Funny Trip
Years Active: 2019 – PRESENT
Funny Trip is a Japanese folk quartet formed by banjo player Akira Tamura. This 4-piece roots music band from Tokyo pulls inspiration from American musicians like Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, along with Japanese musicians Wataru Takada and Maki Asakawa. Their unique interpretations of folk, blues, gypsy, chanson, etc, are like music encountered in an unknown land.
“With no final destination in mind, our ‘Funny Trip” continues,” Akra Tamura states.
Not only is Akira Tamura the banjo player and singer, he also composes the music and lyrics, along with arranging all the songs. The rest of the band includes Yuri on fiddle, Kato-King on mandolin, and Shoji Uno on wood bass.
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DISCOGRAPHY
FUNNY TRIP – Live At BLACK AND BLUE, Kichijōji, Tokyo – September 29, 2024
- 時にうもれて [Toki ni Umorete]
- 裸足のリリー [Hadashi no Lily]
- ポケットの穴 [Pocket no Ana]
- 青天井のブルース [Aotenjo no Blues]
- 働き蜂のささやき [Hatarakibachi no Sasayaki]
- 真夜中のオペラ [Mayonaka no Opera]
- 太陽のマルシェ [Taiyo no Marché]
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Produced by: Ted Sterns
House PA: Shohei Anraku
Artwork: Akira Tamura
Recorded and Mastered by Ted Sterns
Copyright 2025 / Catalog # S13-0001-D / May 20, 2025
