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Funky Oswald

About Me

Founded in 2000 by Messrs. Carl Lindstrand (lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica, talk box) and David Jönsson (trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals) in Stockholm, Sweden as a cover project playing esoteric material from the annals of jazz and funk inspired popular music (including, but not limited to, Steely Dan, Chase, Blood Sweat and Tears and The Meters) Funky Oswald rapidly started writing and performing its own material.
Today Funky Oswald exclusively performs its own original material with an emphasis on ironic lyrics, outrageous rythms, funky vamping and an unrestrainable horn section.
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Live Compilation
Are you new to the groovalicious world of Funky Oswald? Start by checking out this compilation of the band performing live:
Funky Oswald, Live at Hijazz, Uppsala on September 27, 2008.
Friendship policy
Only those having a genuine interest in the band and its music, or having received a prior invitation, will be added as friends of Funky Oswald. Requests of a commercial or general "friend fishing" nature, i.e. friendship requests for the sole purpose of enhancing the purported popularity of one's own MySpace page, will be (blatantly) ignored.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 02/09/2007
Band Website: www.funkyoswald.com
Band Members: Founders and Chieftains
carl lindstrand lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica, talk box
david jönsson trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals

Line-up
patrik allard trombone
claes andberg bass, backing vocals
johan björklund guitar
henrik dellestrand bass trombone
henrik kniberg keyboards, backing vocals
mats nordenborg baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, concert flute
robert olsson drums
fredrik söderström percussion

...and sometimes featuring:

The Oswaldettes
linda östergren backing vocals
malin kernby backing vocals

Influences: Anything jazz, funk or soul related of quality and/or originality (including, but by no means limited to, such acts as Steely Dan, Chase, Blood Sweat and Tears, The Meters, etc).
Sounds Like: Funky Oswald
Record Label: n/a
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Update

Here are the latest developments:* Studio time booked for more recordings during December 2009. * Two gigs confirmed for spring 2010:   - Saturday February 13: Stampen   - Wednesday April 28: Moseback...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:50:00 GMT

Thanks to our friends and wonderful audience

A heartfelt thanks to all our friends and lovely audience who made our gig att Mosebacke an unforgetable event. Don't worry folks, we'll soon be back on the grand stage of this classic venue in Stockh...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:30:00 GMT

Getting ready for the gig!

Yes Sir, indeed. The Funky O boys are getting ready for this crazy event at classic Stockholm venue Mosebacke: ..http://www.mosebacke.se/ver2/events.asp?id=2065..Ignore it at your own peril!
Posted by on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:59:00 GMT

Six new tracks!

Ok. Here we go. We have just added six new tracks, exclusively for Myspace. Keep in mind, these are demos which will be updated. Just a taste of what's in store once we have finished our ongoing studi...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:45:00 GMT

Funky Oswald - Now on Facebook!

In yet another display of the band's up-to-datedness Funky Oswald now has a brand new group at Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=198221805706Join now to receive the latest news about Fun...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:14:00 GMT

Funky Oswald in Session!

Rather than soaking up the first rays of the spring Sun like the rest of the populace of Stockholm, the Funky Oswald boys spent this weekend in a studio basement recording six new original tracks whic...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:05:00 GMT

Funky Oswald live videos!

Here we go! Some videos from our latest gig at Hijazz in Uppsala, Sweden are now up. Enjoy.
Posted by on Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:58:00 GMT

Funky O - back in black

So, there's no use in not admitting that we've been a bit lazy the last six months (or busy doing other things, whichever version sounds better) but now we've finally made a serious effort to&nbs...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:53:00 GMT

Funky Oswald - now on Myspace

Here we go, we finally made it to Myspace. Not much to see yet, but please do not circulate. There is already some stuff to check out - a few pics and a few goodies from our repertoire for you to enjo...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 11:03:00 GMT