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The Romaniacs
Origin Canada Genres Rock Years active 1984 (1984 ) –1995 (1995 ) Past members
Calvin Cairns
Steve Bengtson
Scott White
William Butler
Danny Greenspoon
Ron Thompson
Richard Baker
The Romaniacs was a Canadian rock band based in Vancouver, British Columbia . Their music combined Eastern European, Gypsy jazz , and pop .[1] [2]
History [ edit ]
The Romaniacs formed in 1984. They performed at first in clubs and small venues, telling an invented story of their ethnic history of the band members.[3] [4] [5]
The band toured extensively in Canada and the United States.They had a long stint at the Saskatchewan Pavilion at Expo 86 in Vancouver, and that year released their first recording on cassette, entitled Ethno-Fusion. The group also toured Australia in 1988, including a week-long appearance at the Canada Pavilion during the World's Fair in Brisbane .[6] [7] World on Fire .[8]
In 1990 the band contributed the song "Ecstasy of the Martyr" to the compilation album Polka Comes to Your Haus .[9]
Personnel [ edit ]
Calvin Cairns (aka Myron Joseph, king romaniac) – violin
Steve Bengtson (aka Steffy Levine) – mandolin and vocals
Scott White – upright bass
William (Billy) Butler – guitar
Danny Greenspoon (aka Zoltan Flamingo Romaniac) – guitar
Jim Vivian – upright bass
Victor Bateman – upright bass
Ron Thompson – guitar
Richard Baker – guitar
Discography [ edit ]
Ethno-Fusion
World on Fire [10]
The Ecstasy of the Martyr (a compilation released only in Japan)
References [ edit ]
^ "Mole-head musicians give Toronto the eyeball tonight" . Toronto Star - Toronto, Ont. Greg Quill Jan 24, 1986 Page: D.10
^ "The Romaniac Brothers music played with different twist" . Winnipeg Free Press , January 23, 1987 - Page 39
^ "Romaniacs Rock in Ethno-rhythm" . Medicine Hat News via Newspaper Archives March 03, 1988 - Page 3
^ "Fiddle fanciers' delight continues" . by Maria Kirley - Campbell River Mirror May 14, 2013
^ "Quartet loaded with bunk" . Winnipeg Free Press Newspaper Archives May 24, 1988 - Page 38
^ "Legendary Lads have Real Success" . Medicine Hat News via Newspaper Archives June 09, 1988 - Page 24
^ "Polka Comes to Your Haus" . AllMusic . Review by Dave Sleger
^ "World on Fire" . WorldCat record
Bibliography [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Romaniacs&oldid=1144168769 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● C a n a d i a n w o r l d m u s i c g r o u p s ● M u s i c a l g r o u p s e s t a b l i s h e d i n 1 9 8 4 ● M u s i c a l g r o u p s d i s e s t a b l i s h e d i n 1 9 9 5 H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n m a t c h e s W i k i d a t a ● A r t i c l e s w i t h h C a r d s ● B L P a r t i c l e s l a c k i n g s o u r c e s f r o m J a n u a r y 2 0 2 0 ● A l l B L P a r t i c l e s l a c k i n g s o u r c e s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h M u s i c B r a i n z i d e n t i f i e r s
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 1 2 M a r c h 2 0 2 3 , a t 0 5 : 2 7 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
