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The Mammals are a contemporary folk rock band based in the Hudson Valley, area of New York, in the United States. The band members are Michael J. Merenda, Jr., Chris Merenda, Ruth Ungar, Jacob Silver and Tao Rodríguez-Seeger. == Band history == After jamming together in 2000, Merenda, Ungar and Rodríguez-Seeger formed the Mammals in 2001. They first performed as a quartet with Alicia Jo Rabins on the fiddle.〔Himes, Geoffrey ("Old School" ) Baltimore City Paper 26 November 2004] (Retrieved 4 September 2007)〕 In 2002 and 2003 they became a trio, adding bassist Pierce Woodward, and drummer Ken Maiuri on some of their performances.〔Himes, Geoffrey (Retrieved 4 September 2007)("Old School" ) Baltimore City Paper 26 November 2004]〕 Chris Merenda, Mike's brother, joined the band in late 2003 replacing Maiuri on the drums. Woodward left the band in 2005 and was replaced with Dan Rose, who was replaced with Jacob Silver as the Mammals current bass player. The Mammals often include guests in their live shows, such as Rosie Newton; Peter Siegel; Tao's sister, Penny Blossom Seeger; Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, and Pete Seeger. Aoife O'Donovan performs backing vocals on their CDs. Mike Merenda is the band's main singer/songwriter and vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, banjo, ukulele and percussion. His songs often address political and environmental concerns; topics such as government upheaval, war, the environment, and presidential catastrophe. Merenda's song ''The Bush Boys'' has caused The Mammals to be censored at some festival venues. His songs often tell stories drawing on personal events, such as the songs ''Haircut Money'' and ''69 Pleasant Street''. Ruth Ungar performs on vocals, fiddle, and ukulele. She is a songwriter for the Mammals, and her songs center on themes of fair trade and the environment. Her song "Four Blue Walls", inspired by the play ''Danny and the Deep Blue Sea'' was featured on an album by Canadian band The Duhks. Tao Rodríguez-Seeger sings and plays guitar, banjo, and harmonica. He sings in both Spanish and English; American folk songs such as Chan Chan by Compay Segundo and John Henry. Chris Merenda is the Mammals drummer and the younger brother of Mike. In addition to percussion he plays the guitar, banjo, piano and sings vocals. He occasionally plays the ukulele. Chris has released two solo records titled The Regimen (2003), Hello Freedom (2005) and The Wheel (2009). Jacob Silver plays electric and upright bass. The Mammals went on an indefinite hiatus in 2008.〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Mammals」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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