Folk Bands and Artists
The Odd Folk
The band started life as The Sam Brookes Quartet, a folksy quartet with only 3 members! This aparentally allowed for the impromtu invitation of an audience member to complete the lineup much to the enjoyment of the crowd. We were always a little odd, we´d use an ironing board as a keyboard stand and a Henry hoover as a mic stand! We´d create drums with our feet and were passionately ramshackle! After the emergence of Sam Brookes, a solo folk singer who landed a record deal, we conceded our name. The Odd Folk seemed to fit a little better. After all “with a reputation for disorganisation that proceeds them!“ we were the subjects of the critically acclaimed documentary How Not to be in a Band which was shortlisted for The Guardian´s Random Acts series. Our second album, produced by folk award winner Andy Bell was selected in Bob Harris´ pick of 2016 and we were honoured to close The Great British Bake Off final the same year.