A folk song singing, harmonising duo. The Alpaca Jamboree sing old songs, handed down and over-heard and found, and weave their own tales of sea faring and loss and wandering strangers with sweetly sung harmonies and gently picked guitar. They are songs of love and death, of women wronged and men betrayed, of a time when people went to sea to make their fortunes for to find.

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Jim Carroll, On the Record, The Ticket (13/05/11):
"Old-school Scottish, Irish, English and American folk songs have been given a fresh take by the Dublin-based duo Sam Doyle and Alex Calder, who go about their task with simple, sweet and fuss-free harmonising."

A New Band a Day - Midweek Mixtape (25/10/11):
"The Alpaca Jamboree have popped up on ANBAD for a couple of reasons – chiefly because their renditions of folk songs and sea-shanties are simply gorgeous, and enough to melt even the most diamond-hard of hearts."

Soundblob.com (22/04/11):
"By the quality of performance and the speed at which this duo have entered the gigging world, we can expect to see great things in the coming months. Don't be scared off by the looks these hipsters are not another bland neo-folk Mumford and Sons type, they carry on, in a beautiful manner, the traditional folk music of Scotland, Ireland, England and America using simple but affecting vocal harmonies."

Photo by Laurel Fizer.