Help needed with Band name

boccy23 · 07-08-2009 02:52PM #1

Hi all

I saw a band in the Temple Bar music centre about 7-8 years ago. They were an a 10+ person band playing wierd instruments and doing instrumental songs mostly. Looked like a bunch of gypsies to be honest and had a kind of eclectic sound.

I know it's not much to go on, but it might trigger someone as to the name. :rolleyes:

ctrl-alt-delete · 07-08-2009 02:56PM

the best guess i can come up with is the Polyphonic Spree

boccy23 · 07-08-2009 03:11PM

No not them. Much less known and also a lot older. Could be 15 or more years old at this stage.

LittleRose · 07-08-2009 03:16PM

Levellers?

boccy23 · 07-08-2009 03:22PM

Sorry, No.

junior joo · 07-08-2009 05:42PM

The Jimmy Cake ? Size and instrumental bits sound about right but maybe not age and gypsy looking

Amalgam · 08-08-2009 12:37AM

Just a wild guess.. Les Négresses Vertes? The original singer, 'Helno' Rota de Lourcqua, died in 1993, but the band carried on for years afterwards..

Chumbawamba played Ireland a few times before becoming 'famous'. Unlikely, but maybe them?

HouseHippo · 08-08-2009 04:59PM

ehm.....Gogol Bordello? dunno if they were around then

Aridstarling · 08-08-2009 09:37PM

Almost certainly not right but Tinariwen?

boccy23 · 10-08-2009 10:33AM

Friend of mine came through:

Ozric Tentacles

Aridstarling · 10-08-2009 09:27PM

Ahh, cool. My bassist loves them weirdly enough...

Help needed with Band name

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