WATERFORD

2006 -

OVERVIEW In early 2006, five obsessively different, and very musical people joined forces after circling each other like hungry sharks for something like six months. A tale of some intricacy but one worth hearing. You see, three of the members were already playing together, in a group called The Bearded Ladies. One Bearded Lady was also heavily involved in a percussion group, a member of whom agreed to join The Bearded Ladies following an incident involving fish and chips! Four really needed to become five, and the final member was found at a street carnival, where he was playing feedback-fuelled guitar, encircled by flying monkeys, all the while suspended 20 feet off the ground. He also sported a beard (happy days), which fitted quite nicely with the already apparent hairy motif. After many heated debates, the new band of musicians settled on the name "Acrojunk", it being the best name they could come up with that they least hated. In their previous incarnation as "The Bearded Ladies", Robert OConnor (vocals/guitar), Marc Merriman (percussion/keyboards) and Ben Clooney (bass) slowly built somewhat of a national profile in recent years playing numerous gigs throughout the country. They have shared stages with well-known acts such as The Walls, Mark Geary, Fred, Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club, Turn and Tenspeedracer. Their stage performances were characterised by their frenetic energy and upbeat nature and earned favourable notices in the press: 2006 - Band formed 2007 - Release of 'The Cold Old Playboy' E.P. [22 February] - Release of 'Christmas Bungle' single as a digital download 2008 - Release of 'Generation X-Squared' single as a digital download [08 February]