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Fiomily are Fiona, (on the right, as usual), and Emily, (on guitar, as always). They are sisters, and as of this performance a little over a year ago, they were 13 and 15. Otherwise, they're prudently mysterious about their identities and location, but they recently revealed that they are English girls living in Germany. Most inexplicably, their web site is on a Turks and Cacos Islands domain: http://www.fiomily.net.tc/
I haven't known them to perform any original songs, but they are determined to outshine the original artists on their covers. They cover a number of artists, but McFly and The Beatles seem to be their favorites, so outshining the originals is no mean feat. They certainly perform most of their covers much faster than the original artists, and the result is that this one, at 2:35, is one of their longest videos.
I haven't known Fiona to play an instrument, although in one video she clapped a few times, and a tambourine has been suggested by more than one YouTube Fiomily fan. Emily is very good on the guitar. Fiona seems to be their techie person, and she can frequently be seen jumping up at the end of a song to shut off the cam.
In more recent videos, they introduced a drummer about their age. About the same time, the type of songs they perform also changed. I suspect - and hope - that all this was more of a social decision than a career move.
Smoosh, at the time of this concert is:
- Asya, about 14 on keyboards, pronounced like "Aussie".
- Chloe, about 12, on drums, pronounced like "Klo-ey".
- Maia, about 9, on Xylophone, pronounced like "Maya".
Although this is an Eels cover, they write most of their own music, and have been doing so since Asya and Chloe were about 8 and 9. Maia is new to the band, and usually plays bass. A younger fourth sister hasn't joined yet.
My opinion:
- Chloe has the biggest grin to hit the pop music scene since The Osmonds added Donny.
- Compared to this, what the Eels pass off as Flyswatter is simply a disharmonious racket.
- Then again, Asya wouldn't be caught dead screwing her keyboard, and even Maia doesn't play the telephone as an instrument.
Please give my online station a listen: Downstrike's Symphonic and Operatic Rock Station; and let me know what you think.
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sisters sometimes make great bands. like Coco Rosie...
Come to think of it, some Fiomily fans on YouTube compare them to Heart.