Karl and the Marx Brothers explained

Karl & the Marx Brothers
Origin:Derby, England
Genre:Folk
Years Active:2011-present
Label:Furthest From The Sea
Website:www.karlandthemarxbrothers.co.uk
Current Members:Eileen Wright
Adam Silverstein
Nigel Hart
Chris White
Matt McGuinness

Karl and the Marx Brothers is an English indie folk group from Derby, England. In 2013, they released their debut album Angry Folk on Furthest From The Sea recordings.

Career

Formed in 2011, the band's material is political in nature, tackling subjects such as the WikiLeaks scandal and Julian Assange ("Rhymes With Blancmange"), and the MPs' expenses scandal. The latter was the subject of the song "The Relative Innocence of David Laws" and caused some controversy in the MP's constituency.[1]

On 9 November 2012, Matt Mcguinness from the band was interviewed by Andy Potter on BBC Radio Derby.[2]

On 12 April 2013, the band released their debut album following a launch party at Derby Guildhall Theatre.[3] The album received a four star rating from Boff Whalley in R2 magazine.[4] In December of that year the band appeared on BBC Radio Derby on the Sally Pepper show.[5]

During the first half of 2014, the band toured the UK taking in dates in Nottingham, London, Liverpool, Oldham, Hartlepool, Portishead and Melbourne.[6] In February the band appeared in session for BBC Introducing in Derbyshire,[7] and also appeared on BBC Radio Nottingham. Later in the year they will be performing at the Furthest From The Sea Festival[8] in June and the Y Not[9] festival in August.

Discography

Studio albums

Members

Current members

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Song laments the expenses trouble of MP | Western Gazette . 29 May 2014 . 30 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140530052955/http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/Song-laments-expenses-trouble-Yeovil-MP-David/story-14008188-detail/story.html . dead .
  2. [BBC Radio Derby]
  3. Web site: Angry Folk, the new album from Karl and the Marx Brothers to be launched at Derby Guildhall Theatre | Derby Telegraph . 29 May 2014 . 30 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140530050309/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/New-album-Karl-Marx-Brothers/story-18618654-detail/story.html . dead .
  4. R2 Magazine, July 2013
  5. BBC Radio Derby, Sally Pepper Show, 20 December 2013
  6. Web site: Sorry! We're unable to display this web page - Arts Derbyshire . 25 June 2020 . 27 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200627085502/https://www.artsderbyshire.org.uk/whats_on/details.asp?EventID=4207102 . dead .
  7. Web site: BBC Radio Derby - BBC Music Introducing in Derbyshire and East Staffordshire, 01/02/2014. BBC. 2020-06-25.
  8. Web site: Furthest From the Sea Music, Comedy & Arts. Furthestfromthesea.co.uk. 2020-06-25.
  9. Web site: Y Not Festival | 24 - 26 July 2020, Pikehall Derbyshire. Ynotfestival.com. 2020-06-25.

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