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Gaelic Ska

Album: Ala-Ska

Released: Jan 1, 1987

Label: Gaz's Rockin' Records

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Genre: Celtic / Reggae / Ska
Location Notting hill, London and South East, UK
Profile Views: 102418
Last Login: 10/20/2011
Member Since 8/23/2006
Website www.gazrockin.com/
Record Label www.gazrockin.com - Web: www.johnjohnrecords.com
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.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........ .... ....Mailing list powered by ..Fanbridge.com.. - ..Get your own FREE!...... ...... .. ...... .... .. .. ......THE TROJANS...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ...."Life's A Bowl Of Cherries" according to the king of the saxophone Rudy Jones & we all agree!.. ....Blending hypnotic Ska & Reggae rhythms with infectious Gaelic Soul, Rhythm & Blues and World Roots, The Trojans legacy spans over twenty years of good time partying..... ..Formed in late 1986 by front man Gaz Mayall, son of Bluesbreaker legend John Mayall, with help from "Lucky" Pete Lambert, Crispin Gill, Andrew "Big Arn" Crawford & the mighty horns of Troy AKA Rudy Jones & Colin Humphries, The Trojans set the eighties London Ska scene alight with debut album "Ala-Ska" released on Gaz's homegrown label Gaz's Rockin' Records. .. ..Several more albums followed on Gaz's label including the highly popular "Spirit of Adventure" in 1988 which secured a licensing deal with Sony records in Japan featuring the anthemic single "Lumpi" which won critical acclaim & exposure on BBC television. Also around this time The Trojans were invited to record sessions at the BBC's studios for the late, great, John Peel & the lineup was augmented by percussionist Mark Hamilton. .. ..Tours of Europe & Japan followed the large exposure the band was now getting & things were hotting up until a cruel turn of fate resulted in the death of the Trojans bassist Big Arn. Although a huge blow to the band & to his then girlfriend Jenny from the Bellestars, the band carried The Trojan spirit on & recruited Rick Baxendale to inherit the bass playing duties. .. ..1992 saw the release of the album "Wild & Free" & hugely successful tours to Germany & later Japan with The very best bag piper in town Anton Ban O' Dochairtaigh... ..Line up changes occurred through the mid '90's & out went Rick, Crispin & Pete & in came Ben Mayall, Chris Compton & Mark Hamilton on Bass, Guitar & Drums respectively, Mark having joined the band as percussionist several years previously..... .. .. .. .. .. .. ....More tours, albums & good times ensued throughout the 90's & early 2000's bringing us up to date with the present gargantuan lineup featuring:.... ..- The original veritable leader Gaz on vocals & melodica, .. - Former Trojans bass player turned sticksman Rick Baxendale on Drums, .. - "Randy" Neil Aptaker on bass, .. - Charlie "The Night Doctor" Wood on rhythm guitar, .. - Benoit Viellefon on lead guitar, .. - Rudy "Valentino" Jones on tenor saxophone, .. - Miss Megumi on alto saxophone. .. - Colin "The Kid" Humphries on tenor saxophone, .. - Anton Ban O' Dochairtaigh bagpipes / banjo / percussion, .. - Sean McGloin bagpipes / harmonica / fiddle .... ..... & from the most esteemed school of Jamaica's finest original studio 1 session musicians:.... ..- Tony Uter on percussion.. - Eddie "Tan Tan" Thornton on trumpet..... .. .. .. .. .. .. ....The Trojans are regular performers at Glastonbury festival & The Notting Hill Carnival when in the UK so make sure you catch some Gaelic Ska soon... ....With 20 years on the road, trojans toured extensively and released 15 Lps and numerous singles etc. They are still kicking with new projects in the pipe and will make all their tracks (most rare and out of print) available for download on Itunes and other online retailers worldwide before the end of 2007... ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ..See also..... Gaz Mayall's London club (est1981) Gaz Rockin' Blues - ..www.myspace.com/gazrockinblues.... Gaz Mayall's record label - ..www.gazrockin.com.... This page is maintained by ..www.johnjohnrecords.com.... .. .. .. .. .. .. ....The Trojans Live in Japan - Gaelic Ska.... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. ....The Trojans Live in Japan - Maggie Meets Ska-Gil.... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. ....Video - The Trojans - Brother can you spare a pound?.... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ............Myspace Layouts.. - ..Myspace Editor.. - ..Image Hosting....
Members
.. .. ............ ..Gaz Mayall.... Vocals - Melodica -Piano.... ............ ..Antoin O'Dochertaigh.... Bagpipes - Banjo - Vocals.... .. .. ............ Rudy Valentino Jones.. Tenor Saxophone.... ............ ..Miss Megumi Chan.... Alto Saxophone.... .. .. .......... ..Collin Humphrey.. Tenor Sax - Penny Whistle.... .......... .. Eddie TanTan Thornton.. Trumpet .... .. .. ............ ..Benoit Viellefon.... Lead Guitar.... ............ Charlie Woods.. Rhythm Guitar.... .. .. .............. Tony Uter.. Percussions ...... .............. Rick Baxendale.. Drums ...... .. .. ............ Neil Aptaker.. Electric bass .... .. .. .. ..
Influences
Specialising in ska & reggae with a dash of soul, funk, R&B and world roots
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.. .. .. ............ 1987 Ala-Ska .. ..Info.. - ..iTunes.. - ..Mp3.. / ..Buy.... ..Mobile ringtones.. ...... .............. 1988 Spirit of Adventure .. ..Info.. - ..iTunes.. - ..Mp3.. / ..Buy.... ..Mobile ringtones.. ...... .. .. ............ 1990 Save the World .. ..Info.. - ..iTunes.. - ..Mp3.. / ..Buy.... ..Mobile ringtones.. .... ............ 1990 Ska Stars of the 80's.. ..Info.. - ..iTunes.. - ..Mp3.. / ..Buy.... ..Mobile ringtones.. .... .. .. ............ 1991 Skalatitude .. ..Info.. - ..iTunes.. - ..Mp3.. / ..Buy.... ..Mobile ringtones.. .... ............ 1992 Wild and Free .. ..Info.. - ..iTunes.. - ..Mp3.. / ..Buy.... ..Mobile ringtones.. .... .. .. ............ 1992 Wicked & Wild.. ..Info.. - iTunes - Mp3 / Buy.. ..Mobile ringtones.. .... ............ 1993 Rebel Blues.. ..Info.. -.. iTunes.. - ..Mp3.. / ..Buy.... ..Mobile ringtones.. .... .. .. ............ 1994 Celtic Ska .. ..Info.. - ..iTunes.. - ..Mp3.. / ..Buy.... ..Mobile ringtones.. .... ............ 1995 Stack-A-Dub.. ..Info.. - ..iTunes.. - ..Mp3.. / ..Buy.... ..Mobile ringtones.. .... .. .. ............ 1996 For your Protection.. ..Info.. - iTunes - Mp3 / Buy.. ..Mobile ringtones.. .... ............ 1996 Cool Rulers.. ..Info.. - ..iTunes.. - ..Mp3.. / ..Buy.... ..Mobile ringtones.. .... .. .. ............ 1997 Earth First.. ..Info.. - ..iTunes.. - ..Mp3.. / ..Buy.... ..Mobile ringtones.. .... ................ 1998 Best of the Trojans .. ..Info.. - ..iTunes.. - ..Mp3.. / ..Buy.... ..Mobile ringtones.. .... .. .. .............. 1998 Ska Stars of the 90's.. ..Info.. - ..iTunes.. - ..Mp3 ../ ..Buy.... ..Mobile ringtones.. ...... ............ 1999 Desiderata.. ..Info.. - ..iTunes.. - ..Mp3.. / ..Buy.... ..Mobile ringtones.. .... .. .. ..........