fitting eight people onstage is tough enough then they actually have to make
enough then they actually have to make
enough then they actually have to make music hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome
music hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome
music hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with the eight-piece cluster
speaking with the eight-piece cluster
speaking with the eight-piece cluster rock ensemble the Tom Fund Orchestra
tell us about where you’re from we’re
tell us about where you’re from we’re from post-industrial Sydney Cape Breton
from post-industrial Sydney Cape Breton
from post-industrial Sydney Cape Breton in Nova Scotia on the east coast of
in Nova Scotia on the east coast of
in Nova Scotia on the east coast of Canada known for its terrific
it’s known for its hope and prosperity
it’s known for its hope and prosperity and good people and you know sometimes
and good people and you know sometimes
and good people and you know sometimes when you come from a place that is a
when you come from a place that is a
when you come from a place that is a hard economic background it turned to
hard economic background it turned to
hard economic background it turned to things like the arts it’s more like a
things like the arts it’s more like a
things like the arts it’s more like a state of mind back home like everybody
state of mind back home like everybody
state of mind back home like everybody plays something at home in our bones
plays something at home in our bones
plays something at home in our bones it’s in our blood and we just want to
it’s in our blood and we just want to
it’s in our blood and we just want to have a good time with it
do you guys ever find it difficult to
do you guys ever find it difficult to blend all the different musical styles
blend all the different musical styles
blend all the different musical styles and instruments and even personalities
and instruments and even personalities
and instruments and even personalities as far as blending styles or anything
as far as blending styles or anything
as far as blending styles or anything like that just that’s just what happens
like that just that’s just what happens
like that just that’s just what happens it’s not really an effort to try and get
it’s not really an effort to try and get
it’s not really an effort to try and get a few styles together in one song
Victor might write a banjo line that
Victor might write a banjo line that sounds like it’s bluegrass but then
sounds like it’s bluegrass but then
sounds like it’s bluegrass but then there might be distorted guitar over
there might be distorted guitar over
there might be distorted guitar over that so it’s just things just going to
that so it’s just things just going to
that so it’s just things just going to do this becomes a song musically there’s
do this becomes a song musically there’s
do this becomes a song musically there’s a lot of interplay between the four
a lot of interplay between the four
a lot of interplay between the four different lead instruments and then it
different lead instruments and then it
different lead instruments and then it seems like each one kind of plays off
seems like each one kind of plays off
seems like each one kind of plays off each other in fact as often as possible
each other in fact as often as possible
each other in fact as often as possible I’ll try to play louder and Victor
I found my first banjo in like a
I found my first banjo in like a secondhand newspaper just happened to be
secondhand newspaper just happened to be
secondhand newspaper just happened to be left hand instrument so I bought it and
left hand instrument so I bought it and
left hand instrument so I bought it and then he invents me that comes start
then he invents me that comes start
then he invents me that comes start jamming with the band at the show I had
jamming with the band at the show I had
jamming with the band at the show I had no idea how to play the thing so if you
no idea how to play the thing so if you
no idea how to play the thing so if you want to call it a style that’s her
want to call it a style that’s her
want to call it a style that’s her development
guys have been compared to the clash Tom
guys have been compared to the clash Tom Waits The Pogues the Arcade Fire and
Waits The Pogues the Arcade Fire and
Waits The Pogues the Arcade Fire and Broken Social Scene now I know a lot of
Broken Social Scene now I know a lot of
Broken Social Scene now I know a lot of fans don’t put a lot of weight into
fans don’t put a lot of weight into
fans don’t put a lot of weight into comparisons but what do you guys think
comparisons but what do you guys think
comparisons but what do you guys think about these comparisons it’s a lot of
about these comparisons it’s a lot of
about these comparisons it’s a lot of really good bands and getting prepared
really good bands and getting prepared
really good bands and getting prepared to good bands is better than people need
to good bands is better than people need
to good bands is better than people need a frame of reference right what the hell
a frame of reference right what the hell
a frame of reference right what the hell is this crowd coming out of Cape Breton
is this crowd coming out of Cape Breton
is this crowd coming out of Cape Breton with like whatever they got going on and
with like whatever they got going on and
with like whatever they got going on and so you got to make it simple for people
so you got to make it simple for people
so you got to make it simple for people to digest to get them out there you guys
to digest to get them out there you guys
to digest to get them out there you guys have established yourself as a wicked
have established yourself as a wicked
have established yourself as a wicked live show can you just describe the Tom
live show can you just describe the Tom
live show can you just describe the Tom fun Orchestra live show how do you
fun Orchestra live show how do you
fun Orchestra live show how do you describe our live show starts with
describe our live show starts with
describe our live show starts with feedback usually there’s a broken string
feedback usually there’s a broken string
feedback usually there’s a broken string or two in the middle and it’s a built
or two in the middle and it’s a built
or two in the middle and it’s a built beer on the stage and usually ends with
beer on the stage and usually ends with
beer on the stage and usually ends with some feedback as well
now tell us about where you’ve toured
now tell us about where you’ve toured and where you plan to tour I’d like to
and where you plan to tour I’d like to
and where you plan to tour I’d like to go to moose factory Ontario sometimes
go to moose factory Ontario sometimes
go to moose factory Ontario sometimes they make moose there so many moose in
they make moose there so many moose in
they make moose there so many moose in Newfoundland
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