The Punters

The Punters

Infobox musical artist |
Name = The Punters


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Background = group_or_band
Origin = flagicon|Canada St. John's, NL
Genre = Celtic Music
Years_active = 1995 – Present
Label = Loggerhead Records (1997–2002)
Avondale Music (2003–present)
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URL = [http://www.thepunters.com/ www.thepunters.com]
Current_members = Larry Foley
Patrick Moran
Past_members = Jason Whelan
Brian Kenny
George Morgan
Chris Batstone

The Punters are a folk-rock band that formed in 1995 in St. John's, NL by Jason Whelan (vocals and guitar), Larry Foley (guitar and vocals), Patrick Moran (fiddle), Brian Kenny (bass guitar) and George Morgan (drums). Currently based in St. John's, Newfoundland, members of the group include Larry Foley (guitar and vocals) and Patrick Moran (fiddle) accompanied by Barry Hiller (bass guitar) and George Morgan (drums). The Punters performed Microsoft's first live web-cast on the Internet.

Albums

*Songs For A Sunday Morning (2006)
* Fisherman's Blues (2003)
* Will You Wait (2000)
* Said She Couldn't Dance... (1997)
* The Punters (1995)

Trivia

*The Punters watch "Law & Order" religiously.
*The Punters have scored two GM ads and three provincial election campaigns.
*The Punters can't get through a rehearsal without someone breaking into a Michael Jackson song.
*Due to a manufacturing error, about a hundred copies of The Punters' second CD, "Said she couldn't dance..." actually contain the music from Paul McCartney's "Flaming Pie" CD.
*The band loves watching Lawrence Welk, especially the accordion guy.
*Larry the Parrot and Patrick performed on the 2002 Juno Awards.
*The band performs occasionally with Chris LeDrew and Sandy Morris as The no 8 Track Favourites, a country cover band.

External links

* [http://www.thepunters.com The Punters Official Website]

Videos (on youtube)

unoriginal songs
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOt-h2n2uzQ Mussels In The Corner]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t61Cg1d5ER8 The Little Beggarman]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EZ82AIr7ys Heave Away]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St6pjFE5hlw Cock O' The North]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ujvKpIbZ2s The Merry Blacksmith]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9c17R9XZAM The Musical Priest]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If7qKBpAHuw Sonny's Dream]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TEwEApS2e0 Candlelight & Wine]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvhP3hWAUwI Jolly Jack]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnPymNmHwrg Heave Away (NFLD Folk Festival)]


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