The Bing Turkby Ensemble
From Turakina, via Castle Xanthros, all the way to sunny Palmy, the Bing Turkby Ensemble brings you a theatrical rock show like no other. Guitar, bass, drums, sax, trombone, accordion, cardboard swords, UFOs and wigs are all involved at various points. The last word in stupid rowdiness, the BTE have defended the Bolivian Mumbling Award successfully for three years. Starting in 1996 as one man, a wig and a tape deck, the band now features this cast of miscreants:
Bing Turkby: rowdy geetar, yelling, accordion, sax, ukulele, master of Sleipnir the 8-legged horse, slayer of the philosophical wishy-washiness, favourite colour - blue.
MacDeth: bass, ukulele, the clap of thunder, growling like a demon in torment, taunter of the feckless, wizard level five, master of the keys, the scroll and the scrubbing brush.
Slapskins McBOOOm: drums, computery stuff, ukulele, clapping heartily with good cheer, knower of the slightly arcane, swordmage triumphant, diviner of the bottomless depths wherein dwell the sacred secrets.
The Ensemble can be spotted at these other locations on the ephemeral-web:Bandcamp, CDBaby, Amplifier, YouTube and MySpace.
Our music has been likened to "Darcy Clay meets Deja Voodoo" (says Jeremy from York St Studios), and "slightly hinged sonic inspiration" (says Chris Knox, Real Groove, Nov 1998).
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Summon Forth the Mangonel (2011)
The Bing Turkby Ensemble
Through the universal medium of a rock band, the BTE tell their amazing story of travelling through time and space to claim the Sword of Xanthros.
Each CD purchase includes a set of four trading cards, depicting each of the band members plus manager Jim Keltnenhausen, along with their special powers.
By the power of the Sword of Xanthros - let the rocking begin!
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Heavy Blarney (2010)
The Bing Turkby Ensemble
The album has been described as "Steeleye Span/Thin Lizzy/Pogues and a hint of Ashley Hutchings. And Madness!"
Traditional Irish tunes set to a heavy rock backing. With a couple of original songs thrown in too.
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A Turkby Tea Party EP (2010)
The Bing Turkby Ensemble
These are some early versions of songs that will appear on the forthcoming album "Summon Forth the Mangonel". By the power of the Sword of Xanthros, these early mixes will be made available for free download until the whole album is ready. Thanks for looking - enjoy!
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Have You Seen Me Vanquishing People Lately? (1999)
The Bing Turkby Ensemble
The pretty nutty follow-up to the Summer Party album.
Still recorded in glorious tape-deck style.
Some pretty weird stuff on here, including the fore-runners to the Heavy Blarney album.
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Summer Party Album (1998)
The Bing Turkby Ensemble
Flip-o-rama, 4-track tape deck madness from 1998!
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...meets Moslem Sa!! (1998)
The Bing Turkby Ensemble
A spiritual quest for enlightenment, in musical form.
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Grabs You By The Plimentos (1997)
The Bing Turkby Ensemble
A ghoulash of 4-track tape deck madness from 1997!
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