Fingal Capaldi

From humble beginnings, raised by foxes in the woods of England’s most jocular county Essex, the travelling Troubadour, and musical Raconteur, Fingal Capaldi arrived into the world thus. His journey has seen him traverse the globe, boot-footed and bardsome. He has plied his tuneful trade to audiences from Berlin to Byron Bay to Brixton for over 25 years. With a deep early love of Bob Dylan (Whom for the purposes of this tale we shall refer to as ‘His Royal Bobness’), juxtaposed against the musical and social climate of early 90’s Britain, Fingal packed up his saddlebags in pursuit of fame and fortune in the outer Antipodes; namely Australia. This occa twist of fate lead our traveling Bard through a series of perilous voyages and misadventures, eventually and inevitably landing him in the bohemian capital of this Southern outcrop, otherwise known as ‘Melbourne’. Arriving in this new and fertile pasture, a beautiful organic birth occurred and so the Pirate Gypsy cabaret Rock n’roll band, Rapskallion was born. Fingal’s time with this bunch of wonderfully musical misfits, saw him tour for more than a decade, playing at most of the major music festivals, venues, and events on the East Coast of Oz, as well as two European tours. After the eventual split of Rapskallion, Fingal formed the eclectic Fingal and the Curiosities of Essex, a heady mix of Junkyard blues, West African grooves, and Doors like poetic Rock n'roll. This outfit performed at a variety of gigs and festivals, and set dance floors alight. Since his return to the UK in 2019, Fingal has been honing his craft as songwriter, and performer, and adding an extensive collection of cover songs to his repertoire, as well as recording two new albums of original material, and incorporating loops into his live set. Not so much of a career, as a musical Odyssey, Fingal is a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter and composer, storyteller, and nefarious front man, who has composed several scores for theatre, cabaret, and film. He has performed in a myriad of different scenarios, spanning from a New Orleans Mardi Gras (Fingal and his Phantom Limbs) to being suspended from an oak tree at a Secret Garden Party in Ancient Britain. The tale continues. For how long no one really knows…..