Ancient People
Ancient People are a 4 piece, occasionally 5 piece band, who play a mixture of covers and original music. Covers are usually R&B stuff like "Lay Around" (Ray Charles) and Motown songs like "Midnight Hour" and"Don't Fight it (Wilson Pickett).
The Line-up is:
Ally Simmons: vocals, keyboards
Martin O'Hara: vocals, guitars
(Jimmy Simmons: vocals, guitars)
Dave Wintour: bass
Ronald Beek: drums, persussionBand/artist history
Ancient People is the final product of several bands. The core - Ally, Martin and Ronald - played with each other in other setups, but also without each other in numerous other bands. They all made recordings with various bands, eg. Martin and Ronald both appear on The Paul Buckley album, while Ally and Martin made (amongst other things) a more traditional album as The Ex-Viceroys of India. Dave, who came to Donegal from England, played with various well-known bands and artists like Yes, Chicken Shack, Pretty Things, Neil Sedaka, and recorded with the likes of Roger Daltry and Ringo Starr.Have you performed in front of an audience?Yes, we play live. Mostly around Donegal, and yes we do like it.
Your musical influences
The musical influences of the band members are quite varied and range from the Rolling Stones to Ornette Coleman, with an appreciation of R&B, Blues and Pop in between.What equipment do you use?
Ally: Korg Keyboards; Martin, both Fender and Gibson guitars; Jimmy, both Martin and Fender Guitars; Dave, Fender bass guitar; Ronald: Roland Handsonic, LP Congas, etc.Anything else?
No, think that's it.Admin
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