BaseScrotes - For Folk's Sake ....

BaseScrotes are a radico-traditional Folk Duo who strive to fuse the old and the ancient. Nodding in the general direction of the past, bemused by the present, squinting into the future - their music speaks directly to The People. Their repertoire is firmly rooted in Ye Olde traditions, seeking to harness the energy of the collective hangover and celebrate the perennial rib ticklers of death, pestilence, oppression and hair loss.

Harmony is reinforced by tuning both instruments to the ethereal tone of a mystical crystal constantly vibrating in the drinks cabinet.

BaseScrotes recognise that the traditional must develop and grow, tackling the real issues of today. Therefore, recent BaseScrotes compositions include a lament for a slightly warm bottle of Chardonnay (which rather detracted from the otherwise excellent halibut entree) and numerous jaunty jigs and raucous reels celebrating any defeat of Manchester United.

Blitherer O'Crikey (left) plays a whistle fashioned from an organic spring onion, producing haunting sounds by economically recycling breath and the occasional beery burp.

Tomarse O'Leery (right) plays an electrolised guitar strung with environmentally friendly wire and (less than friendly) cat gut.

Both Blitherer and Tomarse are concerned that any "recording" process will stifle the organic development of their performances, petrifying the random changes of tempo, irregular meters and high pitched parps which are a trademark of their art.

(However, if a kindly Patron of the Arts were inclined to buy them a Korg PXR4 Ultra-portable High-quality digital recorder (available at all good hi-fidelty stores at around £299.00) then they will without hesitation abandon their aesthetic standards in the interests for material gain.)