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Gurdan Thomas

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Gurdan Thomas are a musical collective that were formed in Birmingham, UK in 2007. Their music can be described as alternative eccentric with strong catchy yet unpredictable songs that borrow elements from many genres. The core members of the group are 4 mutli-instrumentalists that between them play guitar, piano, clarinet, flute, recorder, sax, drums, bass. trombone, cornet, banjo, mandolin, cello and ukulele amongst a few other more unusual instruments such as ocarina, kazoo, EWI and white tub.
.Having produced 2 self released albums, Graceful Rabbits (2007) and Gnodelly Gnodelly (2008) they are currently touring to promote these at various venues around the country whilst writing new material for a forthcoming 3rd album. Their music has been given airplay on NPR (National Public Radio - USA). They have graced the stages of the Gigbeth Festival (2007), The Soho Ottakring Festival in Vienna, The Suq Festival in Genoa, The Pro Etnica Festival in Sighisoara (Romania), The Custard Factory Theatre (Birmingham), The Hexagon Theatre (MAC) and Monkey Chews (London) and Gurdan will be making an appearance at the Moseley Folk Festival in 2008.
The first album by Gurdan Thomas containing 12 tracks with songs about Fairies, Angels, love, life and Pirates. Only £5.
Track Listing - 1) Liar Liar 2) Angel 3) H.I.L. 4) Graceful Rabbits 5) Altered State Of Mind 6) I'd Have Her 7) Billy 8) 15 9) Fairies 10) Lying In The Grass 11) Restraint, Lack Of
The almost eagerly awaited 2nd album 'Gnodelly Gnodelly' 11 tracks with songs about Demons, a midsummer night, Gnomes, the human condition and pains in the ass.. - also only £5
Track Listing - 1) Suspicious Mine 2) Pain In The Ass 3) Back Of The Bike Sheds 4) A Midsummer Night 5) Gnodel 6) Insh'Allah 7) Clean Sweep 8) Daydreaming 9) Love Is Bigger Than Sex 10) Demons 11) Don't Fly
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Member Since: 12/10/2006
Band Website: gurdanthomas.com
Band Members: Gurdan Thomas, as Gurdan Thomas - The Right Honourable Reg on Ocarina, Recorder, Flute, Clarinet, Sax, Glock, vocals - Michael Lobb on Trombone, Tuba, Banjo, Bass, Vocals, Cajon Fish and Triangle - Julian Powell on the most impressive range of percussion you've ever seen and Ian 'Monk; Whitmore on Drums - Other members passing through have been - Lucia Capellaro (Cello and Saucepan lid) Jon Hawkesworth (by kind permission of Elliot Jack) on vocals and frog - Clara Fagot on vocals and Bassoon - Mike Tickle on vocals - Helena (eat is murder) Morrissey on vocals and frog - Rachel 'Rabbit' Burrows on vocals and egg - Brother Adrian (by kind permission of The Beach Monks) on percussion and horn - Rosie Walton, on Cello - Other band members Gurdan would like in the future are; Joan Wasser, Jack Black, A guest appearance by a KateGoes member, Elvis Presley (I think he's living in Walsall), Rufus Wainwright on backing vocals and general dancing, Adam Chetwood on banjo, Elton John on triangle and egg shaker, Burt Bacharach and Bob as line dance coach..
Influences: Burt Bacharach, Tunng, Grizzly Bear, The Divine Comedy, Queen, Patrick Wolf, Regina Spektor, Sting, Crash Test Dummies, Alien Ant Farm, Benjamin Britten, Beethoven, James MacMillan, The Avalanches, The Killers, Dufus, Blink-182, Echobelly, Dubstar, Folk, Blues, Gamelan, Debussy, Ravel, The Arcade Fire, Beirut, Bjork, Black Eyed Peas, Blur, Catatonia, Damien Rice, David Bowie, The Eels, The Feeling, The Flaming Lips, Jack Johnson, The Lilac Time. The Polyphonic Spree, Radiohead, Rufus Wainwright, Snow Patrol, Space, Sufjan Stevens, Supergrass, Tom Waits, The Department of International Development at Birmingham University, Greenpeace, Human Beings, Snow and Extreme Weather
Sounds Like: Tinges of Divine Comedy in an alternative universalish way mixed with an Englishly reserved eccentricism and a sprinkling of anti-folk topped with underlying 19th and 20th Century 'Classical' echoes.
Record Label: Silly Baboon Records
Type of Label: Indie

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Impulsive Mini Tour

Well I was in the gym yesterday when suddenly I had this impulse to travel down to Bristol to play - I remembered that Wednesday night was open mic night, so as the weather has been so good I thought ...
Posted by Gurdan Thomas on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:36:00 PST

Pro Etnica Festival

Just returned from Romania where Gurdan Thomas made an appearance at the Pro Etnica festival in Sighisoara - it's quite an amazing place, very hot, which was quite a shock as the last time I was there...
Posted by Gurdan Thomas on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:24:00 PST