Phat Bollard
Phat Bollard were a busking folk band from Cornwall, UK.[1] They formed in 2010 and split up in 2018. They released five albums of original music and gained UK national attention during the 2015 general election with their song Millionaires which criticises big business and people's attitudes towards the homeless. It was widely shared on social media from a post originating from a Jennifer Saunders fan page [2] and the band featured on a BBC News item [3] [4]. A YouTube video of them performing for this article has 400,000 views [5].
Their music is present on Bandcamp[6], SoundCloud [7] and Vimeo [8]
Band members
The band has changed personnel a few times, when they split the line up was:
- Pat - Guitar
- Adam - Guitar
- Aaron - Mandolin
- Brian - Cajon / Percussion
- Ash - Banjo
- Irie - Tea Chest Bass
- Fergus - Occasional Backing Vocals
Musical style
Their songs are acoustic and can be described as being in the folk / skiffle genre. Most are fast with a dancey groove with guitar / mandolin / banjo riffs and layers of vocals. They have the occasional song with piano. The subject matter is often observational about social injustice but topics do include love, sex, fairies and cheese. They typically have a humorous element and swearing is very prominent in some songs.
Performance
The band regularly toured the country in their vans busking at various town spots [9] . Earning money from hat donations and CD sales. They also performed at pubs [10] [11] , clubs, festivals [12] [13] [14] [15] [16], charity / awareness events [17] [18], lifts [19] and have records from their homes & vans [20] .
Street performances have been regularly captured on YouTube and they did a recording session in Bahrain [21] . An argument with security guards trying to move them on while busking in Manchester has been seen over 900,000 times on YouTube [22].
Albums/ Singles
| No | Song |
|---|---|
| 1 | Love you only |
| 2 | Forgiveness |
| 3 | Trip Gone Wrong |
| 4 | Drown You Sorrows |
| 5 | Money |
| 6 | Insane and lazy |
| 7 | Time Turns Slowly/Easy |
| 8 | The Hof |
| 9 | Adam's Eastern Odyssey |
| 10 | F****** Fairies |
| No | Song |
|---|---|
| 1 | Everything's Fine |
| 2 | Concrete Buildings |
| 3 | Honest Places |
| 4 | True Words |
| 5 | Growing Old Disgracefully |
| 6 | Twisted Faith |
| 7 | Big Car |
| 8 | Burn Away |
| 9 | If You Wanna Do It, Do It! |
| 10 | Chuck It All Away |
| 11 | Marmite Parsnip |
| 12 | Bas |
| 13 | S*** Song |
| 14 | Why Can't I Say Bad Words? |
| No | Song |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ditty |
| 2 | Bugs |
| 3 | Old Doors |
| 4 | Terra Tumour |
| 5 | Bin Men |
| 6 | Bombs |
| 7 | Pot Song |
| 8 | Bovine Elegance |
| 9 | Your hole is my only goal my love |
| No | Song |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish Prayer |
| 2 | Breathing is Bad For You |
| 3 | Longing To Be Lonely |
| 4 | Streets |
| 5 | Spare a Little Change |
| 6 | Tacky Tattoo |
| 7 | Lidl Less Value |
| 8 | Autumn Days |
| 9 | Money Trickles Up |
| 10 | £5 In The Hat |
| 11 | Council |
| 12 | Vegan Leather Shoes |
| 13 | Skimming Stones |
| 14 | Millie's Birds |
| 15 | Love |
| 16 | Stop Complaining |
| 17 | A*******s |
| 18 | Millionaires |
| No | Song |
|---|---|
| 1 | Six Brothers |
| 2 | Negative Politics |
| 3 | Cheese |
| 4 | Leave Behind |
| 5 | Doing My Job Mate |
| 6 | Chutney |
| 7 | Maggie Mince |
| 8 | No Such Thing As Normal |
| 9 | Live And Learn |
| 10 | Banquets Of Mould |
| 11 | The Ones Who Killed The World |
| 12 | Dementia |
| 13 | Loving Your Neighbour |
| 14 | Small Plot Changes |
| 15 | Gurn Away |
| 16 | Guinea Pigs |
Post Split
After the split Pat has released an album Elephants are small [23]. Adam an album Apocalypse When Apocalypse When?, by Adam Whittaker. Adam, Aaron, Brian and Ash have formed the band Slack Mallard and released an album Small Plot Changes [24]
References
- ↑ "Phat Bollard". May 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Phat Bollard's Viral Video". Fresh On The Net. March 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Busker anthem is surprise UK election hit". April 30, 2015 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Busker anthem is surprise UK election hit" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Millionaires - Phat Bollard - Busking in Bath (Best Vid of this)" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "Phat Bollard". Phat Bollard.
- ↑ "Bootleg Bollard". SoundCloud.
- ↑ https://vimeo.com/search?q=phat%20bollard
- ↑ "Phat Bollard Play Salisbury On Saturday 16th August 2014" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "Phat Bollard: Insane & Lazy" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "PHAT BOLLARD MORGUE CAFE MANOR ST STONEHOUSE PLYMOUTH OCT 2017". October 8, 2017 – via Vimeo.
- ↑ "Polperro Art & Music Festival returns for its 19th successful year | Easier". www.easier.com.
- ↑ "Another fine Dogfest!". December 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Council - Phat Bollard - 21/08/15 - Beautiful Days Festival" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "Phat Bollard (performer's page) - eFestivals.co.uk". www.efestivals.co.uk.
- ↑ Lewis, Jeremy (February 23, 2018). "Nottinghamshire village pub celebrates anniversary with musical 'Microfest'". NottinghamshireLive.
- ↑ "EFFA Fundraiser at Exeter Cavern". www.facebook.com.
- ↑ Shaw, Neil (February 21, 2017). "Man diagnosed with deadly skin cancer after he stubbed his toe". mirror.
- ↑ "Phat bollard stuck in a lift. Southampton" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "Pat Bollard - Live & Learn" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "★ Phat Bollard - Full Set - 2Seas Session #6" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "Phat Bollard - "council" to council-badge-flashing-lunatic-jobsworths" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "Elephants are Big, by Pat Bollard". Phat Bollard.
- ↑ "Small Plot Changes, by Slack Mallard". Slack Mallard.
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