It’s not unusual now for Bandaloni and his One Man Band to spend several months in any given year, touring in his ‘Van-aloni’ across the continent. That was his very first summer travelling and entertaining as Bandaloni, the One Man Band. (Bandaloni: “I always thought the name was pretty obvious as a ‘band alone’ but with the ‘i’ thrown at the end to make the obvious more subtle but I’m still amazed at the people that don’t make the connection”) In 1999 to pay his respects, he made a pilgrimage of sorts to ‘The Great Farini’s’ gravesite in Port Hope, ON. His name was William Hunt but changed it to Guillermo Farini to sound more exotic just as this One Man Band was inspired to do the same with ‘Bandaloni’ or more to the point, ‘a Band alone’. He was a fascinating Canadian of the 19th and 20th century who managed to accomplish many feats in his life besides being a top notch entertainer and show promoter. Providing entertainment for corporate events, fairs, festivals, sporting events and many more esoteric engagements.īandaloni was very inspired to become a One Man Band by a biography he read in the 1990’s called and about ‘The Great Farini’. Fabricating, playing and selling his One Man Band show has always been the focus, keeping the wheels greased and always moving forward. The one man band plus#His background in Art (BFA in Sculpture) plus sales (audio gear) and of course music, proved to be a perfect storm of sorts to integrate all of the for-mentioned skills into a successful One Man Band. Built it, rehearsed a handful of songs and headed out on the long road to where he is now. He had been using it for many years as a beer cooler and was no drummer by any stretch. While living in Calgary, he constructed his first apparatus or ‘Rig’ as he likes to call it, out of a kick drum that was sitting on his back deck. Welcome to the website of The One & Only Bandaloni One Man Band!īandaloni, the One Man Band, has been performing professionally since 1999.
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