The Great White Steamchicken - Ceilidh Band
The Great White Steamchicken started as a small band with a big name formed by harmonica whiz Ted Crum when he quit full time membership of Peeping Tom.
He linked up with crazed ragtime mandolin player Bill Pound and keyboard player Andrew Sharpe to form a three piece that built up a good reputation through solid gigging in the 90's, many festivals and a well received CD "Never Mind the Dots" ("Good Noisy Fun" Froots).
The band expanded in 2003 to include Mandy Sutton (tenor sax), Will Pound (percussion) and Matt Crum (soprano sax)and Simon Burrell (trombone & tuba) in 2005. In more recent years Will's harmonica playing came to the fore and Ben Wolff joined us on percussion.
On their 2006 CD "Wingin" folk tunes are reinvented and returned to their roots, stripped of the three chord shuffle to blues, bluegrass and above all back to a time where dancing was fun and jazz was to dance to.
This from Bob Harragan of "Living Tradition" "There's a touch of trad jazz from the era of Acker Bilk-Kenny Ball-Chris Barber as well, as all sorts of wild woodwind and other instruments toe-tap their way across my speakers. I can hear a clarinet, and a saxophone, and a quick crib from the sleevenotes adds harmonica, melodeon, some swinging drums and the intriguing 'shaky egg'.Hard boiled, I hope.
The third LP "Calling All Chickens" was released in April 2009 ; The tunes are never quite what you expect. Echos of half forgotten times and forbidden pleasures; the Light Programme and Workers Playtime; the excitement of skiffle, R&B and jump bands; Doris Day with a bullwhip; half remembered TV themes and two way family favourites.
Its large yet flexible set will satisfy even the most demanding of callers. Dancers like the strong, uncluttered on beat drive which shows their feet where to go.
The Great White Steamchicken started as a small band with a big name formed by harmonica whiz Ted Crum when he quit full time membership of Peeping Tom.
He linked up with crazed ragtime mandolin player Bill Pound and keyboard player Andrew Sharpe to form a three piece that built up a good reputation through solid gigging in the 90's, many festivals and a well received CD "Never Mind the Dots" ("Good Noisy Fun" Froots).
The band expanded in 2003 to include Mandy Sutton (tenor sax), Will Pound (percussion) and Matt Crum (soprano sax)and Simon Burrell (trombone & tuba) in 2005. In more recent years Will's harmonica playing came to the fore and Ben Wolff joined us on percussion.
On their 2006 CD "Wingin" folk tunes are reinvented and returned to their roots, stripped of the three chord shuffle to blues, bluegrass and above all back to a time where dancing was fun and jazz was to dance to.
This from Bob Harragan of "Living Tradition" "There's a touch of trad jazz from the era of Acker Bilk-Kenny Ball-Chris Barber as well, as all sorts of wild woodwind and other instruments toe-tap their way across my speakers. I can hear a clarinet, and a saxophone, and a quick crib from the sleevenotes adds harmonica, melodeon, some swinging drums and the intriguing 'shaky egg'.Hard boiled, I hope.
The third LP "Calling All Chickens" was released in April 2009 ; The tunes are never quite what you expect. Echos of half forgotten times and forbidden pleasures; the Light Programme and Workers Playtime; the excitement of skiffle, R&B and jump bands; Doris Day with a bullwhip; half remembered TV themes and two way family favourites.
Its large yet flexible set will satisfy even the most demanding of callers. Dancers like the strong, uncluttered on beat drive which shows their feet where to go.