March 6, 1998 -- "Start
with rock, add some Celtic and end up with Clumsy Lovers", The
Spokesman-ReviewPress Clippings
Choice quotes from some of our favorite newspapers:
"The Clumsy Lovers may
be the best known unknown band in the Pacific Northwest."
- Pacific Northwest Inlander
"Although there's
nothing clumsy about the band, the name suits as they've got a
refreshing sense of youth, naturalness and fun, a raw
spontaneity, and a 'go for it' spirit".
- Kelowna Daily News
"Combining traditional
music and composition with the more modern bravado of
head-bobbing rock, the Clumsy Lovers create an infectious sound
which cannot be ignored".
- Talk of the Town, Bellingham, WA
"The music ... with
incredible fiddle playing ... is firmly rooted in the musical
tradition of dancing like your life depends on it".
- Inlander, Spokane, WA
"This was the only band
able to pack the dance floor all weekend. Vibrant is really too
laid back of a word. Maybe high speed blow your mind crazy I've
never had so much fun is better".
- The Whistler Question
"The band has one heck
of a thing going ... feisty music that has people dancing and
reeling and jigging like lunatics on a clover high".
- Spokesman Review, WA
"The band play a
raucous (and I mean that) blend of Celtic, swing, bluegrass-type
rock with acoustic and electric guitars, that wild fiddle, and a
set of bagpipes!"
- Seattle Weekly
"The Clumsy Lovers
churn out surefire, original music that promises to satisfy
anyone who likes to dance".
- Hood River News
"Irish punkish folkish
band kind of like the Pogues, only a lot better".
- Voices from the Boneyard, Bellingham, WA
"Great show. My name's
George."
- George Wendt (NORM!)
The Whole Story
Here's a list of the articles we've managed to get together from various publications that have run stories about us. If you've seen a piece about The Clumsy Lovers that is not represented here, please email us to let us know where we can find it.
November 14, 1997
-- "We Love it Clumsy", guerrillA
April 11, 1997 --
"Still Clumsy After All These Years", University of
Idaho Argonaut