"Infectious as Hell" - Sam Fell, Rhythms Magazine
"Love that slide playing." - Chris Scaddan, Triple J
"A rip-roaring blues set that went off." - Richard Porteous, National ABC Radio.
"A stunning display of musicianship from the tight-knit trio." - Candie, Courier Mail, Brisbane
After 200 performances in 2008 alone, it's fair to say Byron Bay/Northern NSW-based Rock/Alternative Blues
outfit Marshall & the Fro are one of Australia's hardest working bands..
From humble beginnings in Byron Bay/Lennox Head, Marshall & THE FRO are now in demand nationally and
internationally. Marshall & the Fro have performed at: The East Coast Blues & Roots Festival 07, 08, 09, Festival of
the Sun 07, Queenscliff Music Festival 07 & 08, Apollo Bay Music festival 08, Narooma Southern Blues & Rockabilly
Festival 08, Peats Ridge Festival, Gympie Muster 08, Loud Festival 08, The Quiksilver Pro & Woodford Folk Festival
08/09.
They have shared the bill some of the biggest names Including: Ben Harper, Wolf Mother, The Living End,
Joss Stone, Buddy Guy, Blue King Brown, The Cat Empire, The Herd, Jeff Lang, Jackson Jackson, Josh Pyke,
Gomez, CW Stoneking, Mia Dyson, Clare Bowditch, Gotye, Xavier Rudd and Dallas Frasca to name a few.
Comprised of Marshall OKell on Vocals, Guitar, Slide guitar and
percussion, Newest member Tracy Stephens on Bass (Tracy Bassy)
and Jacob Mann (Poodle) on Drums, Marshall & the Fro really are a
refreshing modern face generating a progressive rock/alt blues
based musical energy. Their music feels so natural and so
comfortable it's like slipping into your favorite pair of thongs heading
to a festival only to find that you’re slamming them together in the
air chanting their OCCA anthem "Put your thongs on"!!
The band
embraces its Australian heritage and what better icon than the
humble double plugger!
We then see a stack of recent achievements and awards including
•
Winners of the album of the year and best blues and roots artist at
the NCEIA Dolphin Awards ‘08.
• No 1 Australian blues & roots charts
on Myspace for over 12 months. • Regular JJJ air play, overseas
airplay in: Europe, Japan, Canada and the US.
• Finalist in Music Oz
Awards 07 & 08.
• Finalists in the International Song Writing
Competition ‘09
• Two songs included in the new ABC series 'East of
Everything'.
• Two songs featured with Billabong & Surfing Life at the
Teahupoo surfing World Series in Tahiti.
• Distribution through PVine
Records in Japan.
The band has received real industry recognition; Marshall & the Fro
are creating legitimate and deserved credibility within the Australian
music scene!!! Having completed successful Australian tours they will
be heading back on the road 2009 road testing new tracks for a long
anticipated second album, one not to be missed!
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