Tofu Love Frogs perform at Stokefest

The Tofu Love Frogs

“Often imitated but never quite equalled, The Tofu Love Frogs took the Celtic punk of the Pogues, dipped it in Special Brew, dusted it with speed, smothered it in mud and took the festival scene by storm.

After their formation in 1989 things would never be the same. They tore up festivals, parties, fields and squats for nine boozed up drug-fuelled years then promptly exploded in 1998 never to be seen again. Well, until 2007. Yes, they are back and they aint lost any of that bite; they are still as hardcore as ever.”

— Clint Iguana

 

Tofus news gets listed below as it becomes available. See the calendar and listings on the left of the page for upcoming gigs. Plus check out the links on the right for Tofus history, music and lyrics and much, much more...

 

News:

Frogstock is coming….

frogstock

Frogstock is back! In only a few short weeks the Frogs will be gracing your ears with another shindig in the woods…

The date is yet to be finalised so keep your eye out on this site or the facebook page for more info.

Those who went to frogstock last time will know the location, for those who didn’t it’s not a million miles from Harlow. Easy to get to by car or train – but the site itself can only be got to by foot (or canoe I suppose!), so live in vans, etc will not be able to get within a few miles of it). There’s a field for camping, remember to bring a torch!

 

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Karaoke Crack Whores

Sunday June 27, 2010

The Karaoke Crack Whores (feat. Paddy & Kel) are playing at the Dog Faced Geisha stage on Saturday night (sunday morning) possibly around 2am-ish

Karaoke Crack Whores:

Paddy – double bass
Kel – guitar
Kate – fiddle
Ruth – percussion
Rob – vocals / banjo / piano

 

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Glastonbury – punk stage – arcadia

Saturday June 26, 2010

Playing the punk stage at Arcadia in Glastonbury festival (3am Friday night/Saturday morning)

http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/areas/arcadia/

 

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Glastonbury – Club Dada

Thursday June 24, 2010

Playing the Thursday Hoe Down, folk punk ceilidh at Club Dada at Glastonbury

http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/areas/shangri-la/club-dada

 

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Venue change for 21st Century Hoe Down gig tonight

The venue for the 21st century hoe down tonight has been changed to the Cowley Club on london road (very near to old venue)

Cowley Club
12 London Road
Brighton
BN1 4JA

 

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21st Century Hoe Down – Brighton Freerange

Sunday May 9, 2010toMonday May 10, 2010

Sorry for the short notice on this – we’ve only just got these details through

Sunday 9th May 2010, Freerange, St Peter’s Church Gardens, London Road, BN1 4GU (Venue info) Doors open 8pm

21st Century Hoe Down + The Magpie’s Nest end of Tour Party.

The two worlds of modern Folk Music and 21st Century Folk Dance collide at this event at the Brighton Fringe Festival. Hosted by BBC Radio 2 Folk award winning club The Magpie’s Nest and festival hoe down favourites Cut A Shine Barn Dance.

The Magpie’s Nest host the start of the evening for the last night party of their Arts Council funded UK tour, showcasing two top underground Folk Acts – The Long Notes and Plaster of Paris.

Festival favourites Cut A Shine Barn Dance host the second part of the evening, with a raucous and wild Barn Dance. Joining the fray are local bluegrass and stonking old time band Chicken Shed Zeppelin, here playing with mandolin virtuoso Hippy Joe Hymas. Headlining are Punk-Folk legends The Tofu Love Frogs.

The Bands:

The Long Notes, play updated and contemporary Celtic Music with Accordion, Tenor Banjo, Fiddle and Guitar – exceptionally beautiful and dance-able music having set ablaze many a dance floor from Glastonbury to Lovebox Festivals.
“*****” The Scotsman
“unmissable, a treat” The Guardian
www.myspace.com/thelongnotes


Plaster of Paris deliver syncopated songs of love, lust and loss. Be charmed by mesmerising vocals, thrilled by raucous rhythms and surprised by a bizarre and brilliant self-styled Kazoomaphone.

www.myspace.com/weareplasterofparis

Cut A Shine are a London based troupe of traditional musicians, dynamic dancers and crazy callers determined to spread the word that the Hoe Down is a’happening. From Hoxton to Humberside, from Amnesty to Bestival, Cut A Shine are putting ceilidh back on the map – whether at sell out dances in London or the top summer festivals. This “Anarchic Hillbilly Barn Dancing Squad” host a rip-roaring, thigh-slapping, pavement-stomping, exhilarating, heart thumping, blood pumping barn dance. Whilst the banjo and the fiddle set the tone, the callers instruct any audience through do-si-do’s and strip the willows, until all are involved!

Www.cutashine.co.uk
Chicken Shed Zeppelin play old-time fiddle-thrashing, yeeharhollerin’ breakneck speed acoustic dance music with attitude to get ya on ya feet in a hurry and shakin’ your old-time booty with a VENGEANCE!…..”A three-piece force of nature, attacking original material and standards alike…wielding their instruments as if their lives depended on it. Think Mountain Firework Co. meets the Curst Sons.

www.myspace.com/chickenshedzeppelin

Tickets: £10 – http://www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk/ticketing/listing.aspx?ev=2192&et=2&ed=11351 / 0845 241 0530

 

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Shacklewell Lane, E8

Saturday March 27, 2010toSunday March 28, 2010

Cut A Shine’s 5th Birthday Shindig

DOORS open at 8pm
BARN DANCING 9 – 11pm
FOLKAOKE! (be the lead singer in a Hillbilly Covers Band)
VICTOR MENACE (stonking gypsy folk punk)
TOFU LOVE FROGS (Legendary Hackney PUNK HoeDown rockers)
RHYTHMS OF RESISTANCE (Jolly Anarchist Samba Band from many a demo)

DJS on the NIGHT
DJ TUFOSTAN (gypsy remix swingcore festival beat)
DJ BONANZA (country hoedown bluegrass folk stomp)
DJ BanJoe (funk and party tunes)

SO, it’s a party. £5 advance (WWW.WEGOTTICKETS.COM) and £5 BEFORE 11pm – then it’s gotta be £7…….roll up roll up!

89a Shacklewell Lane, London E8

8pm – 4am

Bar

CUT A SHINE 5th BIRTHDAY

 

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Boneyard Bar – Bristol

Friday February 26, 2010toSaturday February 27, 2010

Tofu Love Frogs at the Boneyard Bar, Bristol – Friday 26th Feb (Kitty, Cai & AK Kate’s birthday bash)

…with Agent K, Clayton Blizzard,  Ginger Rob’s Spectacular Karaoke, Mr Woggle, Kev and more to be confirmed

At the Boneyard Bar, The Island (the old fire station, silver street, bristol BS1 2PY)

£5 on the door to cover costs with any profits going to Circus To Gaza

8 til late

Boneyard Bar 26th Feb 2010

[Facebook Event page]

 

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Castle Morton – 1992

Here’s a photo from the wango riley stage at Castle Morton in ’92. Thanks to Geri and Ben for posting the picture on facebook (and sending it over to us).

Tofu Love Frogs at Castle moreton 1992

 

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No London gig this month…

Possible gig in London

Details to be confirmed

UPDATE – It’s now looking like it will be on the 17th December in Tottenham. More details will be added here as soon as I’ve got them!
UPDATE (9th Dec ’09) – Sorry! This one was a non-starter. Get down to Brighton this Friday to get your fix of Tofus!

 

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