Our Fold Q&A

Your name: 
Ryan Ambler.

Where are you from? 
Westhoughton (near Bolton, Greater Manchester) England.

Name of band:
Our Fold.

Who else is in your band? 
Damien Riley - Lead Vocals & Guitars; Dan McLaren - Bass & Backing Vocals; Ryan Ambler – Drums; Gaz Drury - Lead Guitar & Backing Vocals.

How would you describe yourselves?
Indie with balls. With the energy of Nirvana and the melodies similar to James.

Who are your main influences musically? 
Nirvana, James, Stone Roses, Ocean Colour Scene, Sonic Youth, Thin Lizzy, The Libertines, Metallica and many more.

What do you hope to achieve in music? 
We hope to get our music out to the masses and play all over the world showcasing our songs to as many people as possible. Hopefully we can make a comfortable living off doing something we all genuinely love. 

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why? 
Having the opportunity to play all around the county as well as some festivals around Europe where we got the opportunity to meet and hang out with some of our heroes such as the legendary Dave Grohl.

And what’s the moment you want to forget? 
A few years ago, we played a very important gig in London in front of a couple major labels who where keen to sign us. The show was a nightmare. My jamblock fell off my bass drum during the key part of the start that it was supposed to be used for. Also Damien snapped strings on both his main guitar and his emergency guitar making us postpone the rest of the set and letting down the people and labels who had come down to watch us. Truly an unlucky night for us and a moment we would like to forget.

If you could choose one of your songs as an advert for your music, what would it be and why? 
The song we would put forward would probably be 'She Goes On'. It is one of our oldest songs but is still a fan favourite and is our most commercial song too. I think it would be song that would catch the most attention and would stir people more towards our music.

Where can we listen to it? 
You can listen to almost all our tunes in the Tracks & Shows section on our Facebook page - www.facebook.com/ourfold

Where can we find out more about your music?

www.myspace.com/ourfold
www.soundcloud.com/ourfold

We're currently in the finishing stages of recording our debut album so that should be out there to buy iTunes and various sites in the new year. We also have a Twitter page too - www.twitter.com/ourfold

Anything else you’d like to say about your band that I forgot to ask? 
We'd just like to thank everyone who has and continues to supports us. Without people coming to our shows and listening to our music we would not have lasted have as long as we have done so cheers.