The Lemon Bucket Orkestra Explained

The Lemon Bucket Orkestra
Origin:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Years Active:2010–present
Associated Acts:Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party
Current Members:
  • Mark Marczyk
  • Oskar Lambarri
  • Alex Nahirny
  • Jaash Singh
  • Stephania Woloshyn
  • Michael Louis Johnson
  • James McKie
  • Julian Selody
  • Nathan Dell-Vandenberg
  • Ian Tulloch
  • Marichka Marczyk
Past Members:
  • Karl Silveira
  • Jessica Deutsch
  • Rob Teehan
  • Anastasia Baczynskyj
  • Nick Buligan
  • Emily Ferrell
  • Tangi Ropars
  • Mike Romaniak
  • John David Williams
  • Emilyn Stam
  • Christopher Weatherstone
  • Eli Camilo
  • Naoki Hishinuma

The Lemon Bucket Orkestra is a Canadian self-described "Balkan-Klezmer-Gypsy-Party-Punk-Super Band" based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Early history

Founding member Mark Marczyk met bartender and musician Michael Louis Johnson in 2009 after returning to Toronto from Kyiv, Ukraine. Johnson introduced Marczyk to the Gypsy-punk band Worldly Savages. Marczyk joined them on fiddle. It was at after parties for the Savages' shows that eventual members of the band, such as Tangi Ropars and Os Kar, joined in on late-night jam sessions.[1]

Eventually, the concept for the band was solidified during a conversation between founding members Mark Marczyk and Tangi Ropars in a Vietnamese restaurant in Toronto.[2]

Other members began to join the band over the next few years, usually after seeing the group live. Many of these meetings were by chance or accident. By 2013, the group had swelled to 17 members.

The group were also involved in a collective known as Fedora Upside Down, a collection of bands, artists and theatre acts in the genres of singer-songwriters, improvized party brass, forró, flamenco, Brazilian percussion, ragtime jazz and others founded by Marczyk, Tangi Ropars and Dre Flak of Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party.[3] Lia Grainger in 2012 described Fedora Upside Down as a "motley assortment of cultural ambassadors."[4]

In 2011, the band recorded an EP Cheeky at the CBC.The song "Tomu Kosa" was released as promotional single.In November 2011, the group performed at a TSoundcheck event held by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.[5] Lemon Bucket was also broadcast Nationally and Internationally on CBC Radio in 2011 by Gilda Salomone.[6]

Breakthrough

In 2012, The Lemon Bucket Orkestra made headlines (such as CNN, CBC, Fox News and CTV), on their way to Romania for a three-week tour of the country, when they played an impromptu concert on a delayed Air Canada flight.[7] [8] While in Romania, the band opened for Taraf de Haïdouks.[9] On their way back to Canada, the band once again performed aboard a delayed Air Canada flight in Germany, and then in Toronto Pearson International Airport upon arrival.

Toronto filmmaker Justin Friesen made a short documentary on the band titled Let's Make Lemonade.[10] The film won Best Documentary and People's choice award in the Air Canada enRoute Film Festival.[11] The film played in September 2012 at the Toronto Ukrainian Festival[12] and was one of four Awards Finalists in the Air Canada enRoute Film Festival.[13] [14] The film played on Air Canada flights via the in-flight entertainment system from November 2012 to February 2013.[15] [16] [17] [18]

Lume, Lume

In late 2012 the band released their first full-length album: Lume, Lume.[19] [20] Alan Cross described the sound of the album as "A traveling musical caravan burning wildly across the night sky". The following November, they began their Lume, Lume European tour, in support of the album.[21] The tour took them to the countries of Romania, Serbia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Macedonia and Germany.

Upon their return to North America, the group participated as musicians in a collaborative theatre piece entitled Midwinter Night: Sacred and Profane Rituals, at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York City.[22]

In September 2012, the band played with Romanian brass ensemble Fanfare Ciocărlia.[23] This was repeated when they brought Ciocărlia to a sold-out show at The Opera House in Toronto on July 5, 2013.[24] [25]

On July 8, 2013, the group embarked on a third tour of east Europe, visiting Germany, Serbia, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania and the Czech Republic. The tour was an ethnographic research tour, wherein the group accumulated new music and dances. Several of the songs the band learned on this tour ended up on the Moorka album, notably "Mirsa Reel" and "Dimineaca Pe Recoare", both of which were taught to the band by Nea Vasile and Taraful De La Mirsa in Mirsa, Romania.[26] [27]

In 2012 and 2013, the group sold out Toronto venue Lee's Palace three times: October 31, 2012, a Hallowe'en themed show; March 16, 2013, celebrating the band's third birthday and St. Patrick's day; and again on May 25, 2013, when they brought Friends Gypsy Kumbia and Roma Carnivale from Montreal.[28] [29] [30] In 2014 and 2015, this trend continued, with their shows at The Opera House and Lee's Palace becoming regular sellouts.

In September 2013, the band was nominated in four categories at the Canadian Folk Music Awards: New/Emerging Artist of the Year, World Group of the Year, Traditional Album of the Year, and Instrumental Group of the Year.[31] [32] [33] [34] In 2015, they were vindicated when they won World Group of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.[35]

In February 2014, Lume, Lume was nominated in the category of Best World Music Album for the Juno Awards of 2014.[36] In March 2014, the band was nominated for an Indie Award by Indie88 for "World Artist/Group or Duo of the Year".[37] In mid-2014, the band embarked on its first cross-Canada tour, playing in various locations across Ontario, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia.[38] [39] [40]

Moorka

In September 2014, the band began recording their second full-length album, following their cross-Canada tour. The album was recorded in a barn in Waterloo, Ontario.[41]

Between January and February 2015, members of the group took part in a critically acclaimed dinner theatre performance about the ongoing Euromaidan written by bandleader Mark Marczyk and Marichka Kudriavtseva.[42] [43]

In February, the group announced the release of Moorka, and it was released March 24, 2015. In August 2015, the group remounted Counting Sheep before heading on a fourth international tour from mid to late 2015.[44] In October, they teamed up with a Korean Folk Ensemble Dulsori in South Korea, spending three weeks performing, as well as creating and recording music.[45] Upon their return, Lemon Bucket was awarded the title of Best Band in Toronto in Now Magazine's "Best of Toronto 2015" annual poll.[46]

The album Moorka also won the title of World Group of the Year at the 2015 Canadian Folk Music Awards.[47] Moorka was subsequently nominated for a Juno Award in the category of World Music Album of the Year.[48]

If I Had the Strength

In 2018, the group released their fourth full-length studio album, If I Had the Strength.[49] [50]

Discography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lemon Bucket Orkestra brings Counting Sheep to SummerWorks 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150810234338/http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-culture/2015/08/10/lemon-bucket-orkestra-counting-sheep-summerworks-2015/ . August 10, 2015 . Toronto Life .
  2. Web site: Lemon Bucket Orkestra (Toronto) – The Ashkenaz Foundation – Ashkenaz Festival . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131111194903/http://www.ashkenazfestival.com/?portfolio=lemon-bucket-orkestra-toronto . November 11, 2013 . July 27, 2016 .
  3. Web site: Celebrating a year in the life of Fedora Upside-Down . umanota.ca . November 13, 2013 . November 13, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131113020550/http://umanota.ca/a-year-in-the-life-of-fedora/ . dead .
  4. News: Grainger . Lisa . August 22, 2011 . Eclectic mix of music can pop up anywhere . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120415184803/http://metronews.ca/voices/urban-compass/11022/eclectic-mix-of-music-can-pop-up-anywhere/ . April 15, 2012 . December 1, 2012 .
  5. News: Lin . Karen . November 7, 2011 . tssoundcheck is for Prodigies of Symphonic Degrees . The Genteel . December 1, 2012.
  6. Web site: Nans and Nat, The Lemon Bucket Orkestra, The Barr Brothers . rcinet.ca.
  7. Web site: Lemon Bucket Orkestra's arrivals and departures . umanota.ca . June 1, 2012 . July 30, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120730052336/http://umanota.ca/lemon-bucket-orkestras-arrivals-and-departures/ . dead .
  8. Web site: March 26, 2015 . Delayed Air Canada passengers get a free, on-board concert . Fox News . February 5, 2022.
  9. Web site: CBC Music . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  10. Web site: The Work of Justin Friesen . justinfriesen.com.
  11. Web site: Film Festival – Air Canada enRoute . March 25, 2016 . March 24, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160324214637/http://enroute.aircanada.com/en/film-festival/ . dead .
  12. https://archive.today/20130124192510/http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:DjPmlqGxTYgJ:http://www.infoukes.com/newpathway/34-2012-Page-8-1.html%2Bhttp://www.infoukes.com+let's+make+lemonade&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&hl=en&ct=clnk
  13. Air Canada enRoute Film Festival reveals 2012 finalists . October 17, 2012 . . December 1, 2012 .
  14. Web site: Plummer . Sean . November 7, 2012 . Air Canada enRoute Film Festival showcases short films . dead . https://archive.today/20130104045515/http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/movies/features/air-canada-enroute-film-festival-showcases-short-films . January 4, 2013 . . December 1, 2012.
  15. Web site: A Fat Free Glass of Sweet Lemonade . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141013050734/http://www.blog.filmarmy.ca/2012/12/a-fat-free-glass-of-sweet-lemonade/ . October 13, 2014 . filmarmy.ca .
  16. KATIE CHATS: JUSTIN FRIESEN, FILMMAKER, LET'S MAKE LEMONADE . December 18, 2012 . YouTube.
  17. Web site: The Work of Justin Friesen . justinfriesen.com.
  18. Web site: Air Canada's EnRoute Film Festival 2012 | Canadian Film ARTICLES . https://archive.today/20130216161631/http://www.pressplus1.com/canadian-film-articles/air-canadas-enroute-film-festival-2012 . dead . February 16, 2013 . February 5, 2022.
  19. Web site: A Journal of Musical ThingsMore Music from the Inbox: 22 October 2012 – A Journal of Musical Things . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121027012702/http://www.alancross.ca/a-journal-of-musical-things/2012/10/22/more-music-from-the-inbox-22-october-2012.html . October 27, 2012 . December 31, 2012 . A Journal of Musical Things .
  20. Web site: "LUME, LUME" – LEMON BUCKET ORKESTRA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131111184321/http://mikeromaniak.com/blog/?p=120 . November 11, 2013 . mikeromaniak.com .
  21. Web site: Home::BUBU Booking . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130121005354/http://bububooking.ro/en/pagina/home.html . January 21, 2013 . December 31, 2012 . bububooking.ro.
  22. Web site: La MaMa » Midwinter Night: Sacred and Profane Rituals . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927133332/http://lamama.org/ellen-stewart-theatre/midwinter-night-winter-songs-and-rituals-from-the-carpathians-2/ . dead . September 27, 2013 . February 5, 2022.
  23. Web site: September 6, 2012 . Fanfare Ciocarlia with Lemon Bucket Orkestra @ The Hoxton . Ceva Romanesc.
  24. Web site: June 23, 2013 . Lemon Bucket Orkestra welcomes Fanfare Ciocarlia @ The Opera House, Toronto – JUL 5 . Ceva Romanesc.
  25. Web site: Events in Toronto . blogTO.
  26. Web site: Shows – the Lemon Bucket Orkestra . https://web.archive.org/web/20130719174336/http://www.lemonbucket.com/shows.html . dead . July 19, 2013 . February 5, 2022.
  27. Web site: July 10, 2013 . Lemon Bucket Orkestra take Prague, next stop Pohoda Fest in Slovakia . Globalite Music.
  28. Web site: Folk the Winter Parade . torontoist.com.
  29. Web site: Plan your St. Patrick's day now . NOW Toronto Magazine – Think Free.
  30. Web site: March 16, 2013 . Concert Sampler for March 16 . Toronto Star.
  31. Web site: September 26, 2013 . Lemon Bucket Orkestra among top folk award contenders . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  32. Web site: Canadian Folk Music Awards nominees announced – Canadian Folk Music Awards . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131111184002/http://folkawards.ca/2013/09/canadian-folk-music-awards-nominees-announced/ . November 11, 2013 . folkawards.ca .
  33. Web site: Two Edmonton performers nominated for Canadian Folk awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20131008031639/http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/music/Edmonton+performers+nominated+Canadian+Folk+awards/8963082/story.html . dead . October 8, 2013 . February 5, 2022.
  34. Web site: Francey, Lemon Bucket Orkestra, Freeman-Fox lead folk award nominees – Yahoo News Canada . https://web.archive.org/web/20131111184340/http://ca.news.yahoo.com/francey-lemon-bucket-orkestra-freeman-fox-lead-folk-190914655.html . dead . November 11, 2013 . February 5, 2022.
  35. Web site: Canadian Folk Music Awards recipients announced in Edmonton . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  36. Web site: February 4, 2014 . Arcade Fire, Serena Ryder nab Juno nominations . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  37. Web site: 2014 INDIE AWARDS NOMINEES . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140325053137/http://indie88.com/2014-indie-awards-nominees/ . March 25, 2014 . indie88.com .
  38. Web site: Lemon Bucket Orkestra Map Out Canadian Summer Tour . Exclaim!.
  39. Web site: Lemon Bucket Orkestra / Gypsophilia . Exclaim!.
  40. Web site: July 23, 2014 . Lemon Bucket Orkestra reconsiders revolution . Straight.com.
  41. Web site: The Lemon Bucket Orkestra Announce 'Moorka' Album . Exclaim!.
  42. Web site: January 30, 2015 . Toronto musician transports Ukraine's turmoil to the stage . Toronto Star.
  43. Web site: January 16, 2015 . Preview: Counting Sheep . NOW Magazine.
  44. Web site: August 3, 2015 . Top Ticket: Three shows to take in Aug. 1 to 7 . Toronto Star.
  45. Web site: October 9, 2015 . 유튜브 스타 연주단이 충남 서천에? 별난 아해들 . 오마이뉴스 . November 5, 2015.
  46. Web site: NOW's Best of Toronto . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151120192232/http://bestof.nowtoronto.com/2015/winners.cfm?category=152 . November 20, 2015 . bestof.nowtoronto.com . November 5, 2015 .
  47. Web site: Folk music in spotlight at Canadian awards in Edmonton . Calgary Herald . November 10, 2015.
  48. Web site: March 10, 2016 . Concert Sampler . Toronto Star . March 25, 2016.
  49. Web site: October 4, 2018 . Music Review: Lemon Bucket Orkestra – 'If I Had The Strength' – Blogcritics . blogcritics.org . November 14, 2018.
  50. Web site: Lemon Bucket Orkestra If I Had the Strength . Exclaim! . November 14, 2018.
  51. Web site: May 28, 2012 . The Lemon Bucket Orkestra – Cheeky – NOW Magazine . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120528124642/http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/discs.cfm?content=181953&archive=30,48,2011 . May 28, 2012 . November 14, 2018.
  52. Web site: Lemon Bucket Orkestra – Lume, Lume . NOW Toronto Magazine – Think Free.
  53. Web site: Counting Sheep, by the Lemon Bucket Orkestra . July 27, 2016.
  54. Web site: If I Had The Strength, by the Lemon Bucket Orkestra . August 16, 2018.

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