Moriarty is a Franco-american music group founded in 1995. It is made up o… Read Full Bio ↴Moriarty is a Franco-american music group founded in 1995. It is made up of 5 artists of French, American, Swiss, and Vietnamese origins. The members of the group were mainly raised in France. The group named itself Moriarty in honor of Dean Moriarty, the hero of On the Road by Jack Kerouac. Previously, the groupe had three other members: the singer Charlène Dupuy, the drummer Médéric de Vanssay, and the saxophonist Davide Woods. Rosemary Standley, Arthur B. Gillette, Thomas Puéchavy, Charles Carmignac, and Stephan Zimmerli are the current group members. The group covers standards, sings the blues, and creates rock compositions.
After a concert in 2005, the group was spotted by Jérôme Deschamps and Macha Makeïeff, who would later co-produced their first album with Naïve Records. At the same time, they won the Prix Paris Jeunes Talents.
The group was noticed during a concert at the Printemps de Bourges in 2006 and 2007. Jimmy, the first single from their first album Gee Whiz But This is A Lonesome Town (2007), was a success which allowed Moriarty to play at La Cigale. The album sold more than 50,000 copies in a few months and was certified gold a year after its release. The group went on a long tour that took them to Canada, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, and England.
In 2008, Moriarty performed at the Soliday festival, Eurockéennes de Belfort, Francofolies de La Rochelle, and Fête de l'Humanité.
The group takes its inspiration from traditional Celtic music, country, and blues.
The group plays around one microphone during their concerts.
En 2008, Moriarty was one of 10 artists nominated for the Constantin prize.
https://moriartyland.net/
After a concert in 2005, the group was spotted by Jérôme Deschamps and Macha Makeïeff, who would later co-produced their first album with Naïve Records. At the same time, they won the Prix Paris Jeunes Talents.
The group was noticed during a concert at the Printemps de Bourges in 2006 and 2007. Jimmy, the first single from their first album Gee Whiz But This is A Lonesome Town (2007), was a success which allowed Moriarty to play at La Cigale. The album sold more than 50,000 copies in a few months and was certified gold a year after its release. The group went on a long tour that took them to Canada, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, and England.
In 2008, Moriarty performed at the Soliday festival, Eurockéennes de Belfort, Francofolies de La Rochelle, and Fête de l'Humanité.
The group takes its inspiration from traditional Celtic music, country, and blues.
The group plays around one microphone during their concerts.
En 2008, Moriarty was one of 10 artists nominated for the Constantin prize.
https://moriartyland.net/
whiteman's ballad
Moriarty Lyrics
I saw the whiteman coming
He′s getting off his plane
He gets in his big land-rover
And heads from the mines
Go, Rosemary
I saw the whiteman coming
He's coming to steal
And he′s coming to rape
And he calls it business
I saw the black man waiting
He's ready to rob his brothers
And to give away his sisters
For a couple of US dollars
I saw the black nurses wondering
Yeah wondering why, why, why
They keep sending all these white nurses
To take away their jobs
Then I saw Art and Tom coming
They get off the train
They're all geared up to record
And they′re totally insane
I saw the white girls coming
Yeah coming to get
Oh what they can′t get at home
It's cheap it′s fun
And it don't last too long
I saw the businessmen coming
And cheating on their wives
With underage girls
Buzzing around their hives
And I saw you coming back a year ago
Oh won′t you please, please tell me more
All about your voyage
All the things that you did
And all the people you met
Now I wanna know
All the cars that you drove
And all the girls you've been fooling around with
And I saw you
I saw you coming back
A year ago
He′s getting off his plane
He gets in his big land-rover
And heads from the mines
Go, Rosemary
I saw the whiteman coming
He's coming to steal
And he′s coming to rape
And he calls it business
I saw the black man waiting
He's ready to rob his brothers
And to give away his sisters
For a couple of US dollars
I saw the black nurses wondering
Yeah wondering why, why, why
They keep sending all these white nurses
To take away their jobs
Then I saw Art and Tom coming
They get off the train
They're all geared up to record
And they′re totally insane
I saw the white girls coming
Yeah coming to get
Oh what they can′t get at home
It's cheap it′s fun
And it don't last too long
I saw the businessmen coming
And cheating on their wives
With underage girls
Buzzing around their hives
And I saw you coming back a year ago
Oh won′t you please, please tell me more
All about your voyage
All the things that you did
And all the people you met
Now I wanna know
All the cars that you drove
And all the girls you've been fooling around with
And I saw you
I saw you coming back
A year ago
Writer(s): Rosemary Standley, Stephan Zimmerli, Arthur Gillette, Charles Carmignac, Thomas Puechavy
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