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Mr McFalls Chamber

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Mr McFall's Chamber came into being in the mid nineties. It is an ensemble based in Scotland. We play classical, rock, jazz collaborations, cartoon music, tango etc etc etc. Line-up is generally string quaret, bass, piano and drums/percussion. We usually play amplified. We've also worked with a number of singers - including Taylor Wilson, Valentina Montoya-Martinez and Michael Marra (just two songs, but we're hoping to do more). The band has recently started to create a repertoire around the music of Martyn Bennett - this along with percussionists James Mackintosh, Tom Bancroft and piper/whistle player Fraser Fifield.

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Member Since: 24/01/2007
Band Website: www.mcfalls.co.uk
Band Members: Greg Lawson, Robert McFall (violins), Brian Schiele (viola), Su-a Lee(cello/musical saw), Graeme McNaught (piano), Rick Standley (bass), James Mackintosh/Alan Dale (drums)
Influences: Astor Piazzolla, Raymond Scott, Robert Fripp, Frank Zappa, Ennio Morricone, Giya Kancheli, Olli Mustonen, John Adams, James MacMillan, Edward McGuire, John Dowland, Carlo Gesualdo - these are all composers whose music we play.
Sounds Like: very difficult to describe - because we do so many different things - but I would like to think of ourselves in the same category as "new classical" bands like the Absolut Ensemble. The band characteristically sounds really rich because of using richly amplified strings.
Record Label: Unsigned

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