The John Langan Band

2 days ago

We told you to keep Paddy's day free … Well here's why!! This will be a totally bonkers night, do make sure you're there! ... See MoreSee Less

@[85794560571:274:The John Langan Band] are back at one of their favourite London venues to play a special set for St Paddy's Day! There will be a traditional session from 8pm run by JLB fiddler @[1622040013:2048:Alastair Caplin] and his crew of wonderful trad musicians - followed by a huge two 45 mins sets by the band! The John Langan Band are a dynamic trio, with a sound that is rooted in Celtic Folk but encompasses Balkan, Roma, Gypsy Swing and Flamenco. The band met in Glasgow and has been playing together for 7 years. Their performances are high energy, unhinged, and musically extravagant, as they take traditional acoustic idioms and deliver them with a punk abandonment and virtuosic flare. Having played over 100 gigs in the past year alone, the band have now established themselves across the UK as being one of the best live Folk bands around. We have already confirmed 15 UK festival performances for summer 2015 with gigs at Glastonbury, Shambala, Broadstairs Folk Week and Secret Garden Party. May 2015 will see the release of the bands new E

The John Langan Band

2 days ago

The John Langan Band created an The John Langan Band @ Jamboree - St Patrick's Day Special. ... See MoreSee Less

@[85794560571:274:The John Langan Band] are back at one of their favourite London venues to play a special set for St Paddy's Day! There will be a traditional session from 8pm run by JLB fiddler @[1622040013:2048:Alastair Caplin] and his crew of wonderful trad musicians - followed by a huge two 45 mins sets by the band! The John Langan Band are a dynamic trio, with a sound that is rooted in Celtic Folk but encompasses Balkan, Roma, Gypsy Swing and Flamenco. The band met in Glasgow and has been playing together for 7 years. Their performances are high energy, unhinged, and musically extravagant, as they take traditional acoustic idioms and deliver them with a punk abandonment and virtuosic flare. Having played over 100 gigs in the past year alone, the band have now established themselves across the UK as being one of the best live Folk bands around. We have already confirmed 15 UK festival performances for summer 2015 with gigs at Glastonbury, Shambala, Broadstairs Folk Week and Secret Garden Party. May 2015 will see the release of the bands new E

The John Langan Band

2 weeks ago

Advance tickets have now sold out for our gig at The Courtyard Theatre but they have reserved some for door sales so get down early. Gonna be a really good one!! xx

The John Langan Band + Gwennie and the Old Accord at The Courtyard Theatre ... See MoreSee Less

****TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR**** Woodburner are proud to present: @[85794560571:274:The John Langan Band] Firm Woodburner favourites and the most reliable party-starters ever; we love The John Langan Band with a deep passion. They take treasures from Celtic folk and Balkan music and turn them into the most ferocious dance party you can possibly imagine! In their own words: High energy, unhinged, and musically extravagant, taking traditional acoustic idioms and delivering with punk abandonment and virtuosic flare. A dynamic three piece offering a unique sound emerging from Celtic, Gypsy Swing, Roma and Flamenco and tuned in savvy. Wrapping pan European traditional acoustic music with infectious grooves, epic, pounding, sing along, punch the air anthems to intricately arranged instrumentals. Challenging the limitations of what people might expect acoustic instruments to sound like, the use of bowed harmonics between fiddle and bass can be as menacing and eerie as it can be psychedelic and mesmerising. Percussion provided by the front man Langan, whilst singing and driving the rythm guitar, he somehow co-ordinates the operating of a cajon and a tambourine with his feet bringing the driving, swinging groove of the rhythm guitar together with his foot percussion resulting in an impressively tight band sound with a tempo that is free to go anywhere. Add scorching hot fiddle lines and a guy thumping the groove out a double bass. If you’re not dancing like a professional ostrich you get a refund. SUPPORT is provided on the night by close pals Gwennie and the Old Accord Hailing from deep in the Highlands, Gwennie has connected with musical communities all over the UK and indeed the world. With sweet guitar picking, heavy accordion grooves and her own unique songwriting sensibility, when she combines with her band The Old Accord it's a show to remember with luscious backing vocals and a truly uplifting vibe. Tickets are £8 advance, £12 on the door Times Live music must end at 11pm. 7pm Doors 815pm Gwendolen Chatfield and the Old Accord 930pm The John Langan Band DJ's until 12am

The John Langan Band

1 month ago

Happy to be heading back down to Kent in March for a good auld Smuggler Records shindig, really great line up too. Come and join us if your in the area. xx

Smugglers Presents: Cocos Lovers, John Langan Band + Dallahan ... See MoreSee Less

To celebrate the arrival of the Spring we are putting together a special concert. Featuring three of our favourite bands; @[73930229698:274:Cocos Lovers]- Local legends playing their unique blend of Kentish Folk and African rhythms. Beautifully crafted feel good music. @[85794560571:274:The John Langan Band]- Synergistic folk trio who's sound is much greater than the sum of its parts. Expect everything from mesmerising folk melodies to foot stomping Balkan and Romani Gypsy rhythms. @[506800569411920:274:Dallahan]- Brilliant new Irish/Scottish/Hungarian five-piece whose tunes and songs, both traditional and original, draw on all these styles together with jazz, classical and Americana influences. ''Some of the most exciting Traditional musicians to emerge in current years'' Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2

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Smuggler RecordsJust online and on the door for this one Heather x1 month ago

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The John Langan Band

1 month ago

Excited to be playing this wild looking party in February! Bristol folk come and join us! xx ... See MoreSee Less

Launching our brand new totally immersive venue The Wild West of BoomTown is rolling into town to kick things off in a big way after sadly being postponed from 30th Jan for, er not being ready :-) Coming to Bristol with a full showcase of theatrical hillbilly, blue grass and jump up folk this full throttle launch party will be jam packed with the most rootin’, tootin’ bands in town churning up the saw dust and glugging on cider in a full on fusion of Whistlers green meets Wild West - the BoomTown way! Fancy dress: Hillbillies & the meanest, leanest cowboys and cowgirls in the west! Line up: Theatrical hillbilly, blue grass, cow punk & Cider 3 Daft Monkeys John Langan Band Firepit Collective For those wanting a different valentine’s experience, or just to completely ignore the day altogether, the Circus of Boom will be on hand with soul soothing folk, anarchic folk and a whole bunch of lovely folk!! Be transported back in time with acoustic pleasures in a forgotten village setting from the days of Olde! £10 - SOLD OUT £12.50

The John Langan Band

2 months ago

Cannot wait for tonight!! We've posted about the wonderful The Lizard Stage party we're playing at from 0130, but first of all we will be playing here form 1130-0030!! Hope to see lots of you at both! ... See MoreSee Less

It seems only yesterday that we were dandling 2014 on our knee, taking it to the soft play centre and reading it bedtime stories; yet here it is now: doddery, flatulent and forgetting what it came into the room for. Come and help it go gently into that good night at our NEW YEAR’S EVE MASQUERADE BALL ON THE CABARET STAGE RUBYYY JONES, our compère beyond compare, will introduce a singing and flinging, strutting and stripping, shocking and schlocking line-up of side show, drag, erotica and burlesque nouveau, including: RUBYYY JONES – the queen of queerlesque, neo-burlesque beauty, sex education performer and force of nature. RUBY WEDNESDAY – Star of reality show “Drag Queens of London”: maniacal, misanthropic, Wednesday’s child is truly full of woe. SCARLETT O’HORA – Scandalous and infamous burlesque belle, flapper and tap-dancing temptress. PEARL GREY – Farthingale fetishist & winner of Burlesque Idol 2014 with her bondage homage to Blackadder’s Queenie. HANNAH LOU – one of London’s sexiest freaks, saucy side show girl with bite and burn. IN THE GRAND BALLROOM Our waltzmeister TROYLUS SEARLL will waft you down the Blue Danube to imperial Vienna, whirl you round the Riesenrad ferris wheel and then whisk you to the Hofburg ballroom, conjuring up the elegance and grandeur of the traditional New Year’s celebrations at the Habsburg court with a selection of his waltzes, polkas and gallops. And, after the Viennese, who knows better how to see in the New Year than the Scots? So from Glasgow, following their headline performance at Shakespeare’s Globe, will come the maverick minstrels of the JOHN LANGAN BAND, who will bring All the World to our Stage with their high-energy scotchpotch of Celtic, Balkan, Gypsy, Flamenco and Jamaican folk funk: Jacques Brel and Irvine Welsh scrapping over whose round it is to a klezmer beat. As 2015 lies gurgling softly to itself LOUISE XIV - the Sun Queen of the Bourbon biscuit dynasty - will take to the decks and stir up the dance floor will a regular royal concoction of Guilty Pleasures. THE MIDNIGHT BALLOON DROP THE TRAVELLING MENAGERIE In many ancient cultures the skin-shedding snake was the symbol of change and rebirth. So what more appropriate animal could there be for you to stroke for good luck as we ring in the New Year? And what better place to find one than in TIM MAYNARD's itinerant reptilian menagerie, along with scorpions, lizards and tarantulas? RING OUT THE OLD Pay your last respects to 2014 in our life drawing room as ART MACABRE and their cast of mourners stage a pagan funeral for the Old Year. Then on the stroke of midnight, dry your tears and wet your nibs as the scene transmogrifies into a Gaelic birthing ritual to welcome the arrival of 2015. THE GREAT GAME As the inexorable transition from one year to another reminds us, we are but flotsam and jetsam on the roaring torrent of time. So take your place on our HUMAN CHESS BOARD as pawn, knight or bishop and surrender your Will and your Fate to our Golden Game Players, who will despatch you to death or glory in a Ruy Lopez, fianchetto or Queen's Gambit Declined. Further information from: www.acuriousinvitation.com

The John Langan Band

2 months ago

Jan & Feb are fairly quiet months for us this year as we get involved in some writing etc … BUT we do have this wee gem of a gig in February for you folk in London! This will be a brilliant night, Gwennie and her band are fantastic as well, so make sure you get down for it! ... See MoreSee Less

****TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR**** Woodburner are proud to present: @[85794560571:274:The John Langan Band] Firm Woodburner favourites and the most reliable party-starters ever; we love The John Langan Band with a deep passion. They take treasures from Celtic folk and Balkan music and turn them into the most ferocious dance party you can possibly imagine! In their own words: High energy, unhinged, and musically extravagant, taking traditional acoustic idioms and delivering with punk abandonment and virtuosic flare. A dynamic three piece offering a unique sound emerging from Celtic, Gypsy Swing, Roma and Flamenco and tuned in savvy. Wrapping pan European traditional acoustic music with infectious grooves, epic, pounding, sing along, punch the air anthems to intricately arranged instrumentals. Challenging the limitations of what people might expect acoustic instruments to sound like, the use of bowed harmonics between fiddle and bass can be as menacing and eerie as it can be psychedelic and mesmerising. Percussion provided by the front man Langan, whilst singing and driving the rythm guitar, he somehow co-ordinates the operating of a cajon and a tambourine with his feet bringing the driving, swinging groove of the rhythm guitar together with his foot percussion resulting in an impressively tight band sound with a tempo that is free to go anywhere. Add scorching hot fiddle lines and a guy thumping the groove out a double bass. If you’re not dancing like a professional ostrich you get a refund. SUPPORT is provided on the night by close pals Gwennie and the Old Accord Hailing from deep in the Highlands, Gwennie has connected with musical communities all over the UK and indeed the world. With sweet guitar picking, heavy accordion grooves and her own unique songwriting sensibility, when she combines with her band The Old Accord it's a show to remember with luscious backing vocals and a truly uplifting vibe. Tickets are £8 advance, £12 on the door Times Live music must end at 11pm. 7pm Doors 815pm Gwendolen Chatfield and the Old Accord 930pm The John Langan Band DJ's until 12am

The John Langan Band

2 months ago

Thanks for all the lovely responses to our video from the Globe! We're glad you guys enjoyed it, keep sharing it around!

Onto new things, our next big gig is this one, run by one of our most favourite people in the world Miss Dila Vardar, playing alongside Tankus the Henge and The Turbans!

Of all the NYE parties going on, this one is surely going to be one of the very best, and we can't recommend highly enough that you get yourselves down to it :)

Inner City Lizard NYE Extravaganza ... See MoreSee Less

Celebrate New Year's Eve with festival favourites The Lizard Stage! After 2 long years we return to our favourite London City venue for a night of bands, dj's, cabaret and walkabout. 2 rooms specifically tailored to transport you back to the warm, festival days of the summer. We may be in the city, but our hearts are still in the fields. Come join us on this audacious adventure and see 2015 in with the warmest family vibe you can find.. ROOM 1 UNDOUBTEDLY BRINGING YOU THE BEST FESTIVAL BANDS OF OUR TIME :) TANKUS THE HENGE The world of Tankus the Henge is uplifting and wild, dark and heartfelt. A 6 piece powerhouse of a band drawing visual and musical influences from old time Fairgrounds to modern day Circus; The Beatles to Tom Waits and Gogol Bordello to Radiohead. They embody a look and a sound that lies somewhere between their South East London home and the original carnival town of New Orleans . www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv0t6mXDbjM THE JOHN LANGAN BAND High energy, unhinged, and musically extravagant, the John Langan Band are taking traditional acoustic idioms and recreating it with wild punk abandonment and virtuosic flare. This dynamic three piece offer a unique sound emerging from celtic, ‘gypsy swing’, Roma and flamenco. The band wrap European traditional acoustic music with infectious grooves, epic, pounding, sing-along, from punch-the-air anthems to intricately arranged instrumentals. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2yiem65Z74 THE TURBANS The Turbans are an international musical collective bringing together exciting music from traditional near-eastern and eastern-European styles and melting it with their own compositions, to create a modern and energetic performance with reverence for its ancient roots. It’s members are gathered from countries such as Turkey, Bulgaria, Israel, Italy, Greece and England to perform in concerts and festivals around the UK, Turkey, India and Europe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVBlorsRcVI DJ COUSCOUS ‘Purveyor of extraordinary sounds’, DJ CousCous transports audiences back in time and into the future with his blend of raw, funk-filled bass lines, roots music from across the globe and rude electro beats and breaks. DJ JOHN BONGLY Undoubtedly one of the finest Electro Swing and Balkan mashup dj's on the London circuit. With his wealth of experience and a bag chock full of killer choons, including a few of his own choice remixes, Mr Bingly Bongly will keep you dancin till dawn.. www.facebook.com/DJ.Jon.Bongly §§§§§§§§§§§§§ R O O M T W O §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Chill out with some delicious Lizard Chai and shelter from the bouncing madness :) DILA V & THE ODD BEATS Dila Vardar & The Oddbeats weave haunting waves of melodious Turkish folk, Balkan rhythms, Rebetiko and Bolero beats; making for an enchanting blend of ancient Eastern sounds. Full power Eastern Folk at its best crafted by a fine brew of Londons best Turkish and Greek players. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OilVloR4cE FUNKSHY An eclectic, multi-layered sound that fuses Funk, Dub, World, Reggae, Soul. Chilled out soul with a funky skip, a peppering of blues, eastern and reggae influences creating a whole new kind of groovy Rhythmic London funk. The 'live' format is a 9 piece band, fronted by three vocalists and includes some of London's finest musicians, led by drummer/producer Tansay Omar. soundcloud.com/nrrmusic/sets/funkshymadeinlondon DJ VAN TOOSH DJ VanToosh will find your musical buttons and push, tweak, spin, pop or stroke them, with one true aim to make us all warmer, sparklier and smilier! THE MAN FROM TIMBUKTU Racubah sound system has been bringing the hottest afro-latin rhythms to North Wales for the past 15 years. The Man from Timbuktu plays music with a roots heart from Funk to Ska : Latin to Afro : Hip Hop to Mashups : Swing to Balkan : Connecting styles, rhythms and people and bringing a genuine festie vibe! DJ STEAM STOCK Steam will be spinning an eclectic mix of funk, soul, hip hop, rock and reggae 45's. He is one half of Zephyr Sounds who broadcast the weekly Check Your Head radio show on Fnoob.com. NYE CABARET Bringing you some of the best Cabaret acts in London, the art of mime, burlesque, comedy packed together in the most aestetical way possible :) WALK ABOUT PERFORMANCES , OUTDOOR HEATED AREA , CONFETTI CANNONS , FOLK sessions.... So all this is available for you in our super special venue within walking distance of Seven Sisters tube.. TICKETS are FLYING HERE and there are VERY LIMITED PLACES !!!!! So many bands so little space SO GET YOUR TICKETS NOW LOVERS : innercitylizardnye.eventbrite.co.uk

The John Langan Band

3 months ago

Tomorrow night!!!! Come and be merry!!

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JOHN LANGAN BAND: "High energy, unhinged, and musically extravagant taking traditional acoustic idioms and delivering with punk abandonment and virtuosic flare." - @[85794560571:274:The John Langan Band] are not to be missed! There's nothing like a drunk glaswegian dancing in the streets with his pants on his head to inspire a song! Seriously though there's all kinds of stuff they've brought into this folk context from classical, punk, gypsy swing, metal, and electronic dance music. www.thejohnlanganband.com/ COCOS LOVERS: Formed in early 2008, @[73930229698:274:Cocos Lovers] (pronounced Co-Koss), are a 6-8 piece band from Deal on the Kent coast. A close-knit band made of family members and friends who all contribute to the writing and arrangements of the bands songs. Since forming they have become a favourite on the UK festival scene and gained a reputation for fantastic multi-instrumental performances combined with choir like harmonies and glorious widescreen melodies. The music is heartfelt and pure combing traditional folk, African and Eastern rhythms and strains of the Deep South. www.cocoslovers.com JOUIS: @[55601497455:274:JOUIS] (Jhew-eee) are 5 piece band based in Brighton, UK. Combining Jazz, Psychedelia and Progressive Rock, their sounds are designed to open your mind, loosen your limbs and spirit you away to new lucid dimensions. Jouis is a French word roughly translated as 'to be enjoyed' (derived from 'Jouissance'), a philosophy the band has upheld since its inception. www.jouis.co.uk BLIND BUFFALO QUARTET: Performing a mad fusion of twisted swing and progg vaudevillian rhumba, the 4 piece power collective hit the stage once again! @[747289765300125:274:The Blind Buffalo trio] (quartet on this occasion) feature members from @[102142709965139:274:Rum Buffalo]. They have played Edinburgh Fringe, Eastern Europe, and the UK in the last year and are fast making a reputation fro themselves as a great party band, bringing life to old tunes your great-grandparents danced to! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvLoN0iFkrg FREEAR: Mike Freear is the founder, producer and DJ of immersive festival favourites Slamboree and is renowned for being consistently left-field, innovative and fresh with his ideas and creations. This last year has seen Mike receive worldwide acclaim for the rip-roaring success of the band, producing the Beans on Toast record ‘Giving Everything’, winning awards for ‘Best Live Act’ & ‘Best Remix’ at the International Breakspoll Awards alongside nominations for ‘Best Breakthrough DJ and ‘Best Small Event’ for his warehouse fundraisers. Mr Freear’s pulling out the stops to bring us one serious party set, drawing in all of his influences and showcasing some of his unreleased gems! facebook.com/freearmusic youtube.com/mikefreear soundcloud.com/freear soundcloud.com/freear/freear-i-want-you-to-get-mad-dj-mix DAISY BEAU: An upbringing on the colorful and creative music scene of london has created one the most talented vocalists and song writers. With influence from folk, jazz, soul, afrobeat and many other genres, @[252328741463530:274:Daisy Beau]'s songwriting has caught the hearts of so many. After over 10 years of live music touring and performance, Daisy Beau's vocal virtuoso and stage presence continue to blossom and grow. www.daisybeau.co.uk DJ CONRAD OLENDE: DJ Olende has been squeezing the funkiest bootyshakin' goodies of all shapes, sizes & genres out of the decks for more years (decades) than he cares to mention ~ going all around the houses to keep your hips swaying, he'll throw pretty much anything into the mix so long as it's...brilliant! A regular at Rollright Fayre, Lizard Stage, Jamboree and other boutique events! www.mixcloud.com/diggersdozen/diggers-dozen-live-sessions-conrad-olende-june-2013/ FREE BEFORE 7PM, £3 TILL 10PM, £5 FROM 10PM TIL 4AM Check current travel details @ www.tfl.gov.uk Buses: 484, 122, P4, 284, 185, 75, 47, 199, 54, 208, 136 Night Buses: N21, N47, N89, N136 Trains: Lewisham station, Ladywell station Last trains: DLR Lewisham to Bank/Canary Wharf/Stratford 00:19 Overground Lewisham to Charing X 23:43 Overground Ladywell to Victoria 00:13

The John Langan Band

3 months ago

Great gig last night in Norwich, thanks to @Daniel Humphreys for putting us on. We are headed across to Bristol now to play at The Old Malt House, come down for a good old stomp! www.facebook.com/events/533529783450671/?ref=ts&fref=ts ... See MoreSee Less

"If you go down to the woods today, You're sure of a big surprise. If you go down to the woods today, You'd better go in disguise…" Creatures big and small, from badgers to wood nymphs and from field mice to owls have all gathered under the old oak tree for the woodland's biggest social event of the year. A troupe of passing musicians have set up camp and are ready to set the tree tops a'shaking! Line up so far: *** THE JOHN LANGAN BAND *** *** SEAS OF MIRTH *** *** KAPTIN IS DEAD *** The John Langan Band This high energy, unhinged and extravagant trio deliver traditional acoustic idioms with punk abandonment and virtuosic flare. A dynamic three-piece offering a unique sound emerging from Celtic, Gypsy Swing, Roma and Flamenco. www.thejohnlanganband.com/ Seas of Mirth Combining hilarious live shows with pounding dance music, Seas of Mirth are a party band unlike any other. Alongside high-speed gypsy beats, a thrashy folk influence and some majestic bellowing, they even manage to throw in a bit of old-school hip-hop for good measure. They holler nautical folk tales, punishment chants, misfortunate love ballads and musical yarns, all concerning mythical sea beasts. seasofmirth.com/ Kaptin is Dead Renegade Sheriff and Music Programmer for Boomtown Fair festival, Kaptin has his finger on the trigger, with exclusive access to tunes that make the knees quiver. Shaking the grounds of the Jolly Dodger and The Old Mines stages at Boomtown this year, he's no stranger to the bands we have in store for the evening and is set to deliver some fine gypsy bangers for all. As always there's fancy dress prizes to be won, so preen those pelts, perk up your ears and get ready to shake your tail feathers. Tickets are available here: tickets.partyforthepeople.org.uk/events/747-the-jam-jar-presents-the-john-langan-band-seas-of-mirth