Dan Rogers - Player of all things low end, legend has it he can even play the cruise ship when given a bow.
Pro’s - Making a wawngy sound
Cons - Having to drive a lorry everywhere for transport
Dan Rogers - Player of all things low end, legend has it he can even play the cruise ship when given a bow.
Pro’s - Making a wawngy sound
Cons - Having to drive a lorry everywhere for transport
James Frid - Viking and player of all things with 5 or more strings, notorious guitar de-tuner and resonator lover! Also happens to be a great illustrator www.wilkusandthelake.co.uk
Pros - Bands Fashion Icon
Cons - Viking tendencies often seen wearing a horned hat
Dave Gerard - Writer of wordy things, player of Banjos, Guitars and producer.
Pros - none
Cons - Awful stage chat
Rachel Lansky - Puppet master of the bow, playing anything short and violin shaped and adding 800 harmonies where necessary.
Pros - Great Dancer
Cons - Tells distasteful jokes and gets us into trouble!
Bella Chipperfield -Wonderful harp playing cherub found residing in the deep caverns of heaven. She plays the meanest piano in town and sports a terrific Voice.
Pros - Great on stage chat
Cons - She thinks she is a Lotus flower
“Usurping the standard folk formula and carving a niche of their own, Gerard and Frid have a habit of grabbing what ever instrument comes to hand — be it guitar, banjo, mandolin… — retuning it and going from there. With rich harmonies meeting melody full on, Gerard and Frid could be the next alt folk heros.” The Wireless
We’re going to make a prediction. By the end of 2012, Dave Gerard will be signed on a top notch folk label like Bella Union with an album out that was rated 4/5 by The Times and 8.2 on Pitchfork. WeWriteLists