Fandangle

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Fandangle
Origin	Surrey, UK
Genre(s)	ska punk
Years active	1999 - Present
Label(s)	Party House Records
Associated acts	Mr Zippy
Members
Adam Bantz Tom Saunders Eidur Starnes Jack Usher Sky Murphy Andy Baker Drew Morton Craig Timms
Former members
Ash Springle Ryan Stanikk
Notable instrument(s)
Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Guitars Bass Vocals Keys

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Fandangle are an American-fronted 7 piece ska punk/core band from the southern county of Surrey, in the United Kingdom.

1 Biography
2 Band Members
3 Former Members
4 Discography
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Biography

Formed in 1999, Fandangle have been on the scene for many years now and have established themselves as a DIY outfit. They can't really be classified as one genre of ska because there are many different influences which are prevalent throughout their songs. Some people have described them as "Less Than Jake with more of an edge" and others have said they are more like "MxPx with brass and catchier melodies". Breaking into the london scene they scored numerous supports slots at high profile venues for bands such as Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake, Mustard Plug, Big D and the Kids Table, Capdown, The Selecter, The Pietasters, The Toasters, King Prawn, Spunge and many more.

Their debut EP (Dodging Tomatoes 1999) was recorded when they were at the age of 14 and landed them numerous support slots at The Underworld in London. Three years later 'The Alcoholic' EP was released and this enabled the band to travel around the country and play shows to different crowds. The follow up was 'The Emperor Still Wears No Clothes' (2004), with tracks such as 'Destination Tragedy' earning airplay on Xfm's Unsigned radio show. Their debut album on Party House Records had 1,000 copies pressed, but they sold quite quickly. Desperate to release more material Fandangle went back into the studio and released two more EPs in 2004, 'Full Steam Ahead', and the 'Private Show'. The Private Show EP has sold more than 5,000 copies since its release.. In 2005, in time for their tour with Reel Big Fish, they released the 'Take One For The Team EP' on ska label Moon Ska Europe. In the summer of 2005 Fandangle released a 3 track EP called 'Back To Basics', with over 1000 copies of this EP was sold in the first week of its release. The new EP 'Blackout' is out now and is the latest release on Party House Records.

Fandangle are currently signed to DIY punk/ska label, Party House Records. With already over 900 gigs^[1] under their reigns and 11 UK tours (including 2 tours with Reel Big Fish, 2 tours with Zebrahead and a tour with The Toasters), Fandangle are one of the hardest working bands in the UK. The new album will be released on Triumphant Sound Records and Party House Records in 2008.

[edit] Band Members

The band consists of eight members:

Adam Bantz - Vocals, Guitar
Tom Saunders - Guitar, Vocals
Eidur Starnes - Trumpet, Vocals
Sky Murphy - Trombone, Vocals
Andy Baker - Bass, Vocals
Jack Usher - Drums
Drew Morton - Keyboards, Vocals
Craig Timms - Saxophone

[edit] Former Members

Ryan Stanikk - Trombone, Vocals
Ash Springle - Drums
Ben Norman - Guitar
Amit - Saxophone
Alex Bissett- Drums
Charlee Drew- vocals (on Back To Basics EP only)
Anna Readman
Andrew Domorski (original member)
Alec Keon (original member)
Josh Bashaw (original member)
Mike Montilla (original member)
Josh Latto
Rob Jones
Jimmy
Kit Wooley
Pete Thornton
Kieran Joy
Ben Wainhouse
Matt Swiznto
John Hassell (RIP)
Andy Simpson

[edit] Discography

Year	Album	Label
1999	Dodging Tomatoes EP
2002	The Alcoholic EP
2004	The Emperor Still Wears No Clothes (album)	Party House Records
2004	Full Steam Ahead EP	Party House Records
2004	Private Show EP	Party House Records
2005	Take One For The Team EP	Moon Ska Europe
2005	Back To Basics EP	Party House Records
2006	Up For Download EP	Party House Records
2008	Fly Away (album)	Party House Records