Member Since: 2/27/2007
Band Website: drohne.co.uk
Band Members: Philip G Martin; Songwriter, hurdy-gurdy, voice, bagpipes, cittern, guitar etc.
Alexi Nonis; Cretian lira, jews harp.
Geoff Huggins; Bass clarinett, sax, early woodwind.
Jon Loomes: Violin, Concertina, Additional vocal.
Plus...
Brendan Power: Harmonica.
Tim Edey: Guitar and accordion.
Lucy Randell: Cajon and percussion.Live gigs in 2008 will be...
Duo with Geoff X.
Trio with Geoff X and Jon Loomes.
Solo with the above instruments.
Influences: Where do you start? One day it could be Jacques Brel another day Viv Stanshall. When I have a hurdy-gurdy in my hand it's Patrick Bouffard when I'm in a film mood it's Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger [paticularly A Canterbury Tale], when I am in the country and feeling peckish it's Richard Mabey.
But seriously though, the influences are so numerous that it is easy to forget who influenced what, why and how.
Sounds Like: An English hurdy-gurdy toting psychedelic singer-songwriter playing traditional music with a punk band.
Record Label: Balancing Act....Woven Wheat Whispers [downloads].
Type of Label: Indie