About The Band
Brian Carpenter formed the Ghost Train Orchestra in Spring 2005 to record Carpenter's original film score for acclaimed animator Lorelei Pepi's cartoon musical Happy & Gay. In live shows the orchestra performs hot-house jazz in the spirit of vaudeville acts of 1920s Chicago and Harlem, Tin Pan Alley parlour songs, original bawdy-house burlesque grinds, and sideshow pieces for on-stage performers. They have shared the stage with several burlesque and sideshow performers including Miss Dirty Martini, Tyler Fyre, Todd Robbins, Molly Crabapple, and The Daredevil Chicken Club.
Words From The Press
"Imagine Squirrel Nut Zippers backing up Cirque du Soleil in a late-period Fellini film and you're getting close." -- Orlando Weekly
"They combine music, burlesque, comedy, acrobatics, and carny sleaze -- but in a good way." -- Time Out New York
