small tours all across Ontario and Quebec and has had the opportunity to play some great festivals including Canadian Music Week 2008 and North by Northeast 2008. They were also CBC Radio 3's Track of the Day on April 30, 2008.
In 2006 The Schomberg Fair released a debut EP "Pickup Full of Empties". In 2008 the band released their first full length record "Dark was the Night, Cold was the Ground" with a CD Release at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern.
We continue to perform in more towns to more and more people, and welcome everyone to come out to a show and party with us.
hey guys, didn't see you after your set, but you were amazing last night at the shoe! I got there during the first or second song...I could tell because Matt wasn't sweaty yet... JM
This comes a little late but just dropping by to say how much of a pleasure it was to hang out with you gents during NXNE. New songs sound fantastic, can't wait to hear the final cuts!
Composed by members from the french bands Daroc, Music Automatic, & We Are Terrorists, Y is the new Boxon signature; and the Zephyr "EP" (ref. Boxon011) is their first release (OUT NOW in digital).
Fellas. Great seeing you at the Rancho, Saturday night. Sorry i couldn't stay longer but it was like drinking in a sauna in there and I was slurring my words by 1:30.
btw my friend got ur album the last time u guys were in montreal and its on my xbxo but i dont have the name of the tracs but my favoirte song is the last song of the cd whats it called?
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