Idlers is a Canadian reggae band from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, consisting of eleven members."St. John's band is part of movement and music for change". Winnipeg Free Press, By: Rob Williams 08/20/2009
History Idlers was founded in 2006 by Paul Schiralli-Earle, Tommy Duggan, and Mark Wilson, and released an EP that year.. Chart Attack – Aug 8, 2008 By the time that the band's first full album, Corner, was released in 2008, there were ten members."Idlers Corner". Exclaim, By Brent Hagerman Apr 26, 2008"Student launches alternative arts magazine". College of the North Atlantic website news, 6/2/2008 The band toured in Canada as far as the prairie provinces.
In March 2009, Idlers traveled to Dreamland Studio in West Hurley, New York, to record their second album, Keep Out. Darryl Jenifer, Bad Brains bassist and Bedouin Soundclash producer, produced the album. The engineer was Phil Burnett. That year they also performed at the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival, and later and toured in western Canada, including British Columbia."Newfoundland rocks". The Globe and Mail, Cliff Lee, St. John's, Nfld. August 14, 2009 Keep Out won an East Coast Music Award for best world music album."HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS". April 21, 2011, Vol. XLVI No. 20. Newfoundland and Labrador website.
In 2011, the band opened for NOFX's concert in St. John's."LUCKY ST. JOHN’S GETS THE DECLINE BY NOFX!". Live and Loud Magazine, Sandra Elford | June 17, 2011
The band has been inactive since 2014.
Members Mark Wilson – vocals, trumpet Erin Best – vocals Aneirin Thomas – bass Craig Millett- vocals, guitar Chris Power – drums Luke Power – keys Chris Harnett – saxophone Susan Evoy – saxophone John Duff – trombone Curtis Andrews – percussion B.A. Wheeler – drums Tommy Duggan – bass Paul Schiralli-Earle – guitar, vocals, song writing
Discography Idlers EP (2006) Corner (2007) Keep Out (2009) Idlers (2013)
References
External links Idlers official website Idlers on Myspace Idlers on CBC Radio 3