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Eat The Rich

Subvert & Survive: Devon Fiddle Punk

About Me

So Robbie the drummer was in the loo during half-time at one of our gigs. He overhears a conversation between two guys..."I love the band - but what are they?""They're a folk band, bit raucous like.""No, they're more like a punk band""I dunno - folk punk band then..."And fiddle punk was born!We're Eat the Rich. We're loud, we're raucous, we're unashamed of taking the best bits from all sorts of music. We write our own songs, we mug traditional songs in a dark alleyway, we even do some of other people's songs and add a twist or two.And we're proud to come from Devon with all its good and bad. We don't like The Man. We do like booze, fags and great music. Hell, what's not to like?But above all it's all about the passion. Feel it, live it - so come and see it!Subvert & Survive

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Member Since: 5/13/2006
Band Website: coming soon
Band Members: Matt Brown - guitar and vocals; Liv Dunn - fiddle and vocals; Robbie Emmett - drums and vocals; Neil Pratt - bass and vocals. Special thanks to Chris Mason, fiddler extrordinaire - hope to see you back on the scene again!
Influences: The Clash, The Pogues, Billy Bragg, The Levellers, Nirvana, The Cramps, Fairport Convention, Tom Waits, The Who - but most of all ourselves, our eyes and ears and the headlines!
Sounds Like: ...we really enjoy what we're doing and we mean it!
Record Label: ha!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Change of Venue - 16th May

On the 16th of May we were going to playing at the fabulous Showman in Cowick Street in Exeter. Sadly Paul's got soundproofing issues and is having to pull his loud bands until some further work is do...
Posted by Eat The Rich on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:23:00 PST

OPPORTUNITY TO BOOK US FOR GOOD FRIDAY!!

And our gig for Good Friday 08 has been cancelled - the pub didn’t get their license application through in time   Which means we’re free again - irritating because three months ago w...
Posted by Eat The Rich on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:39:00 PST

Cancelled gig

The Globe on Mothers Day has been cancelled - our mums will be happy any way! We'll be back at the Globe in April - check it out - friendly place and mad pub - cuckoo clocks everywhere - scary! Subver...
Posted by Eat The Rich on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:59:00 PST

Ah - GAS and tone!

GAS of course is gear acquisition syndrome! Gone is the Fender Hot Rod Deluxe and in its place comes an Orange Rocker 30 - yow! My telecaster lives again! So - the answer was an orange - free ticket t...
Posted by Eat The Rich on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:19:00 PST

Well that went well!

Well -did a gig at The Globe in Lymstone today - an afternoon show. It was the first time Liv's been out with us and she did fabulously well - the girl's got talent! And the gig was great fune an...
Posted by Eat The Rich on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:26:00 PST

CANCELLED GIG

Bad news Torquay ETR fans - we're no longer playing at the George on Saturday night. We will be back there before Christmas, probably on a Sunday, but a variety of circumstances combined to sound the ...
Posted by Eat The Rich on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:29:00 PST

iPod

Fucking iPod - 3 weeks out of warranty and it's decided to lay down and die - only £150 via Apple to get it repaired... Don't trust these skanky bastards - they look cool but they're a fucking ri...
Posted by Eat The Rich on Sun, 13 May 2007 02:33:00 PST

Gig cancelled

Our apologies to all who were coming to see us tonight at Abbrook Park - the venue has pulled the gig on us so we won't be playing there tonight. Hope to see everyone at the Black Horse on St Patrick'...
Posted by Eat The Rich on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 08:16:00 PST

Unplugged

This is not a "hope you like our new direction..." moment but it is something a bit different. We're playing tomorrow - Thursday 1st of Feb - at The Picture House in Exeter and doing a stripped down m...
Posted by Eat The Rich on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 02:32:00 PST

iPod mucking about

Sunday night. A peaceful calm abounds and I am gently being carried on wings of slumber towards my rest so I can prepare for another day battling injustice and poverty by indulging in the corporate hy...
Posted by Eat The Rich on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 04:29:00 PST