Swåp | ja

Three strangers poring over vinyl together in the back room of a charity shop is as good a ground for musical bonding as any but there was still something missing... then along came a drummer with a dog called Fruitcake and the Swapsies jigsaw was complete! Formed out of a shared love of Premier League Football stickers, twee indie pop and Josie Long, The Swapsies are Huw, Andy, Sean & El. .

Two Swedes and two Brits; two men and two women; two Nordic folk fiddlers and two traditional Celtic musicians. This is Swåp: the inevitable confluence of two distinct but related musical cultures. Their music moves effortlessly from Swedish polska to Irish jig, from Swedish "vals" to British waltz, with swinging arrangements, memorable original compositions, grace, respect and passion. (taken from the band's official label's site, noside.com) .

Dan Amrich and Jude Kelley grew up in New Jersey and Maine, respectively, so naturally they met in California. Both played music growing up; both were big fans of "Weird Al" Yankovic; both were geeks. After working together in an 80s cover band in the SF bay area in the early 2000s, they started a side project of videogame parody songs for fun. They're still having fun, even though they're now on opposite sides of the country. When not rocking, Jude Kelley is a chemistry professor with a keytar fetish, but he used to be a rocket scientist. Dan Amrich...