The Fontanels
The Fontanels are an organically grown-original quintet of funk inspired madness! Born, bred and watered in that great, giddy garrison town of Dundalk it has moulded them into the band they have become. Fondly referred to by themselves as “Two brothers, Two Lovers and a Man Machine” they consist of Gavin and Ciarán Wynne, Vox and guitar virtuoso’s extraordinaire, Paddy ‘The Basshunter’ Martin and Shalom Coburn, Keys and harmony-inspired voice, and the reverend Ian ‘Drum Machine’ Harold, a man they say has drumsticks for bones! They are influenced by jelly-legged rock, frenzied ferverous funk, face melting jazz and soul, post-punk, psychedelia, harmony-laden pop and just about anything that’s a little skewed or not what you’d expect!
Anything form Jimi Hendrix to Talking Heads, Steely Dan to Stevie Wonder, Sly Stone to Prince, their influences are big, very big. HUGE!
Together in their current state but a mere year, they have gigged many times in Dublin and various venues across the North East. After taking a sojourn to write, record and perfect their debut EP it is time for it’s release.
‘We Are The Fontanels’ is a 5-track EP aimed to show you what they’re all about. It’s varied in its style and catchy to the point of extreme, it’s guaranteed to have you sitting up to listen.
It can be heard on their website www.myspace.com/thefontanels