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The Simmertones

it’s been a long time coming...

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Member Since: 9/19/2007
Band Members: Big Rob - drums and backing vocals
Del Boy - bass
Jamie - guitar and backing vocals
Tom - keys
Joe - vocals
Glyn - vocals and harmonica
Rich - trumpet and backing vocals
Keith - sax

Extra horns:
Dave - Trombone
Ray - Sax
Andy - Trombone
Ben - Sax
Influences: Desmond Dekker, Prince Buster, The Blues Busters, Bob Marley, The Skatalites
Sounds Like: Ska - proper ska with horns and harmonies

"Mother's Choice" at Plymouth Respect Festival, 28/10/07

"Al Capone" at Plymouth Respect Festival, 28/10/07

Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

so many great Skatalites songs which one should we do?

Well, we had a good go at "Occupation" (which is very similar to Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" oddly enough) so it looks like that will be in the set soon. I reckon "Nimrod" too as it's great. It got ...
Posted by The Simmertones on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:40:00 PST

new gig....PLYMOUTH!!

hi all, just confirmed that we will be playing Plymouth students Union on Thursday 22nd May. It will be our first gig in Plymouth since Plymouth Respect Festival back in October so really looking forw...
Posted by The Simmertones on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:21:00 PST

Belated Bolton Thanks

Sorry I'm late saying this but I went away for a few days (crap excuse I know) and you know how things are.... anyway, a big thankyou to everyone who turned out to see us at The Bolton on Saturday, it...
Posted by The Simmertones on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:52:00 PST

gigs wanted

due to a mixture of crap promoters and dishonest landlords we have the following dates free - 26th April 9th May 29th August 8th November If you want to book us or know womewhere we should be playing...
Posted by The Simmertones on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:11:00 PST

Mojos - good and bad

thanks to everyone who came to see us at Mojo’s in Torquay on Friday, it was great to see so many people we know there and thanks for singing and dancing along with us. Thanks also to Ben for co...
Posted by The Simmertones on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:59:00 PST

cock and Magic (chocolate) Star (fish)

new songs ahoy! Magic Star an instrumental by The Skatalites Want Me Cock by Owen & Leon Silveras coming soon to a gig near you    ...
Posted by The Simmertones on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:58:00 PST

sorry - gig cancellations

we're sorry we have to cancel the dates we had arranged at Micawbers in Exeter. It's out of our control but we will be trying to arrange replacement gigs on those dates (25th april, 8th November) &nbs...
Posted by The Simmertones on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:56:00 PST

last night’s gig

thankyou, thankyou, thankyou to everyone who came along last night on such a cold night and threw their beer-fuelled bodies around to the simmer-beat. You're the best thanks! Everyone in the band...
Posted by The Simmertones on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:32:00 PST

new songs

hi all, we rehearsed this week for the first time since our last gig and had a look at some new songs: One Cup of Coffee - One of Bob Marley's first ever recordings and I think it was his first single...
Posted by The Simmertones on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:20:00 PST

New gigs, a cancellation and a big thankyou

hola! thanks to everyone who came along to The Artful Dodger in Exeter last night and helped make it such cool gig. We enjoyed it loads and it looked like you lot did too and the pub want to do i...
Posted by The Simmertones on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 06:43:00 PST