Kenny Young and the Eggplants

at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Kenny Young and the Eggplants are a band from Brooklyn, USA who have been playing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe since 1991.
They play a mixture of surreal comic songs (such as "Toxic Swamp", "Randolph got a Haircut" and "Something Funny in the Water") and serious stuff ("Don't Get Obsessed" and a cover version of "Help Me Rhonda").

They have two albums out on tape and three CDs ("Even One is Quite a Few", "Toxic Swamp and Other Lovesongs" and "Search For Eggplantis").
The song "Earl the Squirrel" was a hit in Kansas in August 1998.
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Kenny Young and the Eggplants, August 1998
copyright to N. Saunders The band's logo appears as pavement art in a few places around Edinburgh during the Fringe. This version is in Bristo Square near to the Edinburgh University Students Union Building.
The Scotsman newspaper published an article in 1998 saying that badges with the Eggplant logo on were this year's coolest accessory.

The band's theme song is "Savage Eggplant"
Hazel with Eddie and Kenny, August 1997
Moriarty, the Saunders' Moose, has been attending Eggplant gigs since 1993. He has his own Eggplant t-shirt, and has occasionally been on stage during songs. He provided security on the album "Search for Eggplantis".
This picture was taken at Cafe Graffiti where there was a giant moose head on the wall.

So far, Kenny hasn't written any songs about moose, although AJ, also shown in this picture, gets a mention in "The Career Song" ("you could be an archaeologist, I think you'd look good in one of those helmets"). Click here to see the Experimental Archaeologists at play.
The song "Eddie's Appartment" has been changed to "AJ's Appartment" as a birthday dedication at two Fringe gigs. Eddie is said to appreciate being let off the hook occasionally.
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AJ and Moriarty with Gil and the giant moose, 1996


Do you have a favorite Eggplant song which you'd like them to play more often and/or record on the next CD?
Let us know and we'll pass the message on. click here to e-mail

The current nominations are:

"Flies" requested by Lara
"Surfing on the R Train" requested by AJ
"Whole Lot of Love" requested by AJ
"Satellite of Love" requested by Fin
a song about a Moose, requested by Moriarty



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