Fun Key Van Gel Is Uhm

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We are The pamlico sound

Boulder Colorado’s longest-running champions of high-energy, authentic funk and soul

music, The Pamlico Sound are known for their original contemporary songs and

performances, while drawing inspiration from legends like Sly & The Family Stone and

Parliament Funkadelic. The joyful interplay between band and audience combine to

create the “Jive Church”: a non-religious, theatrical/interactive experience inspired by

the Black Baptist churches of the south—with everyone moving, shouting and shaking

in a celebration of the uplifting power of Pure Funk'n Soul.

An 11 piece band with four dynamic lead vocalists and a killer horn section riding atop a

precision rhythm section of bass, drums, guitar, keys and percussion, TPS works like a

well-oiled dance party machine. The audience is always part of the show with sing-

alongs, call-and-response chants and singing parts, dance-offs, and a call for

congregants to come forward and get “Baptized in The Funk”—a “ceremony” that’s a lot

more sanitary than it might sound!

Through many headlining shows at major Front Range venues like the Fox Theatre,

Boulder Theater, Bluebird Theater and Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, along with

festival appearances at FoCoMX, The Underground Music Showcase, Frozen Dead

Guy Days, Longmont Winter Walkabout, Lafayette Music Festival and more, the band

has built a large and dedicated following. TPS have received enthusiastic press

coverage in Westword, Marquee Magazine, Rooster, Colorado Music Buzz, Yellow

Scene and more, been featured guests on podcasts like All That Jam and Pink Sofa

Hour, and received radio play on 105.5 The Colorado Sound, KBCO, KGNU and Radio

1190.

In the title song of TPS’s new album Fun Key Van Gel Is Uhm (released November

2024), the call-and-response chorus succinctly captures the “Jive Church” experience,

as front man Reverend Will B Wrightback sings “What will The Funk do for you?” and

the rest of the band sings back:

“THE FUNK WILL SET YOU FREE.”

www.thepamlicosound.com