The story of The Funkateers starts all the way back in that magical year of 1987 when the members of the band were first conceived and then arrived on earth early the next year. Their paths first crossed when they met in the little town of Hereford where they went to school together but they did not form a band until the Autumn of '05 after a few collaborations with other bands, including the incredibly weird and interesting Oofats (who often gig around Hereford). Tom, Pete and Sam decided to branch off and start a funk band with a new singer, Ed. Thus by the process of Nuclear Fission the band joined together to form an unbreakable bond of the most powerful force known to man. Funk. United as one with their mission to funkify the whole of Herefordshire and then, if there's still time, the rest of the world.
We got down to writing some grooves and began trying to get some gigs, including a couple of parties for people we know just for a laugh. We then got the bright idea of adding a girl to the band to add more soulful vocals to the songs, so we asked a friend of ours called Tizzy, to help us out.Finally, the funkateers are complete and after playing a great premiere gig at the TES crimbo gig in Leominster, at which we were very well received, we are ready to play all the gigs we can and bring the funk back to Hereford.The funkateers, as the name suggest, are a funk band with a hint of rock, blues, jazz, pop and many other things which you'd think wouldn't work, and maybe it doesn't but we don't care because we like it. If this sound appealing to you then great, come along and see us some time, if not, iv probably explained it badly anyway so why not come along and make up your own mind.
Heres a video of us funking it out at K's pool club recently, check it out and see what you think.
