The Slambovian Circus of Dreams is a

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, New York based band which was founded in Sleepy Hollow in 1998. The band's music is a form of folk rock, americana and is sometimes described as "Hillbilly

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," or "Punk Classical Hillbilly Floyd. Their sixth studio album, ''A Very Unusual Head'' was released Jan 2022 on their own label, Storm King Records and in May 2022 on Talking Elephant Records for UK/EU release. ''A Box of Everything'' a greatest hits compilation was released April 1, 2014, on the Red River Entertainment label. The band regularly plays the major americana/folk venues, clubs, theaters, and music festivals in the

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, and East North Central United States and Canada. They also tour in other regions of the United States, including California and Florida. In August 2008 they made their first appearance outside of North America, at the

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in England. Their reception there was so enthusiastic that they were invited back for the 2009 festival, as well as several other UK festivals in the summer of 2009. The band performed at Glastonbury Festival in 2010 and toured the UK in subsequent years.The band returns to the UK in August of 2022. Performances include the legendary Fairport Cropredy Festival, Wickham Festival and several high profile venues. The vibe of the band is best captured by a live concert, or in live recordings. The band is noted for the dedication and support shown by fans. Some fans travel hundreds of miles to attend concerts. A high point of the year for many fans are the band's Halloween shows (Grand Slambovian Hillbilly Pirate Ball, Grand Slambovian Surrealist Ball, Rock'n'Roll Seance, etc.)and Very Slambovian Christmas shows.

Members

The band's current lineup is: *Joziah Longo – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica *

Sharkey McEwen Mark "Sharkey" McEwen is an American, California-born musician and record producer, currently living in the Hudson Valley area of New York (state), New York . He is the lead guitarist for the group Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dream ...

– lead guitar, backing vocals,

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*Tink Lloyd –

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, cello, flute,

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, backing vocals. *Bob Torsello – bass *RJ McCarty – keyboards, bass, guitar, saxophone, banjo, backing vocals *Matthew Abourezk – drums Tony Zuzulo was a founding member of the group and the band's drummer from 1998 to January 2012. Eric Puente – drums and percussion 2012 – 2016 Felipe Torres– 2016 - 2021

History

In the late 1980s and early 1990s Joziah, Tink, and Sharkey were members of a

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band called The Ancestors, which released 3 albums. *''The Ancestors'' (1988) *'' The Enemies Dance'' (1991) *''

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'' (1994) Tracks on

were produced by

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. Other members of The Ancestors included Bob Muller (of the Trey Gunn Band), and Alistair Farrant. The Ancestors had some degree of success but the band broke up in 1995, and they took a hiatus from the music industry. During that hiatus Joziah and Tink took courses in computer graphic design and video production at the Westchester Community College, SUNY and met Tony Zuzulo, who was one of their multi-media professors. In 1998 they formed The Circus and added Tony when they discovered that he was a drummer after class one day...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gandalf Murphy And The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams American folk rock groups Rock music groups from New York (state) Musical groups established in 1998

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