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About ZEPTEPI
Fiddle-tastic folk rock from Melbourne! January 2010... Melbourne-based folk rockers Zeptepi (zep-tep-ee) release their brand new single, 'The Ballad of John Green'. This is their first release since their acclaimed 2007 album 'Universality', and marks a change in the band's sound - Zeptepi now presenting a much more organic folk-inspired sound, thanks in part to fiddle player Hayley Anderson joining the band, and in part to a natural evolution in Zeptepi's music. . 'The Ballad of John Green' is a lively, joyous and fiddle-tastic 3 minutes of pure energy, a contemporary re-telling of a Celtic legend. This track is accompanied by 'The Soldier Song', a tale of a down-trodden rifleman in the Napoleonic wars (featuring Melbourne icon CC Thornley on banjo), and a barn-storming version of the traditional folk classic 'Whiskey in the Jar'. . Zeptepi was born in 2001, and evolved into a live band in 2004. Inspired by a disparate group of artists such as The Waterboys, The Only Ones, New Model Army and The Dubliners, UK-born singer/songwriter Phil Dean has been driving the band since the start. Accompanied by drummer Bernie Dodd and bass player Frank Packer, they released their debut album 'Travelling Through Time' in 2005. Zeptepi are currently completing recording of their forthcoming third album, due for release in mid-2010.

General Information
How Long Have We Been Together

7-10 years
Band Influences

The Waterboys, The Only Ones, Kate Bush, The Dubliners, New Model Army, Ewan MacColl, Neil Young, Nikki Sudden, David Bowie, The Moody Blues
Dream/Vision

Chronic lack of sleep means we are currently unable to dream.
Favourite 5 Musicians/Bands

Mike Scott, Luke Kelly, Peter Perrett, Justin Sullivan, Kate Bush
Favourite 5 Albums

Kate Bush - Hounds of Love, The Only Ones - Even Serpents Shine, The Waterboys - This is the Sea, The Levellers - Levelling the Land, New Model Army - Carnival
Last Gig We Went To

Neil Young at the Bowl