Ade Edmonson's Band....The Bad Shepherds!!!!

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:00 pm

I saw them in Blackpool at the Rebellion Festival over the weekend....WHAT A FECKING GREAT BAND!!!! :coool:

Punk & New Wave Tunes played with 'Proper' Folk Instruments!!!! :grin:

Check them out here....

http://www.thebadshepherds.com/index.php

And here's a review of their debut Album....

Any preconceptions I might have held regarding the ‘seriousness’ of this project helmed by Adrian Edmondson, comedian, actor and now frontman of The Bad Shepherds were quickly dispelled upon hearing the respectful yet authoritative, inventive and witty approach to much of the material on their debut disc, Yan, Tyan, Tethera, Methera! (Cumbrian dialect for ‘One, Two, Three, Four’, fact fans: Ed).

Recording the album live in the studio was a good move – especially as the Shepherds are essentially a live band, with a busy gig schedule ahead of them. Consequently what you see is what you’ll get, and what you do get is a series of classics from the punk and new wave past interpreted, Shepherds-style, through the use of instruments more readily associated with folk music.

That it works so well is in no small part due to the hand-picked ‘dream team’ of multi-instrumentalist Troy Donockley (on uillean pipes, cittern and whistles), ex-Fairport man Maartin Allcock (on twelve-string guitar and acoustic bass), ace Celtic fiddler Andy Dinan, and Mark Woolley on percussion. Edmondson is no slouch, either, despite describing his contribution rather self-deprecatingly as "vocals and ‘thrash’ mandolin".

Songs such as ‘I Fought The Law’, ‘Down In The Tube Station At Midnight’, ‘Whole Wide World’, ‘London Calling’, ‘Teenage Kicks’, ‘Up The Junction’ and ‘God Save The Queen’ neatly segue into traditional tunes such as ‘Hag With No Money’, ‘Humours Of Tullah’ and ‘Pinch Of Snuff’, an inspired choice and approach that fuses the best of both musical traditions and produces consistently satisfying results.

They are playing The Sage in Gateshead October and I'll definetly be
there!!!! :coool:

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:01 pm

PS....2 other great shows I saw....

Frank Sidebottom!!!! :laugh:

The Animals!!!! :coool:

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:10 pm

3 and a half minutes of 'I Fought the Law' and of Ade telling you about the band and why etc....

BTW....this must be an early incarnation of the band....the bewer isn't in it now and has been replaced by 2 blokes!!!! sadx

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:22 pm

Bands who songs they cover....

The Clash!!!!
Wreckless Eric!!!!
PIL!!!!
The Jam!!!!
Squeeze!!!!
Kraftwerk!!!!
Sex Pistols!!!!
Talking Heads!!!!
The Undertones!!!!
The Stranglers!!!!

Etc etc!!!! :coool:

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:25 pm

Talking on the BBC about the band....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7649502.stm

:coool:

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:30 pm

I've nowt to add but just wondered if you minded me posting on your thread? :wink:

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Mr Ripper wrote:

I've nowt to add but just wondered if you minded me posting on your thread? :wink:

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:40 pm

Have a watch of this Top Quality Video and you'll understand why I like them so much....'Teenage Kicks'....plus you get 'Whiskey In The Jar' in there aswell!!!! :coool:

Compo · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:41 pm

Are you their manager??

Albatross · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:49 pm

Made me think of this version...

grabec · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:58 pm

I like them, Mutley. But to be honest, if you'd not posted all that about punk and new wave fusion, I'd have thought they were a folk band pure and simple. There's such a lot of variety in folk these days. Labels, eh?

Salty · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:15 pm

and its Saltburn Folk Festival this weekend too......at which I'm working thus meaning I thinks I'm missing the match and the PK show!!! gah!!!!!!!!

but still........the Folk Festival!! yay!

erm, cant hear em Muttley cos of my piece of shit PC, but it looks promising :wink:

grabec · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:43 pm

What are you working as?
I'm not going to Saltburn this year, I don't think. Would have gone to the Friday night Cons club thing, but you can never be sure of getting in.

Salty · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:59 pm

dunno yet, probably taking money on doors or some other boringness

the night at the cons doesn't start till quarter past 10 this year, runs till half 1 though!!

get.in!

Frodraff · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:01 pm

That Ade Edmonson's band seems to be going for a dear ticket compared with the likes of Family Mahone.

Nice for a bit of a laugh for Ade like but no need to skint the casual attender.

The Fat Man · **Joined:** Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:03 pm **Posts:** 2107

Oy, everyone, gerr off Mutt's thread.

Fensy · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:15 pm **Posts:** 6476

Salty wrote:

erm, cant hear em Muttley cos of my piece of shiit PC, but it looks promising :wink:

have you tried turning the volume up :wink:

Salty · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 10:57 am

funny!

it's totally random, sometimes the sounds on other times it aint!!
stupid heap of junk that it is!!

Ade Edmonson's Band....The Bad Shepherds!!!!

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