Chris McMahon - 12 string guitar, bouzouki, balalaikas, accordion, mandola, vocals
Paul McMahon - bass, balalaikas, vocals
Paul Chisnell - djembe, congas, talking drum, dumbek, tambourine, eggs, vocals
Chris Jellis - 12 & 6 string guitars, mandolin, vocals
Gordon Walker - fiddle, mandolin, vocals
with
Ceri Ashton - flute, fiddle, viola
Influences
Real Ale, Motorhead, Waterboys, Jethro Tull, Ralph McTell, Led Zeppelin, Vegetable Vindaloo, Haze, Fairport Convention, Frank Zappa, Nigel Mazlyn Jones, Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Levellers (except Paul, who hates them!), Steve Hillage, Planxty, Deep Purple, Alan Stivell.
Sounds Like
Five drunk blokes in a pub, trying to play rock on folk instruments (or is that folk on rock instruments?). Led Zeppelin playing Roger Whittaker covers in a pub brawl with the Leningrad Cowboys & an out of tune accordion.
Treebeard was formed in 1998 by Chris & Paul McMahon & Paul Chisnell (of Sheffield progressive rock band Haze), with Gordon Walker (of the Anthill Mob & guest on Chris & Paul's World Turtle CD 'Wilderness of Eden') and Chris Jellis (of Old Pekuliar - folk duo with Paul Chisnell).
Originally called Acoustic Haze, the band play a range of folk, rock, pop & even country songs, as well as Haze & World Turtle originals and Irish & Russian tunes.
In 2002 the band released their first CD 'Heavy Wood' on Gabadon Records, which featured their usual mix of original, contemporary and traditional material.
Heavy Wood - Treebeard - Gabadon Records GABCD012
Wilderness of Eden
Drowsy/Sleepy Maggie
Still Haven't Found
One Day
End Of The World
Danny's Jig/Comrade Chris's Balalakia
Barley & Grape Rag
Nothing Ever Happens
Far Over Misty Mountains
The Hangman & The Papist
Farewell To Ireland/Dusty Windowsills
Wreck of the Edmund Fitzerald
Lark in the Morning
Make Me Smile
Percy in the Linen
Devil Went Down to Georgia
The album is available at our gigs, by post, or by PayPal payment from our website
Plans for a second album were delayed when I lost a lot of the audio files in a computer crash, but I am just starting to recover them & record new ones, so it shouldn't be much longer!
The band are now regularly joined on stage by Ceri Ashton, fantastic flute player from Derwenna and Hiraeth. She is also featured on the new album.
Hiya Chris! Just added some videos from your performance at The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican's Acoustic Circus: Train, The Barrister & The Bargast, and Treebeard vs. The Bar-Steward Sons version of Ace Of Spades. All great fun. Cheers for a great night matey. Hope to do it again next year!
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The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican's Acoustic Circus at the Academy Theatre, Birdwell 19th April 2008... all proceeds to Barnsley Hospice. Featuring Steph Shaw, Richard Kitson, Ruth & Gary Wells, Treebeard and Steve Haythorne
Heh guys. Cheers for the add. Great gig at the Lion the other week. We had a chat with Gordon. Listen out, & see if we can get together in Notts next time eh?
