Pamela, Carole, and some of the following but not all at the same time: Alice, Chris, Gill, Nick, George, Jason, Ron, Tom, Mike.
And Mellstock but he is a spaniel and can't play an instrument.
Influences
Lionel Jeffries, Status Quo (Pamela's hair-tossing is a tribute to Francis Rossi...), Chuck the Beret, Spade Cooley, George Melly (but only if I need to cough in front of the microphone), Al Bowlly (but you'd never know it). BS Whitworth and the Box Spanners. The Clangers. Tinker Dill. The beautiful Kentish Weald.
Sounds Like
The warblings of a thousand wild birds at dawn, with a badly mis-firing Land Rover. Well what do you want me to say? For heaven's sake!!! ... Sometimes we have brass players with us and then we sound different from the us plus banjo line-up.
Pamela (fiddle, banjo, nyckelharpa, guitar) was hatched from a Cadbury’s Cream Egg somewhere in Reading in the days when you could still buy a Curly Wurly and have change. She has been famously described as "Terminally Flippant" and nobody has come up with a better description yet.
Carole (accordion, whistle, serpent, guitar) crawled from the centre of a thrum-eye primrose only yesterday, and has lived in Kent ever since, surviving on a diet of hops and Sunset apples. She is still waiting to get a word in edgeways.
We only list the gigs which are open to the public: a great many of ours are wedding receptions and other private parties, so not much point in telling you really.
"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
This years festival is headlined by Billy Bragg (Friday), Seth Lakeman (Sunday) and Peatbog Faeries (Saturday) with many more top artists also performing incl the award winning The Demon Barbers.
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