Moriarty (band)
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General information | |
Genre (s) | Irish folk , blues , country |
founding | 1995 |
Website | www.moriartyland.net |
Current occupation | |
Rosemary Standley (Rosemary Moriarty) | |
Stephan Zimmerli (Zim Moriarty) | |
Thomas Puéchavy (Tom Moriarty) | |
Resonator guitar , xylophone |
Charles Carmignac (Charles Moriarty) |
Guitar, piano , percussion
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Arthur B. Gillette (Arthur Moriarty) |
Double bass, electric bass , percussion |
Vincent Talpaert (Vincent Moriarty) |
Percussion |
Éric Tafani (Éric Moriarty) |
former members | |
singing |
Charlène Dupuy |
saxophone |
Davide Woods |
Percussion |
Médéric de Vanssay |
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Moriarty is a French-American music group founded in 1995 by five artists from France , the USA , Switzerland and Vietnam . The band name goes back to the character of Dean Moriarty from the novel Unterwegs by the American writer Jack Kerouac .
background
Most of the band's members grew up in Saint-Lô , France , but have American parents. The current singer Rosemary Standley joined the band in 1999.
In October 2007 the debut album "Gee Whiz But This Is A Lonesome Town" was released on the independent label Naïve Records. Despite its unusual mix of styles of blues, country, chanson and folk, the album reached the top 30 of the French charts and reached gold status a year later. The first single was the title Jimmy . After the album was released, Moriarty toured France until spring 2008, but also played in Switzerland, Canada, Spain, Germany and Great Britain. For 2009 there were further tour dates through the USA, Canada, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Great Britain and Sweden.
In 2008 Moriarty were among the nominees for the Prix Constantin .
music
Moriarty's music is inspired by traditional Irish music , country and blues . Instruments such as guitar , double bass , harmonica , xylophone and kazoo are played, and noises from typewriters or reception bells are occasionally used.
Band members
Discography
- 2005: The Ghostless Takes , 8 tracks, self-produced
- 2007: Gee Whiz But This Is a Lonesome Town , Naïve Records
- 2008: La Musique de Paris Dernière , Naïve Records
- 2009: The Lost Scenes of Puss'n'Boots , Naïve Records
- 2011: The Missing Room
- 2013: Fugitives
- 2015: Epitaph
Sources and references
- ↑ Chart sources: France - Switzerland
- ↑ Interview on Liveinmarseille.com , May 16, 2008
- ↑ http://www.elle.fr/elle/loisirs/musique/dossiers/moriarty-folk-me-tender/(gid)/734134
- ↑ "The Lost Scenes of Puss'n'Boots" ARTE March 24, 2009 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.