Jonah Flatfoot Words, Lead Vocals, Guitar, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & Harmonicas, Typewriter, Kazoosaphone, Five Yard Suits & More Words:: Timothy 'Bunko' Greyhounds Drums, Swanee Whistle, gramophone, magic, Dog Handling, Vox:: Jack 'The Hammer' McPherson Cornet, Tuba, Ukulele, Melodica, Vox:: Cha Cha Gabore Baritone Sax, recorders, shoes, Vox:: Count Sebski Velo Fender Telecaster & other Guitars, Brie, camembert etc:: Tom 'Rocket Pants' Allen Double Bass and silly putty Matt Hotdog Paradiddle Brown Drummage of thee most stupendous kind!
...And also employ the nimble fingers, spirits and minds of...
Hermunculus Mooche AKA Fluff Mc Duff Trombone, Tinky-tonk, vox:: Byron Valentino - Tenor Saxophone, Vocals Oisin Poitin - Double Bass Dan D Desperanto - Fender Rhodes Piano, Gaffer Tape Cheeks Le Toad - Clarinet, Alto Saxophone Sir Dennis Teeth - Musical Saw Socket Set Tripney - Bass and Tricycle
THE ZEN HUSSIES SHOP ALBUMS AVAILABLE TO BUY at ZENHUSSIES.COM Full Colour Sleeve, full colour Inner sleeve with lyrics and collage pressed on heavyweight black vinyl
All New Stomping Originals Featuring; Kecker-Rocker, Fruity Matootsie, The Whiplash Waltz, Honey Bee Suite, Runaway Rich Kid, My Kinda Lady, Tread Gently, Midnight In Melksham. Read the 5 Star LP review on the right! FLATFOOT SHARPSUIT ..Album (2004) available on CD for just £10 (plus P&P) today with PayPal. Special enhanced edition available now. All new swanky artwork, re-mastered, and including video files of Communal Viper & The Final Squaw...
Twelve Original Tracks - Audio Playtime of 54 Swinging Minutes to dance and singalong to featuring; Tell Me, Communal Viper, Kelly's Eye, Paying My Dues, The Loverat, Homebake FLan, Lonely Days, Tarbrush Ragdoll, Angelina, Tea Cosy Gurner, Bewilderness & Skelly Man.
SET OF FIVE 1" ZEN HUSSIES BUTTON BADGES £2 + P&P. Available Soon!
...And also
The Zen Hussies Support the TEMWA Foundation, an AIDS orphanage in Temwenani, Malawi, Africa. Show your support for the cause by buying the superb Templates Compilation LP (Featuring The Zen Hussies & A host of other Bristol Talent) From the link below!
Influences
"THE COMMUNAL VIPER" MUSIC VIDEO
Just a few of the luminaries we have been influenced by, or have even, on occasion, influenced...Trad Jazz, Bix Beiderbecke, Muggsy Spanier, Kenny Ball, Duke Ellington, Raymond Scott, Squirrel Nut Zippers, No Smoking Orchestra, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, Toots, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Django, LSD, Cider, Real Ale, The Marx Brothers, The Specials, Cab Calloway, Scott Walker, Louis Jordan, Slim Gaillard, The Clash, Lester Young, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Wynonie Harris, Edmundo Ros, Joe Turner, Babyhead, The Baghdaddies, The Don Bradmans... the list goes on...
Sounds Like
You tell us what we sound like (answers on a postcard to 24 Kathdene Gardens, Bishopston, Bristol, UK, BS7 9BN) YOU COULD WIN A PRIZE - Free gig tickets, Albums, badges and a night out with the band -member of your choice!
The Zen Hussies have dutifully administered original swingska, stomp and boogie at clubs, pubs, festivals and speakeasys since 2001... The horn heavy, infective rhythm of the Zen Hussies will have even the most troubled of feet flailing in the aisles and singing along to their uniquely catchy brand of song and dance. Journey with us on all sides of the 'jazz' meridian as Jonah Flatfoot, Count Sebski Velo, Lady Cha Cha, The Reverend Ransom and the rest of them dirty boppers that are part of the legendary Zen Hussies dispatches do their utmost to bring all you bongo beatin' beatniks kicking and screaming into the 23rd century!
DISCOGRAPHY
FIVE GUYS MAIM NOTES EP (2002) FLATFOOT SHARPSUIT LP (2004) CONTINENTAL ADAPTOR LP (2008) DIG FOR VICTORY! LP (Due Autumn 2009)
MEDIA QUOTES / REVIEWS
'The latest loaded long player from the hussies entitled ‘Continental Adaptor’ has all the trappings of a mini wax cylinder classic. Opening with the splendid swank ridden ‘Kecker Rocker’ and sounding like somebody tearing down bunting with their teeth, this latest offering just like their live performance, is a captivating cavorting beast caked in opulent moreish magnificence.' Dan Heatley, Mofo 2008
'Hailing from Bristol (in the UK) The Zen Hussies second long player ("Continental Adaptor") is a free-for-all, no-holds-barred, get-your-lazy-ass-up-outta-that-seat-and-dance mixture of vintage jazz, swing and not-so-big band.
Some of the things that make this recording work are obvious: they're great musicians and snappy dressers (both requirements for their chosen style(s)). But lots of bands can claim those two merits.
There are a couple of things that make The Zen Hussies stand out:
They're daring. To keep "Continental Adaptor" from sounding like (yet) another tribute to a bygone era the band is wise enough to mix a goodly number of sounds into this album's eight tunes. You can easily pick out the swing/jazz/elements but you'll run across circus waltzes ("The Whiplash Waltz"), croonerific Sinatra-esque balladry ("Honey Bee Suite") and damned if that doesn't sound like SKA ("My Kinda Lady"). There's a lot to hang your head on here and repeated listens are paid off handsomely. This isn't a retro group where when you've heard one song you've heard 'em all. (Think more Squirrel Nut Zippers, less Cherry Poppin Daddies).
But the real key for this set is that The Zen Hussies have managed to capture the energy of a live performance. This is hard to do on a recording but is *essential* for a group that's focused on getting people to shake their money makers. I'm not saying that the group isn't even more visceral live, I'm just saying that you can hear what makes their live sets a hoot on these recordings. And without that there's no point putting songs to wax (and yes, this recording is available on LP!).
To sum up:
"Continental Adaptor" is a blast and should be the soundtrack to your next dance party.' Sepiachord 2008
'Born showmen with one eye on the absurd, The [Zen] Hussies play songs that lodge in the head like well aimed bullets, creating a sea of beaming revellers on a dancefloor bursting at the seams...' Venue Magazine, 2005
'Film Noir & Ska collide with a distinctive blue tone to the two tone...the Hussies transported me to a more fearless era...I almost breathed down a strangers' neck...' Decode Magazine 2005
'A Brylcreem sculpted anachronism, cymbals puffing and horns huffing like a runaway steam train' Kyrsten Grayewski, 2008.
'Boundary-Decimating...skanktastic combo who leave no danceflooor unshaken, imagine The Specials at their peak whilst wearing the broadest of grins' Buena Vista Social Club Presents, 2007
'The sonic definition of happiness' Rachel Wild, Festival Eye 2008
Click link above to listen to samples and order - $9.95 + s&h
Tampa Taiko is a professional drumming duo that has performed their unique style for a vast array of audiences, performing at festivals, concert halls, schools, workshops, summer camps, corporate and VIP events. Using a collection of taiko drums made by themselves from discarded wine barrels, Tampa Taiko has developed a dynamic fusion of old and new styles of drumming, bringing a contemporary vibrance to an ancient martial artform.
Hey les Zen-Hussies, on vous attend fermement pour Pandrignes, p'taing viendez vite! Chancer's blues est tiré d'un dernier album en préparation? ( Jonah, ask seb to translate)
NTSOBC presents two slices of magic pie with Michael J Sheehy & Gemma Ray at The Lexington this Thursday (16/7) and O'Death at The 100 Club next Thursday (23/7).
"Ticklin' The Strings" by Sweet Hollywaiians
Amazing Japanese hot string band playing 1920's, 30's, 40's style hawaiian, swing, calypso, blues, italian music and originals,featuring vintage instruments.3 songs with Robert Armstrong and Tony Marcus(from Robert Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders)
"The Sweet Hollywaiians have probably the best feel for this 20's music of any string band working today. They manage the rare feat of sounding relaxed even when their playing is hot, are top notch musicians with tasteful arrangements and a full, rich, warm sound.Plus, they have a nice gamut of tunes, from King Nawahi to Giovanni Vicari to Bobby Leecan. See them live, if you can, for an unforgettable experience. If you can't, buy their Cds!" ~ Terry Zwigoff
The BellRays headline a night of maximum rock'n'soul on Thursday next
week at The Borderline with Los Chicos and King Salami & The
Cumberland 3 playing live and Corn Rocket Club DJs on the wheels of
steel.
Click on flyer for tickets.....
Other forthcoming NTSOBC action:
July
Thrs 9 BellRays + Los Chicos + King Salami & The Cumberland 3 @ Borderline, London, W1
Thrs 16 Micheal Sheehy & The Hired Mourners + Gemma Ray @ The Lexington, London, N1
Thrs 23 O’Death @ The 100 Club, London, W1
September
Friday 11 T-Model Ford @ The Luminaire, London, NW6
Saturday 12 T-Model Ford @ The Luminaire, London, NW6
Tues 15 Bob Log III @ The Luminaire, Kilburn, London, NW6
i discovered you through some friends who are fans. dig your party sound.I play the trumpet but whenever i record it, it sounds well shit. like the sounds of your horns, much love
