Folk Bands and Artists
Euros Childs
Euros Childs is a solo artist hailing from Pembrokeshire south Wales. Having fronted the band Gorky´s Zygotic Mynci from 1991 until 2004, Euros went solo and has released 12 solo albums to date – the last 9 having been released on Euros´ own National Elf label ´´I set up my own record label so that I could never be dropped´´ says Euros ´´I´m on the label for life´´. His latest album ´House Arrest´ is due out on the 17th November on National Elf. It was recorded by Stephen Black (aka Sweet Baboo) and Euros at Gus´ Dungeon II in Cardiff. The albums includes an ode to a colander (My Colander), the joys of being in a coma (Happy Coma) cannibals dining at an all you can eat restaurant (Crystal and Misty) as well as directions to a whist drive (Whist Drive). Euros plays all the instruments himself: ´´I think around 12 or so keyboards were used in the end. Mostly brought in carboot sales and charity shops. One was found in a skip. They´d been hanging round the house for a long time – it was good to put them to use.´´ Euros will be embarking on his first UK tour in two years around the release of House Arrest. In recent year´s Euros has toured with a band but this time round things will be different ´´It´ll be a keyboards and drum machine set up. Which will give me the chance to play material I´ve never played live before - more of the synthesizers based stuff. There´ll be two of us onstage. I´m very much looking forward to it.´´
