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FUNHOUSE

About Me

FUNHOUSE are up to an eleven piece band based in Cardiff and have been filling dancefloors in South Wales and the west of England with their unique mix of Ska, Afrobeat and old style R & B, Soul and Latin since1996. With a four piece horn section and two percussionists augmenting the traditional line-up of guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and vocals.“Funhouse is a wonderful collection of talented, open minded, creative and imaginative musicians; and with their talent, intelligence and good looks I’m gonna go a long way!”Steve “The Captain” Hawkins 2008

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/06/2007
Band Website: www.funhousecardiff.co.uk
Band Members: Steve “The Captain” Hawkins – Keys & Vocals. Mike “The Takmeister” Taki – Drums & Vocals. Jeff “The Godfather” Hawkins – Guitar & Vocals. “The Reverend” Kenny James – Bass & Vocals. Richard “The Honeydripper” Jones – Trumpet & Percussion. Gerallt “The G Man” Rosser – Trombone & Percussion. Ian “The Saint” Elmer – Tenor & Alto Saxes & Percussion. “Cairo” Pete Kelly – Tenor Sax & Percussion. Chris “The Congas” Hawkins – Percussion. Tony “Drums Bond” Hinds – Percussion & Drums. Charles “The Bongo Man” Quist – Percussion. Mark "The Photo Man" Elmer - Photography/Graphics
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Sounds Like: RootsFusion
Record Label: Pheasant Crescent Records
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

New My Space Address

We have a new look My Space page which is now up and running and can be found at www.myspace.com/funhousecardiff Please use the new site for details about the band, gigs, etc.
Posted by on Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:11:00 GMT

Video footage Funhouse live - Donde Este Uncle Festa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJB5ulO44lk
Posted by on Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:03:00 GMT

Video footage Funhouse Live - Weather Or Not

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4FiaNcf_4k
Posted by on Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Video footage Funhouse live - Jamie's Bar in Thailand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6qt7VwbV0w
Posted by on Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:56:00 GMT

Check out this event: Black Friday Comes

Hosted By:FUNHOUSEWhen:18 December 2009Where:THE GLOBE125 Albany RoadCardiffDescription:FUNHOUSE play the ultimate Black Friday gig in Cardiff. If you would like to dance to a unique mixture of Ska, R...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:32:00 GMT

NEW ALBUM LAUNCH

Greetings! We have just finished our latest album "Magic Carpet Ride" which is another collection of 12 original songs. We are celebrating the album release and the release of our new single "Jamie's ...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:44:00 GMT

History Of Funhouse

Funhouse formed in 1996 and has gone through several personnel changes and musical permutations to arrive at the current line up which has been stable since 2006.They are all mature musicians who have...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 23:10:00 GMT