The Kazoo Funk Orchestra

The Kazoo Funk Orchestra are a music collective from Glasgow, Scotland.

The Kazoo Funk Orchestra
The Kazoo Funk Orchestra performing at the Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow, Scotland
Background information
Origin	Glasgow, Scotland
Genres	Indie, Pop, Experimental rock
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Planet Groucho Records
Members	Big Beard, Boyce, Mr Bruff, Part-Time Dave, Glowstick Girl
Website	www.kazoofunk.co.uk

Biography

The Kazoo Funk Orchestra formed in Scotland at the end of 2005, as a pre-apocalyptic merry-go-round collective, featuring musicians, anti-poets, dancers and finger painters. Building their melodies at a DIY project studio in producer Ray McCartney's living room, the band exchanged influences and took inspiration from various genres to create their eclectic mix-tape sound.

In May 2006, the band released their 25-track debut album, Midnight Finger Painter, in which the first 500 copies included a unique finger painting created by fans and band members. This was followed by a handful of local gigs, before Adventures in Fuzzy Felt Land was released as a thirteen track EP in January 2007.

In the summer of 2007, the collective undertook their first UK tour, including a couple of festival dates. The latter included a closing slot at the 2008 Wickerman Festival.

During the winter of 2007–2008, the band released This Album is Self Titled, their second LP.

A recorded session was aired on BBC Alba in January 2009.

Achievements

• Received radio airplay on XFM Scotland and BBC Radio.
• Nominated for an Indy Award in 2008.
• Interviewed on Greek TV show, Art Uber Alles.
• Featured on King Tut's Wah Wah Hut's YourSound compilation album, Best of Term One.

Discography

• Midnight Finger Painter (2006)
• Santa's Dead (2006)
• Adventures in Fuzzy Felt Land (2007)
• This Album is Self Titled (2008)
• Motion Sickness (2008)
• Defunked (2011)

Members

Current members

• Big Beard
• Boyce
• Mr Bruff
• Part-Time Dave
• Glowstick Girl

Past members

• Little Beard
• Country Bumkin
• Mia Funkyslice
• Loop de Loop
• Herbal
• Mechanical
• Smalls
• El Baterista
• Blunder
• Grum
• Krash Slaughta (II Tone Committee, All Time High, Monkey Mafia)
• Jim 'N' Tonic
• T-Bone (aka Nunny Boy of All Time High)
• Lozzi Kazoo

External links

• The Kazoo Funk Orchestra Official website
• The Kazoo Funk Orchestra MySpace Profile
• BBC Rapal Live session on BBC Rapal
• Live Review from Wickerman Festival 2007
• Album Review (Midnight Finger Painter) in the Daily Record
• Trailer Trash CREME Skateboards promo video featuring The Kazoo Funk Orchestra