Amadan

Amadan

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Name = Amadan


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Origin = Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Genre = Celtic punk
Years_active = 1999–present
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Current_members = Eric Tonsfeldt
Chad Marks-Fife
David Fender
Kevin Pardew
Billy Tollner
Past_members = Mikey Morrow
Andy Gross
Camelia Nine
Jeremy Bauer
John Coleman
Naoyuki Ochiai
Jason "Smitty" Smith
Amadan, originally based in Corvallis, Oregon (though now hailing from Portland, Oregon), plays both punk and world music. They are often categorized as a Celtic punk band due to their Irish influences. "Amadán" is also a Gaelic and Hiberno-English term for a stupid man ("óinseach" being its feminine equivalent).

The band currently consists of the following:
* Eric Tonsfeldt (lead vocals, guitar)
* Chad Marks-Fife (fiddle)
* David Fender (drums)
* Kevin Pardew (lead guitar, backing vocals)
* Billy Tollner (bass guitar, backing vocals)

Releases

* "Sons of Liberty" (2002)
* "Hell-Bent 4 Victory" (2004)
* "Pacifica" (2007)

History

Past members include:
* Mikey Morrow (1999-2007) (drums)
* Naoyuki Ochiai (2001-2007) (fiddle)
* Andy Gross (1999-2007) (Didgeridoo, backing vocals)
* Jeremy Bauer (2000-2007) (Penny whistle, banjo, spoons, backing vocals)
* John Coleman (2000-2002) (bass guitar)
* Camelia Nine (1999-2000) (fiddle)
* Jason "Smitty" Smith (2007-2008) (lead guitar)

References

External links

* [http://www.amadanusa.com/ Amadan's Homepage]
* [http://www.myspace.com/amadan Amadan on MySpace]


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