The Big Muffin Serious Band (BMSB) is a ukulele-based music performance group from Hamilton, New Zealand. It was started in 1983 by Jim Fulton, Graeme Cairns and Ian Coldham-Fussell when all three were members of a Project Employment Program (PEP) scheme. These schemes were initiatives instigated by the then National Government to undertake public works and provide vocational experience for the unemployed.[1] This specific PEP scheme was run by the Hamilton City Council and involved creating performances and art in public spaces and schools.
The group has long been connected with the McGillicuddy Serious Party (McGSP),[2] of which Cairns was the leader[3] and a founding member, and some members of the BMSB have also stood as candidates in various elections under the McGSP banner.
The BMSB played instruments and incorporated musical styles which are found in the bush band and skiffle traditions, but the theatrical background of members contributed to a more visual and humorous street performance style than would normally be associated with these folk/blues music genres. The original line-up involved tea-chest bass, ukuleles, junk instruments and children's toys. The snare drum was added in 1986. This instrumental line-up has remained unchanged to the present. The music played was/is generally ironic or humorous, and the group employed tight vocal arrangements.
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