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"Great band....very cool celtic rock outfit. Very different".........Phil Beer

"Les trois voix se mêlent dans de belles harmonies sautillantes, très travaillées. Voilà des gens qui savent chanter ensemble!"..........Trad Magazine

" Stunning energetic performances, inspired arrangements, superlative stagecraft"............Chester Folk Festival

" Pas de frime, mais du partage. Pas de look ni un produit, mais une musique faite avec du plaisir pour le plaisir."............Ouest- France.

" Their folk-rock arrangements bring an upbeat Celtic feel to original compositions and re-arranged traditional songs. Great harmonies and the outstanding voice of Rosie Short will make a lasting impression" .........Michele Read FAB nights promotions.

" Avec eux, la tradition, les ballades irlandaises classiques ou les jigs endiablées sont toutes revues et corrigées à la sauce Churchfitters... ... Les airs connus prennent tous une Rosie's Touch très envoutante, emprunte de doux sons de tin-whistle et d'une voix qui n'a rien à envier à celle d'un ange."..........La Tribune

Musically an experimental bunch, Churchfitters are unafraid to mix up and upset the apple cart splicing bits of baroque, jazz, classical and World music influences into their traditional ballad stew. While staying close to their material's melodic roots the overall feel and musical inclinations recall elements of early Incredible String Band with a dozen or so acoustic instruments and varied influences in the pot...........fRoots

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Member Since: 10/4/2006
Band Website: churchfitters.com
Band Members:Based in Brittany since 1993, the Churchfitters is one of the most inspired groups on the folk scene today. Their energetic and festive show unites the rythmns of rock and pop with the universal appeal of traditional music. Three explosive voices and the use of a dozen or so acoustic instruments (fiddle, guitar, double bass, flute, banjo, dulcimer, mandoline, saxophone...) allow them a rich musical language with which to express their varied programme of compositions and songs and melodies from Ireland and the UK.

Groupe phare de la scène folk d'aujourd'hui, The Churchfitters poursuit sa route en nous délivrant un regard expérimenté et toujours ré-inventé sur les musiques traditionelles, dans lequel sons d'Irlande croisent les rythmes pop-rock. Ouvert et coloré, virtuose et inspiré, musical et chanté, leur univers hors mode touche en plein coeur.


ROSIE SHORT (London) : lead vocals, banjo, dulcimer, flute, soprano saxophone, tin whistle, guitar, percussion.

CHRIS SHORT (London) : violin, mandolin, vocals.

TOPHER LOUDON (Belfast) : lead vocals, guitar, bouzouki.

BORIS LEBRET (Brittany) : double bass, bass banjo, percussion, vocals.


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Record Label: FMRA
Type of Label: Indie