Fandangle

Infobox musical artist
Name = Fandangle


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Origin = Surrey, UK
Genre = ska punk
Years_active = 1999 - Present
Label = Party House Records
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Current_members = Adam Bantz
Tom Saunders
Eidur Starnes
Jack Usher
Sky Murphy
Andy Baker
Drew Morton
Craig Timms

Past_members = Ash Springle
Ryan Stanikk

Notable_instruments = Trumpet
Trombone
Saxophone
Guitars
Bass
Vocals
Keys
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Fandangle are an American-fronted 7 piece ska punk/core band from the southern county of Surrey, in the United Kingdom.

Biography

Formed in 1999, Fandangle have been on the scene for many years now and have established themselves as a DIY outfit. They can't really be classified as one genre of ska because there are many different influences which are prevalent throughout their songs. Some people have described them as "Less Than Jake with more of an edge" and others have said they are more like "MxPx with brass and catchier melodies". Breaking into the london scene they scored numerous supports slots at high profile venues for bands such as Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake, Mustard Plug, Big D and the Kids Table, Capdown, The Selecter, The Pietasters, The Toasters, King Prawn, Spunge and many more.

Their debut EP (Dodging Tomatoes 1999) was recorded when they were at the age of 14 and landed them numerous support slots at The Underworld in London. Three years later 'The Alcoholic' EP was released and this enabled the band to travel around the country and play shows to different crowds. The follow up was 'The Emperor Still Wears No Clothes' (2004), with tracks such as 'Destination Tragedy' earning airplay on Xfm's Unsigned radio show. Their debut album on Party House Records had 1,000 copies pressed, but they sold quite quickly. Desperate to release more material Fandangle went back into the studio and released two more EPs in 2004, 'Full Steam Ahead', and the 'Private Show'. The Private Show EP has sold more than 5,000 copies since its release.. In 2005, in time for their tour with Reel Big Fish, they released the 'Take One For The Team EP' on ska label Moon Ska Europe. In the summer of 2005 Fandangle released a 3 track EP called 'Back To Basics', with over 1000 copies of this EP was sold in the first week of its release. The new EP 'Blackout' is out now and is the latest release on Party House Records.

Fandangle are currently signed to DIY punk/ska label, Party House Records. With already over 900 gigs [cite web | title=Band not in Decline|work=East Herts Herald| url=http://www.herald24.co.uk/content/herald/whatson/music/story.aspx?brand=EHHOnline&category=WhatsonMusicPop&tBrand=herts24&tCategory=whatsonmusicehh&itemid=WEED14%20Dec%202006%2011%3A52%3A00%3A857| accessdate=December 20 | accessyear=2006] under their reigns and 11 UK tours (including 2 tours with Reel Big Fish, 2 tours with Zebrahead and a tour with The Toasters), Fandangle are one of the hardest working bands in the UK. The new album will be released on Triumphant Sound Records and Party House Records in 2008.

Band Members

The band consists of eight members:
*Adam Bantz - Vocals, Guitar
*Tom Saunders - Guitar, Vocals
*Eidur Starnes - Trumpet, Vocals
*Sky Murphy - Trombone, Vocals
*Andy Baker - Bass, Vocals
*Jack Usher - Drums
*Drew Morton - Keyboards, Vocals
*Craig Timms - Saxophone

Former Members

*Ryan Stanikk - Trombone, Vocals
*Ash Springle - Drums

Discography

References

External links

* [http://www.fandangle.moonfruit.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/fandangle Official MySpace profile]
* [http://www.purevolume.com/fandangle Official PureVolume profile]