Biography
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Years Active
2006 – present (18 years)
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Founded In
London, England, United Kingdom
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Members
- Amos Memon
- Cathy Lucas
- Justin Finch
- Mark West
Fanfarlo is a London based band formed by the Swedish musician Simon Balthazar (vocals, guitar, clarinet). Their name refers to Charles Baudelaire's novella, "La Fanfarlo."
After issuing the singles Talking Backwards, You Are One Of The Few Outsiders Who Really Understands Us, Fire Escape and Harold T. Wilkins on four independent labels between 2006 and 2008, Fanfarlo travelled to Peter Katis's studio in Connecticut, USA to record their debut album, Reservoir. The album was self-released in January 2009 to coincide with a tour of England and Scotland, including dates supporting Snow Patrol. They also performed five shows at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas in March.
In May, Moshi Moshi will release Fanfarlo's fifth single, Drowning Men, on 7" while Reservoir will again be self-released as a special 'box' edition of 500 CDs.
The band is a quintet of Justin (bass), Leon (trumpet/keyboards), Cathy (violin, mandolin, keyboards) and Amos (drums). Mark (electric guitar, keys, accordian) left in December 2008.
Fanfarlo will be appearing at select festivals over the summer including the Hinterland Festival on April 30th in Glasgow with further dates to be announced.
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