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About Me

The Merge are originally from the Channel Island of Jersey but made the move 'across the pond' to Manchester just over 2 years ago in order to fully develop as a band within one of the country's most vibrant and proven unsigned scenes, adding a couple of Mancunians to the line up along the way in the shape of Murph & Farny.
This comes after a large degree of success within Jersey's own live scene. The band's success within the island saw them attract a noteworthy fan base (later to be labelled the bracket) and propelled them into the elite of Jersey's live bands.
Large crowds soon became the norm for the band and the step up to playing events such as Rock in the Park in 2004 to 3,000 people seemed natural. The band were asked back to headline Rock in the Park in 2005 which showcases the crop of Jersey's local talent but perhaps more of an achievement was being given a slot at Jersey's premier festival Jersey Live in 2004 with the likes of Razorlight, The Thrills, Delays and The Subways to a crowd of 4,500 festival goers.
Again the band were asked back after establishing themselves as a Manchester band and played a successful home coming set at Jersey Live '06 on the same stage as headline act Snow Patrol, as well as, The Zutons, Editors, Ã¬Forward Russia! and Milburn to an 8,000 strong crowd.
In the mean time the band continue to grow in reputation as well as establish their ever-growing fanbase in Manchester and the surrounding North West.
REVIEWS
"They owned the stage they stood on and delivered a set that oozed Indie from the first twangy guitar riff to the last infectious drum beat, laced together with perfect harmonies." - MANCHESTERISMUSIC.CO.UK
"... few words are needed to describe The Merge, their songs, the way they play or their presence on stage. A few of the words I used in my notes for this review include 'the next big thing', 'awesome', 'arena fillers', 'glasto', 'should be signed'. - RYAN MORRISON, BBC RADIO JERSEY.
"... and if you were under the impression that Indie was pretty much dead then prepare yourself for the second coming. Guitars, melodies and 5 boys with sensitive souls make The Merge one of this years top finds according to Bomp Productions. These boys live and breathe Indie. Their harmonies are great and their choruses will stitch themselves to your eardrums. You'll be humming them for days." - JANE DELMER, JERSEY EVENING POST
"The Merge delivered their own original brand of indie rock that has seen them take the local scene by storm in recent months." - JONNY PEARCE, FRIDAY EXTRA MAGAZINE
"Talented local group The Merge gave one of the best performances of the night, clearly undaunted by the prize on offer. Their blend of indie and rock had the crowd hooked and a sea of people could be seen jumping to the bass lines... they were victorious." - Natasha Egre, 24SE7EN Magazine
TRACKS CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM WWW.INDIESTORE.COM/THEMERGE

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/12/2005
Band Website: themerge.co.uk - Coming Soon
Band Members: Ross Edgar (Lead Vocals/Guitar)
Gary Farnsworth (Bass)
Nick Healey (Keys/Synth)
Paul Murphy (Drums)
Management -

EMAIL - [email protected]
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Vote For The Merge to play Manchester Academy 2 supporting One Night Only

The Merge have been shortlisted from around 60 bands down to the final 3 to support One Night Only at Manchester Academy 2 on May 13th, and all you have to do to vote for us to do so is to go to -http...
Posted by The Merge on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:07:00 PST

Studio photos

We've added some photos of our time in the studio..loads more will be put up over the next few days...including Kev's blurred ones of Murph We've got a rough demo without vocals which is sounding goo...
Posted by The Merge on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:50:00 PST

WE NEED YOUR VOTE!!!

Text your vote to send The Merge through to the next round of this year's Surface Unsigned Festival! All we need you to do is text SURFACE 040 to 83149 to give us the chance to progress into the next ...
Posted by The Merge on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:36:00 PST

Just found this..

Thanks to Diana James - http://uncouthamerican.blogspot.com/
Posted by The Merge on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:57:00 PST

Ruby Lounge Review

Taken from the Imagine Records site - "Next to the unsmoked filled arena was the much anticipated band The Merge. Fresh from there club night in Leeds supporting Dodgy they were still on a high. ...
Posted by The Merge on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:52:00 PST

Dry Bar review

From www.whisperinandhollerin.com - not bad.. Saturday night finds the Dry bar home to a veritable extravaganza of local talent on two floors, and after a mad dash back across town (I thought this was...
Posted by The Merge on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:10:00 PST

Interview With Nick Now Online

Nick's recent interview with UK Events is now online and can be found here - http://www.ukevents.net/andrea08.shtml There's also a competition to win gig tickets, merchandise and loads of other stuff ...
Posted by The Merge on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:44:00 PST

The Merge to support Dodgy

The Merge have secured a support slot with Dodgy at the Northampton Roadmender on November 12th. Dodgy are back on the road on their reunion tour & know them best for their massive hits "Good Enou...
Posted by The Merge on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:31:00 PST

Latest Live Review...

Here's a live review from The Attic gig in Accrington from ManchesterIsMusic.co.uk - "In complete contrast The Merge took to the stage with their own blend of melodies and meaningful lyrics. L...
Posted by The Merge on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:25:00 PST

In the news...

The Merge were featured in the Jersey Evening Post this week in an article about Jersey bands who've upped sticks and made their name elsewhere. We'll get the article up as soon as possible!...
Posted by The Merge on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:56:00 PST