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The Fingerless Hoodlum

This is the winter of my disco tent

About Me

I was created by a bunch of sadistic kids with mental problems. They built me out of chicken wire and papier mache in the style of a lanky caveman. When they'd finished constructing my body, they cut the heart out of a very old and emotional hermit who'd been lost in the woods for weeks. Naked apart from a few pages of an ancient map stuck randomly over his skinny body, he was found weeping into a muddy puddle at the sight of his own reflection. They gave me his heart and set me free to roam the streets of Bristol. Somewhere along the way I managed to exchange my left leg for a guitar and learnt a few chords. I now spend my days writing sad songs about being lost in the woods and hiding from wolves, and about giant waves that take away peoples families. If you'd like to hear some then you can purchase an album by clicking on the buy now button below. You can click on it as many times as you like actually, just pretend your playing on a fruit machine! MOLTEN SEA - £10.00 inc postage

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/8/2006
Band Website: Not yet.
Band Members: Andi
Influences: Bert Jansch, John Martyn, Nick Drake, John Fahey, Robert Johnson, Syd Barrett, Rachael Dadd, Hollowbody, Wig Smith, The Wraiths, The Hand, Stanton Delaplane, Greg Ashby, Dan Everett, The Lowest Common Denominator, Tank Room, Jolie Holland, Nina Nastasia, Pink Floyd, Tom Waits, Jim O Rourke, Leadbelly, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Burning Spear, Son house, Gravenhurst, Sonny Boy Williamson, Jimmy Reed, Davey Graham, Papa M, Devendra Banhart, Greg Davis, John Renbourn, Guided by Voices, Robert Pollard, Santo & Johnny, Joni Mitchell, Elliot Smith, The Viking Moses, The Books, Johnny Cash, Bo Diddley, Booker T & the MG's, The Six Organs of Admittance, Captain Beefheart, Pavement, The Silver Jews, Blond Redhead, The Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Joanna Newsom, David Bowie, The Ink Spots, Brian Eno, Jonathon Richman & the modern lovers, The Velvet Underground, Tortoise, Belle and Sebastian, Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine, Midlake, Billy Childish, Danny Cohen, Leonard Cohen, Cocorosie, Fleetwood Mac, Philip Glass, Do Make Say Think, Buck 65, Plaid, Manitoba, The Animal Collective, The Mystic Chords of Memeory, Nurukane, Clinic, Broadcast, The Boards of Canada, Dr Strangely Strange, The Pentangle, My Morning Jacket, The Fairport Convention, Lali Puna, Neil Young, Susumu Yokota, Stereolab, Josephine Foster, Entrance, The Shins, Iron and Wine, Calexico, Herman Dune, Adem, Jeffrey Lewis, Miles Davis, The Super Furry Animals, Daniel Johnston, The Magnolia electric company, Dianne Cluck, Bola, Mogwai, Fourtet, Dead Meadow, Wilco, Going fishing, My Dog, Fields and trees and shit, Bumble bees and wasps........SCAT!
Sounds Like: A skinny old man lost in the woods, shouting at his reflection in a puddle.
Record Label: Idyllic records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New buy it now button and a free haircut!

Apparently my buy it now button hasn't been working. I'm hoping this is the reason why I haven't been selling any cd's (I have my doubts!)Feel free to click away, first one gets a free haircut!XX...
Posted by The Fingerless Hoodlum on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 04:30:00 PST

Cancelled Falmouth gig.

Unfortunately, the third night of our tour, at The Prince of Wales - Falmouth, has been cancelled. I arranged the night months ago, and when I phoned the other day to find out what time they wanted us...
Posted by The Fingerless Hoodlum on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:09:00 PST

NEW SONG.

I have a new song on my page, have a listen it's like floating aroung with no clothes on in the sunshine! Actually that's wrong it's like sucking on a lemon in a hailstorm, wearing no clothes on the t...
Posted by The Fingerless Hoodlum on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 01:30:00 PST