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The Trampz
The Trampz are a 7-piece funk and soul outfit from Ireland.
With a revivalist approach to funk/soul that has its
roots in music of the 60s and 70s, The Trampz fuse superb
musicianship with ball bouncingly funny lyrics to create
one hell of a funky, feel-good show. The tight-knit
bass, drums and guitar section is complemented by percussion,
organs/keys and The Raging Horns brass section; all
of which is commanded by the slightly manic/always entertaining
frontman, Kevin Johnston.
2011 was a busy year for The Trampz, seeing them headline
music festivals such as Vantastival and Tanglewood,
playing a string of sold out shows and an appearance
on TV3’s ‘The Apprentice”. Their debut
single “1.2” was also featured on a CD giveaway
with the Irish Daily Mail in October.
The band recently headlined two nights at this years
Vantastival and are set to perform at number of festivals
this summer. Members of The Trampz were also recently
involved in the scoring, along with Jinx Lennon, of
Pat McCabe (The Butcher Boy, Breakfast on Pluto) and
Kevin Allen's (Twin Town) new film "Flat Lake",
which is due out this summer.
"There is a strong comedic element to their live
shows and they believe in putting a smile on faces as
much as a groove in the step" Irish Daily Mail
"They might not play often but when they do, they’re
entertaining, energetic and at times out-right hilarious,
with a packed tent (and then some) dancing to their
funky sax, clarinet and bongo beats." STATE.ie
"The Trampz on the main stage were hitting all
the right buttons" GoldenPlec
"The festival got under way on Friday evening with
in-die rockers Ham Sandwich headlining as well as the
Trampz taking to the main stage too. After impressing
on the Lock up stage in previous years, The Trampz made
the leap to the festivals main stage and have surely
cemented their reputation as one of the country's most
interesting and entertaining performers. The second
performance of the weekend on the Lock-Up stage saw
crowds happy to gather and dance withing ear-shot of
the much esteemed funk fueled eight-piece." Dundalk
Leader
Necronomicon (Vantastival 2012)
http://youtu.be/qRU1l3AFHFE
Girls Girls Girls Girls Girls @ VANTASTIVAL - TheBandWagonTv
http://youtu.be/jOQgd20BnGY
"1.2" Music Video
http://youtu.be/ZRWDNoeOsA4
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