Engaging, joyful, quirky and upbeat: the love children of Julie Andrews and James Brown.
Georgia and Kasey met while performing as session musicians for a circus theatre show in Northern Ireland, having migrated from the sunny climes of London and LA respectively. Kasey liked Georgia’s English sarcasm, and Georgia was surprised to learn that Kasey was American, as her accent had merged into a Northern Irish drawl. But Georgia liked Kasey anyway.
Georgia’s soulful set of pipes are punctuated with cut-glass vowels, and her fantastic sax and clarinet playing are an added bonus. Kasey’s on another drumming planet. Local hero and sublime riff-meister Scott provides mouth-watering guitar wizardry, and the dexterous sassy basslines come courtesy of multi-instrumentalist and all-round musical wonderboy Conor.
A Greeters gig is a smorgasbord of musical delights – jangly pop, calypso, disco and bossa nova fused into an identifiable sound ("pissed-off funk", according to one sound engineer) with layers of lush harmonies, spiky lyrics and great musicianship.
The band share a penchant for Bacharach & David/Georgie girl 60s style pop, but aren't shy about using a disco beat to get a crowd dancing. "Night Flight to Bonga-Bonga" is unashamed dance fodder, and "I Can Bet" starts with a slow, sleazy cabaret rhythm, but soon breaks into pure Philly disco with sunshine harmonies. Added to this heady mix is a curious jumble of percussion including castanets, honkers and stuffed toys.
In Praise of The Greeters:
Catchy melodies and harmonies galore…we LIKE!! Wondermints
Killer hooks, groovy vocals and catchy riffs...The Greeters inject a sense of fun and, it has to be said, much-needed froth into the usually rock-heavy local music scene. Featuring groovy riffs, refreshing-as-a-summer-breeze melodies and sublime vocals, this is music, complete with saxophone, drums, clarinet, bass and the occasional castanets, to get your feet moving and grooving on the dance floor. Patric Baird, The Belfast Telegraph
The Greeters brighten up proceedings considerably, all summer fashions and carefree smiles. The music is unobtrusive funk-pop, the sort it’s hard to find anything negative about, at times in stark contrast to the lyrics which for the most part chart the failings and foibles of the human condition, with the kind of self-deprecating wit the Cardigans have in spades. It was also a pleasure to witness singer Georgia Simpson wielding whimsical instruments such as the vibraslap and even a couple of noisemaking stuffed toy animals. Fun, frivolous, and not ashamed to be so. Stevie McCullough, No Clarity Online Magazine
One of Belfast's best bands – The Greeters music is instantly recognisable and is earning them fans whenever they play!
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