• country:
  USA
• style(s):
  Rock Circus
• label:
  Slambovian Music
• type:
  Band
• instrumentation:
  instrumental, vocal
• artist submitted by:
  Adastra

GANDALF MURPHY & THE SLAMBOVIAN CIRCUS OF DREAMS
Genre
Americana | Contemporary
Country
USA

www.slambovia.com www.myspace.com/gandalfmurphyandtheslamboviancircusofdreams

Playing an utterly unique blend of rock & roll, folk, and quirky Americana, Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams have been called "the hillbilly Pink Floyd," which is an apt description, particularly if you throw in elements of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, the Band, Neil Diamond, and maybe even some Frank Zappa too.

The band taps a broad palette of styles ranging from dusty Americana ballads to huge cinematic anthems. Possessing an exotic instrumental arsenal consisting of glockenspiel, theremin, mandolin and accordion, in addition to standard rock regalia - they are endowed with a devoted populist appeal on the festival circuit and beyond. Lead singer and main songwriter Joziah Longo (guitar and harmonica), multi-instrumentalist Tink Lloyd (accordion, cello, flute) and Sharkey McEwen (guitar, mandolin, and backing vocals) worked together in the late '80s and early '90s and got a close, hard look at the pressures and insanities of the major-label music machines. The trio walked away from it all and settled in the Sleepy Hollow area of the Hudson River Valley in New York, where, enlisting percussionist and drummer Tony Zuzulo in 1998, they formed Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams (there is no one named Gandalf or Murphy in the band).

Known for electrifying live performances and a down-to-earth connection to audiences, the group delivers a quirky, versatile, and good-humoured show that works as well in small folk clubs as it does on large festival stages, and has built a large and loyal fan following. Fiercely independent, the group runs its own label, High Noon Records, and has released 3 critically acclaimed studio albums - THE GREAT UNRAVEL, FLAPJACKS FROM THE SKY and A GOOD THIEF TIPS HIS HAT.

The Band

Joziah Longo - vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Tink Lloyd - accordion, cello, theremin, piccolo, vocals
Sharkey McEwen - electric guitars, mandolin, vocals
Tony Zuzulo - drums, percussion
2009 Touring members:
Chen Longo - bass, bg vocals
Orien Longo - bg vocals, keyboards, percussion