Castlecomer



Listen to Castlecomer - Forrest

We are four cousins and a best friend making music that makes us happy. We sing 5 part harmonies, dance a lot on stage and have recently been selling out venues which we find surprising and awesome. We probably will never stop making music. 

"One of the most exciting unsigned bands to come out of Australia in the past few years. The catchiness of their songs is second only to their musical ability. There’s no doubt that Castlecomer’s songs will be stuck in your head on repeat for days after." - Cate Summers, Virgin Red Room, 2012

"Damn good and have a ridiculous amount of energy on stage. Infectious, upbeat and fun, like a jungle book of sounds.. So much voice and a whole lotta vibe." - Small Werld, 2012
 
 
Bede - Rhythm Guitar/Vocals
Tom - Lead Guitar/Vocals
Joe - Bass/Vocals
Joey - Keys/Harmonica/Vocals
Pat - Drums/Vocals

 
How did the band get together?

We’re related – so we were born together. When our biker gang got shut down by the new Victorian Biker Laws, we decided we’d be better off forming a less violent version of a gang, and music was the best fit.

Describe your music in ten words or less.

Good to experience live, good to listen to alone/together. Good!

 Most exciting thing to happen at one of your gigs?

Well we’ve been told that after one of our gigs, a loved-up couple were so overwhelmed by the music that they decided to conceive their first baby in their car outside the venue. We asked them to call it Castlecomer, but they went for Alan. But still, we basically made a baby, and another fan.

 If you won the $2 million in airplay, how would you react when you first heard your music on commercial radio?

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves now. We’re going to go a bit Goran Ivanisivic superstitious on you here and decline to comment on that for fear of jinxing it. But, radio play is always good.

 Which of your relatives is going to be most stoked if you win? Why?

Well our mothers always said that if you’re going to go into a competition, you might as well win it. But they also taught us that winning isn’t everything……so we’re just so damn confused. But really, in a family band, everyone is stoked with a win.
 
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