Farse

Farse are a five-piece ska-punk band hailing from Birmingham in the West Midlands. They attended St. Thomas Aquinas school in Birmingham, where the band formed in 1996 as a four piece, Ollie (Vocals/Guitar) Chris (Bass) Dan (Drums) Tom Rose (Guitar). After releasing a string of demos and a few line up changes, mainly Tom Whithouse joining on second Guitar, leaving Ollie as Vocalist and Ade Preston replacing Tom Rose in the same year, they released their debut album, Means To An End, (recorded at Rich Bitch studios, Selly Oak, Birmingham) on 8 October 2001. The record created a buzz throughout the underground punk and ska scene in the UK and attracted the attention of the Moon Ska Europe label. Farse then entered UB40's DEP International...