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Holborne Suite The Fruit Of Love The Choise by Brass Monkey

Artist Biography For Brass Monkey

1 Brass Monkey Is The Name Of An English Folk Band From The 1980s Whose Members Reunited In The Late 1990s. They Were Innovative In Their Use Of A Brass Section Which Was Atypical For English Folk Music. The Band Originally Consisted Of Martin Carthy Vocals Guitar Mandolin John Kirkpatrick Vocals Accordion Concertina Howard Evans Trumpet Roger Williams Trombone And Martin Brinsford Born 17 August 1944 In Gloucester Gloucestershire Harmonica Percussion Saxophone . Carthy Was A Well-Established Musician At The Band's Formation Having Been A Member Of Steeleye Span And The Watersons As Well As Having Had A Successful Solo Career. Kirkpatrick Had Also Played With Steeleye Span For A Time And Worked With Carthy In The Albion Country Band. The Two Formed An Occasional Trio With Evans After All Three Appeared On Carthy's Albums Because It's There 1979 And Out Of The Cut 1982 . Brass Monkey Was Formed With The Addition Of Williams And Brinsford After Initially Being Billed As The Martin Carthy Band. In 1984 After Recording Brass Monkey's First Album Williams Was Replaced By Richard Cheetham Born 29 January 1957 In Ashton-Under-Lyne Lancashire . The Band Recorded Two Albums Brass Monkey 1983 And See How It Runs 1986 . Both Albums Consisted Primarily Of Traditional Songs And Tunes—later Reissued On A Single CD Under The Title The Complete Brass Monkey 1993 . Unable To Reconcile The Schedules Of Its Various Members The Band Reluctantly Broke Up In 1987. In 1997 Brass Monkey Reunited For A Tour Then Recorded A Third Album Sound And Rumour. It Was Followed In 2001 By Going And Staying On Which Both Williams And Cheetham Appeared And In 2004 By Flame Of Fire On Which The Band Reverted To Its Original Lineup. All Five Of Brass Monkey's Albums Were Released On Topic Records. Despite Evans's Death In 2006 The Band Decided To Continue To Perform. Brass Monkey Debuted Its Four-Piece Lineup With A Short Set At A Watersons Family Show At The Royal Albert Hall On 12 May 2007. Carthy Evans And Kirkpatrick Were Guests On Loudon Wainwright III's Album "More Love Songs." 2 Motown Group Also Known As Hot Brass Monkey.
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