Big juicy bananas...
They're oh so good for you...
THE BANANA SESSIONS FOR PRIME MINISTER
Ladies and gentleman, your attention please…
I don’t know if you’re aware of the hip, hop and happening goings on at the moment but another Facebook group phenomenon has arisen, which is pretty much on the same shelf as the ‘Rage Against The Machine for Christmas No.1’ banter. So if you liked that, then this may well be your cup of tea.
A man named Wes White has started a brand spanking new group called ‘Storm The Charts’ – the aim of which is to get as many unsigned acts into the top 40 as humanly possible. Around 500 bands entered, which was then whittled down to a final 40. And lo and behold, we made it into the final 40 after being picked by a guest panellist called Steve Henwood, who very luckily for us, is involved with bookings for Glastonbury. Happy days, I hear you say.
So, that brings us to the here and now – the point at which or lovely, beautiful, legendary fans can do their bit. The final 40 songs have been uploaded to iTunes under this link: http://bit.ly/stormitunes. Show us some love and buy our track ‘Jukebox’ and help us out on our mission for making this year, The Year of the Banana. We, The Banana Sessions, salute you and offer high fives all round.
Please note, after all this has blown over, our next mission is to eliminate David Cameron and take his place at 10 Downing Street, forming a five-way coalition government that will insist on copious amounts of tea, encourage your children towards the essential consumption of their 5-a-day, and most importantly, demand free Buckfast for the masses. Stay tuned. And buy our tune. Cheers.
Tuesdays have never really been the coolest weekday of the bunch, have they? I mean, it’s too late to have the Monday blues, but it’s sho’ nuff a long way till the weekend, know what I mean?
But while the rest of the world does their uncool thing, The Banana Sessions have their way of making Tuesdays a little bit more fruity. It’s called Tunesday. It’s like Tuesday, but with awesome Tunes.
And normally, cause folk are busy being boring on a Tuesday, only The Banana Sessions get to enjoy Tunesday. But this week, it’s Glasgow’s lucky Tuesday. We’re coming to YOU.
Details on the gigs page…
Well, you may think we’ve been a little quiet of late, and you’d be right from the outsider’s point of view, but here deep inside Banana Sessions HQ we’ve been hard at work, putting in many hours in the studio and working on another single which is finally ready to share with you now. As the band have progressed we’ve found ourselves playing more high profile slots at festivals and clubs, and as we’ve taken to the stage later and later into the night at these gigs we’ve found the need to give people something to dance to even more pressing and this was an important influence in what we’ve been writing, as you’ll soon hear.
We’ve been lucky enough to work with a renowned producer from Berlin who goes by the name of Thomas Dubbel (aka T.Dub) who has been like an extra limb pressing buttons for us in the studio, working wide-eyed into the night to take the Banana Sessions into an exciting new area, fusing together more styles than ever before. Thomas is not only a renowned producer and DJ, but also a former pastry chef in a top Berlin restaurant, and when not spending hours capturing the perfect vocal take with Roberta he managed to find time to make several batches of his speciality ‘Disco Biscuits’ which seemed to have a remarkable effect of keeping the band energised, when taken with a few cups of tea.
So, without further ado, we’re pleased to be able to give you taster of our new direction exclusively here - it’s our new single, a reworking of our track A Little Share, it’s to be released later this month and we hope it moves you.
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We’ll be headlining the awesome Acoustic Edinburgh‘s annual Hogmanay Hangover night, on Tuesday 5th January. It runs roughly 8.30-11.30pm at Medina (45-47 Lothian Street) and is FREE entry.
Get down early for a seat, and you’ll be entertained by a surprise lineup of Acoustic Edinburgh’s regulars with a selection of comedy and cover numbers as well as their own material, making for a light hearted night to ease you back into the reality of the New Year, followed by a similar set from us to finish…
About Acoustic Edinburgh:
“Our aim has always been to create a unique evening of musical entertainment in a relaxed atmosphere, focussing on high quality and an eclectic mix of styles. While we regularly promote singer-songwriters, we always try to feature local bands playing full acoustic sets as a departure from their normal show.
Kind of like Edinburgh’s answer to ‘MTV Unplugged‘”
Yes, it’s our very first all-original Christmas single! Entitled Don’t Lose Your Mind (It’s Christmas Time), it tells a tale of Christmas Day, mulled wine, the Queen’s speech, and encourages responsibly enjoying some good old fashioned Christmas cheer.
It was recorded by our long-time producer Garry Boyle at the Depot Studios and includes guest string players Emma Pethybridge (Violin) and Jenny Hill (Double Bass), all of whom we are incredibly grateful to.
You can preview it below, but sign up to our mailing list and we’ll send you a link to download it for FREE from December 14th. Don’t say we aren’t good to you…
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Love and Christmas Cheers,
The Banana Sessions
Give the gift of The Banana Sessions this Christmas: free postage (in the UK) & free badges with all pairs of EPs till December 17th! Plus, our mugs are now available to mail order too. Take a look, they’re awesome. Better than socks, healthier than a selection box, cheaper than an iPod. But if you want to give our CDs to someone with an iPod, that’s ok too. And we’ll love you for it – every order helps us towards new recordings projects. Thanks! x
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It’s been a long and arduous wait for the infamous Prodigy Medley’s music video, but ladies and gentleman… it has arrived. And what a bloody good video it is too. It’s true, good things come to those who wait, but every now and then, AWESOME things come to those who wait even longer.
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The Banana Sessions’ first Edinburgh gig in over 2 months, and our last for 2009 (their first of 2010 being at midnight on Jan 1st as part of Departure Lounge‘s Hogmanay bash, but that’s another story…)
The beautiful Bowery basement is the setting, with pretty things on walls and gin in teacups… There’ll be new songs, and even some Christmas banter. You have been warned.
Our special guests for the evening are Edinburgh’s Small Feet Little Toes, a three piece with a serious cake obsession and a guitar-weilding Mr Andy Moore, aka Freemoore.
Tickets £5 on the door… See you there. x
