Bongshang
Bongshang | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Shetland, Scotland |
| Genres | Folktronica, Celtic fusion |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Iona, Doovf, EMI, Bleatbeat |
| Members | JJ Jamieson Bryan Peterson Peter Gear Jonny Polson Archer Kemp |
| Past members | Christopher Anderson Leonard Scollay Neil Preshaw Gordon Tulloch Andrew Gray |
| Website | Official website |
Bongshang are a Scottish band from Shetland, who fuse traditional Shetland and folk styles with rock, funk, electronica and contemporary production techniques. They have been likened to Celtic fusion artists such as Shooglenifty and Martyn Bennett.
Bongshang have recorded three studio albums to date (Crude, The Hurricane Jungle and Vy-lo-fone), made numerous TV appearances, licensed tracks for TV, featured on several compilation albums and toured the UK and Europe extensively, playing with artists such as Rory Gallagher, Joan Baez, Capercaillie, Alan Stivell, Aly Bain and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.