Biogs....

Black Parrot Seaside....

No-one has ever been able to successfully categorise BPS. Hatched as a Blues Band, but now on E-Bay their singles are listed under "Punk." They became a 6-piece Rock Outfit and supported Chart bands like The Darts and East of Eden. In 1977 they flapped into Folk and in 1978-released "Roll it Up and Eat It"- now a collectors' item on vinyl and re-released in Limited Edition as a C.D. " I am a Vacuum Cleaner" was played on Radio One by the late John Peel. Described as "anarchic" "weird" "innovative" "mad" and "irreverent," their stage act once featured Cardboard grandfather clocks, a Top Hat made of bank notes and a simulated fight using Papier Mache Tomahawks. And a set list which included "Failure," "Boring," and "Norman The Brain Damaged Fieldmouse." BPS were persuaded to reform in September 2006 for a Charity Folk Festival. They are now once again "Available for Weddings, Funerals and Taxidermy. (Drain Cleaning a Speciality."
Featuring Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Fiddle and vocals, Traditional Folk songs are in their repertoire, -but they also include their own songs: singalong Audience-pleasers about Car factories, Football Hooligans, Racy Magazines , Real Ale, Home Improvement, Political Correctness and Muck Spreading. Their Spanner Dances and Lathe Shanties were originally a tongue in cheek poke at '70's Britain. Now they have poignancy and relevance as the Industrial Midlands Infrastructure implodes. Professor Carl Chinn, Larry Grayson: no-one is safe from an occasional affectionate sideswipe. As they approach the Zimmer Frame, BPS will never lose that sense of mischief or their innate talent for mimicry, good time music and satire. Just don't get on their bad side. Or you'll get a right beakful. You wouldn't like them when the Sunflower Seeds run out.

www.blackparrotseaside.co.uk
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