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Amad�n is an Irish-Gaelic colloquialism for fool or idiot, and a Pacific Northwestern colloquialism for the Irish punkrock institution that attacks the senses from all six sides and routinely orchestrates chaos out of throngs of expectant fans. This band exists for each other and for these people�a crew as integral to the phenomenon as the rogues� gallery of musicianship itself. So climb aboard, batten the hatches, hold onto your pint, and watch this ship of fools rock the boat. Fists in the air and backs against the wall! 1 pint Eric Tonsfeldt, lead vocals and guitar. 1.5 oz. Andy Gross, didgeridoo, bodhran, background vocals. 1 cup Mike Morrow, dhoumbec, congas, background vocals. 2 tbs. Kevin Pardew, bad ass bass. 1 "Sprig" of Naoyuki Ochiai, rippin' fast fiddle. heat, add Jeremy Bauer (spoons, banjo, whistle, mouth, snare drum) to taste... Shake, stir, and serve to a rowdy crowd�fists in the air and backs against the wall. We�re not Irish... We�re Americans. We come from musical backgrounds so diverse that we should never have come to play together, let alone blended as well as we do. Most of us are from the Pacific Northwest and all of us were raised on hard work. That�s what our album Sons of Liberty is: hard work and fun with our mates. Our CD is dedicated to every artist, every musician, every fisherman, sailor and soldier, every working class man and woman, every surfer, every skate punk, and every boot boy, punk rocker, and street rat to ever grace this earth with his or her presence. Cheers! What People are Saying... �Amadan certainly has a plate of madness to bring to the dinner table�one listen to the album, and you can hear many different musical influences blended together and served up perfectly�a great debut album that should be added to CD collections worldwide!� - Brian Gillespie, Shite�N�Onions Magazine �(Johnny Jump Up) is a favorite of mine, and I've heard so many different versions of it, but never like this. It's fast, anxious, full of energy; just what you might expect from a band that likens themselves to the Dropkick Murphys. And of course, once you get past the ragingly intense drinking song, you've got a killer jig.� - Marc Gunn, www.celticmp3s.com ��it may be one of the albums of the year in my Celtic radio session!� - Paolo Del Ry, Folk Music Road Radio, Pisa, Italy �Amadan is a Celtic favorite playing at AJ�s since the "Kells" daze. Eric Tonsfeldt drives an upbeat dance rhythm on an electric (acoustic filtered) lead guitar. Andy Gross (didgeridoo, bodhran, background vocals) created a guttural undertone with the didgeridoo that filled the room completely. Jeremy Bauer performed the upbeat 'impossible to feel depressed' melody with precision penny whistle talent.� - The Regular Guy, www.corvallislive.com

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Apr 23, 06:28 PM

sweet!!! amadan's on facebook!! --you guys should check out their official site too: http://www.amadanusa.com/
Jan 30, 12:51 PM

Absolutely the best band in the Portland, OR area, and possibly my favorite band. Amazing live, great on CD. The only thing on my iPod I never get tired of.
Jul 29 2008, 12:52 PM

Excellent band - now have all the CD's (just got Sons Of liberty from the US on import). I really really love the song Rose City/Morning Dew.....it's possibly the best piece of music I've ever heard....so haunting. Keep up the great work and come to the UK soon. Rich
Jun 10 2008, 03:18 PM

Woot!!! First post for a great band.

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