The
Shenanigans Banned
"importing Scrumpy & Western into the Isle
Of Man"
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Who
Are The Shenanigans Banned?
Not
a mainstream Scrumpy and Western band as such, but as the only band
playing Scrumpy and Western songs in the Isle of Man, they deserve
a mention here. Melodeon player Martyn Perkins is a Somerset lad,
born in Yeovil, brought up in Bath, Bleadon and Porlock; and raised
on Adge Cutler & The Wurzels, The Yetties and Fred Wedlock.
His main ambition in life is to educate the Isle of Man about all
things Scrumpy & Western.
The
Shenanigans Banned are a rip-roaring folk band that combines traditional
Irish and Manx songs with rollicking ribald ballads and Scrumpy
and Western classic together with a variety of singalong songs which
you thought you had forgotten - and the band probably have! Essentially
the band is something like a cross between The Spinners, The Baron
Knights, and The Scaffold. However the local Manx press think they
are musically positioned nearer the famous Isle of Man’s 'Purple
Helmets' comedy motorcycle display team!
The
band members are:
- Graham
Stowell - The good looking one with the feathers! Graham was intensively
trained at a music house academy somewhere in the North of England
so you could say he has been fully house trained. He is the lead
singer and that is exactly it...the band has to keep him on a
lead to comply with health and safety requirements.
- Martyn
Perkins - Normally plays the melodeon…not only does he play
on the black notes and the white notes but quite often on a load
of other notes in between. If asked what went wrong, he is likely
to reply in his west country lilt: "I dunno - I can’t
put me finger on it."
- Fiona
Cracknell - an extremely well qualified musician. She has been
described as being an expert in her field...which we think is
just off the main road somewhere between Douglas and Peel. Perhaps
that is why her guitar is green!
- Eric
Maggs - enjoys playing all the twiddley bits and is arguably the
best mandolin player on the Island. However we should point out
that as far as we are aware it is an argument that nobody has
ever won.
- Norman Quayle - the new boy; Norman was mightly
relieved to hear in Scrumpy & Western music we only chase
blackbirds not quails. He is a man of many talents - when they
find out what they are they'll let us know.
Throw
all that lot together and The Shenanigans Banned guarantee an evening
of unrivalled live entertainment for all!
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Acknowledgements
Thanks
to:
- Martyn Perkins
for information received.
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