“They've got IT..." - Eddie Bo (New Orleans R&B legend)
"They are about as good as it gets... " - Mark Lamarr BBC Radio 2 (U.K)
"The Bamboos are bad mother-****ers!" - Syl Johnson (Chicago Soul Legend)
“Impressive...stands out a mile” – Independent On Sunday (U.K)
"Lance Ferguson is a man of many talents..." GQ Magazine (AUS)
“Nothing prepared me for just how fresh and vibrant the music of The Bamboos is” – Notion Magazine (U.K)
Across ten albums Melbourne nine piece The Bamboos have been recognised worldwide as masters of reinventing Soul & Funk, placing modern songwriting within classic arrangements & production. The band have connected to both genre purists as much as casual music fans by focusing on what’s important: songwriting, groove and powerful vocals
Lead by guitarist / producer / songwriter Lance Ferguson and featuring the powerhouse Kylie Auldist on vocals the band has also collaborated worked with guests such as Aloe Blacc, Durand Jones, Joey Dosik, Daniel Merriweather, Alice Russel, KINGS and Tim Rogers (on 2012’s hugely successful “I Got Burned” and the 2015 album Rules Of Attraction).
Formed in 2000, they were the first Australian Soul / Funk act to be signed to an overseas label and then the first to tour the UK and Europe. Along the way have been nominated for seven ARIA Awards (the Australian Grammys), four APRA Songwriting Awards and their 11th studio album This Is How You Do It, was released in November 2023.
Praise for ‘Hard Up’ (2021)
THE AUSTRALIAN “Melbourne nine-piece have made an album that nails the natural exuberance of their live show” *****
DOUBLE J (The Best Albums of 2021 So Far) “Hard Up is an irresistible ride from start to finish”
HERALD SUN “..a groove that playing over 20 years will create”
CRAIG CHARLES, BBC RADIO 6 (UK) “As soon as Kylie Auldist starts to sing the world just seems a better place, doesn’t it?”
RECORD COLLECTOR (UK) *****
ECHOES (UK) “Definitely sounding like one of their best…” *****
BLUES & SOUL (UK) “Hard Up is a blinding effort…” *****
Praise for ‘NIGHT TIME PEOPLE’ (2018)
BLUES & SOUL “Making quality funk / soul for the masses and delivered in fine style...it’s the Boos at their very best and then some” ***** / ALBUM OF THE MONTH
DAILY MAIL UK “A blend of upbeat confidence and joyful optimism” *****
AACHENER ZEITUNG (GER) "Everyone loving Funk and Soul, is at the right place with The Bamboos"
WESTFÄLISCHER ANZEIGER (GER) "The Australian band with singer Kylie Auldist brings classic Motown and Stax-Sound into the here and now.”