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"KINGS OF COOL"
(Matchbox Aug 2008 issue - www.matchboxmag.com
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 We couldn't stop tapping our feet to the beat of Ta Mère, a fantastic four-man band serving up a surprising mix of popular music from the 1910s, 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Fronted by firey singing Frenchman Benoit Viellefon and American/Cuban violinist Sean MacGloin, the innovative group stole the show as Matchbox party-goers grooved to the sound of gypsy swing, French Bal Musette, Russian and Balkan traditionals, Cuban, Tango, Blues and Jazz. "We're using a popular and traditional recipe that works. This is not music that goes out of fashion, this is music that has people are responding naturally to it every time," said Benoit casually as he came off the stage from his electric performance. The audience was transported to another era of music powered by legends such as Louis Armstrong, Edith Piaf and George Gershwin.
The cooler-than-cool gang charmed the matchbox crowd in their swingers attire, certainly winning the award for the party's best-dressed males, each decked out like Gene Kelly. As music trends are reaching back further in time for inspiration, this one-of-a-kind act is set on stealing the spotlight from the industry's big players. Judging by their infectious live performance, Ta Mère has nowhere to go but up. Catch the kings of cool at local hot spot Ginglik in Sheperd's Bush on 24 October and 28 November. They are also headlining at the Bohemia Festival at the beautiful Eridge Estate near Royal Tunbridge Wells on 16 th August. See the original article below: 
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