the newfolk

Zitat:"the newfolk are a partisan unit operating out of
the Southern Blackforest where they subsist on
moss, hops and herbs. They are strengthening themselves ready for the counter-attack from the massed cover bands.

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Todd Brooker (32)
UK
guitar/vocals/songwriter

Dominik Blöchl (28)
D
keys/vocals/songwriter/programmer/graphics

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newfolk history
the genesis of the newfolk

january 2000
the newfolk formed in Hobart, Tasmania comprising of Comrade Todd and Comrade Dom.

july 2000
score massive hit with 'I Bloody Love You' - made for pennies, enjoyed by millions.

august 2000
the newfolk herald the opening of The Olympic Games in Sydney with 'the Olympic Theme' - another home-spun mega-smash.

july 2001
working on New Sounds in secret, idylllic East England farmhouse refuge.

october 2001
return to Brixton S.London. Momentum builds

2002
the newfolk are signed to a 2-bit record label and become five. They gig til they bleed and make life endurable for thousands with their 'HOVERCRAFT' club night at The Canterbury Arms/ The Windmill.

2003
ripped-off, stitched-up... denied! In a last ditch rescue bid Todd and Dom return to old style with self-produced disco thumper 'Rock'n'Roll' party with accompanying sleazy vid. Dom runs off to Spain with his boyfriends. The newfolk limp on heroically as a 4-piece rock unit.

2004
the end of the first wave; band dispand. Dom delivers triumphant edit of Rock'n'Roll Party vid. Todd leaves London, never to return.

january 2005
fifth anniversary of the newfolk celebrated in Hobart by Todd and Geoff (star of 'I Bloody Love You' video) with a few Pale Ales.

july 2005
historic re-union of Todd and Dom in S.Germany, leading to recording of 'Non-Stop Monster Hits' which instantly becomes a 24 carat spanker (download non-stop monster hits).

august 2005
the newfolk declare war on cover bands. "