Rolo McGinty
Simon Mawby
Paul Ashby
Frank de Freitas
Aine O'Keeffe
Influences
These are some of the Artists liked by various memebers of the band.
James Brown, Fela kuti, Miles davis, Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix, totally Carl Craig, Can, Ameican punk rock, Stooges, Kraftwerk, early Pink Floyd, reggae music in general, experimental music, electro acoustic music. The Ruts, Def jam, Stax, Soft machine, Curtis Mayfield, Parliament, Art ensemble of Chicago,Talking heads, Motown, Stax, Masters at work, Lil Louis, Derrick may, Kevin Saunderson, Alex Reese, Marvin Gaye, professor Stretch, Motorhead, Simon and Garfunkel, Trouble Funk, Holly Palmer,Johnny Cash, the Birthday party, Nick Cave, Coltrane, the Meters, the Bays,Bill Hicks, Dan Hicks + hot licks, Mouse on mars, the Clash, Sex Pistols, ll cool J, ltj bukem, Sly and the family stone, Osborne borthers, Suicide, burt bacharach, Leonard Cohen, Don Cherry, Boards of canada, God speed you black emporer, Green day, Primal scream (live), Django, Louis armstrong, Rodolfo Ceasar, Adam F, led Zeppelin, Klute, Derrick May, louis Armstrong, Mogwai,Bill laswell, Public image, Slipknott, the Doors, Janis Joplin, Einsterzende neubaten,the Dammned, Charlie Mingus, the Silver Apples, Bootsy Collins, Faust, John Martyn, Amp Fiddler, Tortoise, the Klaxons, Captain Beefhart, Yello, mrScruff, Jeff Mills, Cornelius group, Derrick May, the eels, Beck, Nine inch nails, On u sound, Roxy music, Brian Eno, Todd terry, Cornelius, Morricone, Billie Holiday, Mingus, Lester young, Burt Bacharach, Profeeser Stretch, Janes Addictcion, Prince, David Bowie, Radiohead, lenny dee, Francis kervorkian, BBC Radiophonic Workshop, the Who, Bartok, Def Jam, Lou reed,Arcade Fire, Massive attack, the Cramps, Css, Rolling stones. King sunny ade, Phillip Glass, uk punk rock, Patti smith, 50 cent, Sonic youth, the velvet underground, lou reed, the Specials, Messer Chups, Ike and Tina Turner, Giles peterson mix tapes, radio shows dj'ing, Photek, yeah yeah yeahs, Marc bolan and T-Rex, the music of outdooors
. All that open source music software glitchy. Fun.oh yeah and Grinderman comin in!
Sounds Like
the woodentops
Record Label
rep Debbie Clare at Coda agency London. Live only.
So our thanks go to the Southbank team for inviting us to take over the QE hall. It was one of the best shows weve ever done. the other acts were superb, Othon and Tomasini, Anchorsong, Worm, Jazz Butcher. Luke Drozd turned up with his fab screenprints, Kilford the music painter rocked the canvas up there with us and Panni Bharti
transformed the stage and theater itself with her film and trees. Thanks to them and all for showing up and having a ball. It was fantastic.
Next up we are proposing a benefit for the Brixton Brockwell park in London to help towards the rebuilding of the vandalised bike house, a much needed place for those who use its specialist bikes. In Feb 2010 a European tour is beginning to grow. We'll be revisiting places we excelled ourselves in, many years ago. Warning! we are now better, harder, faster and more non stop than the 80's. Refreshed and ready.
The Woodentops are playing a stripped down gig in York on the 12th December. Only 50 or so places available, and virtually sold out. Details on www.houseconcertsyork.co.uk
- and you can also get your place via Skiddle Ticket Agency.
Wow - what a shot Rolo ! After 20 years of seeing your concert in Mannheim 1989 together with the Darling Buds and Pogues it is definitly time for a come back... !
Every weeknight, on my drive home from work, I pass an enormous billboard for some hospital with the words "Well. Well. Well". And every time I pass it I have to sing the song. This has been going on for at least six months. Thank goodness it's such a good song.
Glad you like the gif keeps me smiling. I will subscribe to your blog so I keep upto date. Hope your like our music too and if you ever want me to tamper with yours let me know...