Meet the Band
There is no holding back these guys. For nearly fifteen years, various line-ups
of the Warwickshire folk band, The Oddsods have been delighting audiences of all
ages with their special high-energy renditions of mainly Irish (and some Scottish and English)
traditional songs and tunes.
Their style is suitable for all musical occasions - concerts, pub sessions, festivals,
parties - wherever you'll find them, their mission in life is to have a good time and to
make sure that the audience does as well.
The current incarnation features founder member SIMON STREET who sings and plays melodeon,
bodhran and harmonica, while veteran Oddsods, PETE WILLOW sings and plays rhythm and lead
guitars and PAUL KENNY sings and plays tenor and 5-string banjos, guitar, mandolin and bodhran.
RICHARD 'DOC' RIDER contributes vocals, guitar,
whistles and euphonium. Meanwhile, newest band member, MICK SHALER
keeps everyone on their toes with some drivin', hard-rockin' electric fiddle.
For sessions and acoustic gigs, it's also not unknown for former Oddsods members to turn up and contribute to the band's quintessentially
lively and uninhibited sound. There are also numerous musicians, such as Sean Cannon of
The Dubliners, fiddle ace Joe O'Donnell and the legendary Banjo Dave Evans (pictured below), who qualify as 'honorary' Oddsods having performed in
public as part of the line-up.
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The Oddsods have been booked as support for top Irish acts
Noel Murphy, Sean Cannon and the Fureys
and Davey Arthur. They've played folk festivals across the country and are dab hands
at getting people singing and dancing at corporate events, weddings, christenings, golf club do's,
house-warmings - you name it, they've livened it up!
They've been let loose on the airwaves
on several occasions, including three appearances on BBC Radio WM's Carl Chinn Show, one of which
included an interview on air in the middle of a song!
Their wide repertoire ranges from traditional favourites such as Whiskey in the Jar, Irish Rover,
Leaving of Liverpool, to contemporary folk classics like Belfast Mill, Green Fields of France and
Dirty Old Town, with plenty of high energy jigs, reels and hornpipes thrown in.
Keep visiting this site for latest news and gig information and remember that you can always get a dose of Oddsoddery on
the last Sunday of most months when they perform their 'Oddsods and Friends' shows at the Denbigh Arms,
Monks Kirby. Musicians who wish to qualify for the title of Honorary Oddsod are welcome
to join with the 'Oddsods Orchestra' - a motley collection of banjo-players, slide guitarists,
whistlers and cellists.
Just as long as you can play in the key of G…
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