The Yoots
In 2006 the notorious Hopepa (Joe Lindsay, trombonist for FFD) ceased his outlandish antics for a brief moment and formed his own group, The Yoots.
He enlisted his younger brother Sam Lindsay along with colleagues Iain Gordon and Toby Laing. Then he summoned Mike Fabulous, the Yeabsley brothers and P.K. Hoskin. Still not satisfied, Hopepa called in favours from the likes of Craig Poll, Lucien Johnson, Will Ricketts and Adam Tijerina; and finally the ensemble was complete.
With Ho at the helm, the new group set out to navigate a musical passage somewhere between calypso-ska and country-soul...
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Tautoko rawa atu! Definitely the best album of the year with lots of primary school memories. Saw them jam in the Poneke Fan Zone during the RWC - just love these guys... and Uncle!
Posted by Te Mihinga Komene 9.19AM, 15 Dec 2011