Faggots and Peas
Abbotsford, British Columbia
2000 - Present
Members
Dave
Archer ~ Drums
Dan
Bissonette ~ Bass
Asger
Hansen ~ Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Harp
Ron
Elrick ~ Guitar
Dave
Archer ~ Drums
Dan
Bissonette ~ Bass
Asger
Hansen ~ Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Harp
Ron
Elrick ~ Guitar
The World Famous Faggots and Peas Band Plays every Friday and Saturday at the Yorkshire Rose in Downtown Abbotsford.Faggots & Peas; a fun group of zanies and has beens who has been packing the joint every weekend with their impromptu collection of classic rock, jokes and stories, Monty Python stuff plus a number of original original and twisted tunes. They're sure to keep you entertained and laughing.
Asger Hansen Guitar, vocals, harmonica, keyboards; formerly of the Electric Brass Foundry Band, played with many musicians over the years; Will Millar (Irish Rovers), Linden Garner, Rob King, Susie Francis, Ian Berry of Six Cylinder, Les "Carrot Top" Anderson of the Texas Playboys, plus many more.
Dave Archer drums; He is the most interesting person in the band. He is a cross between Eric Idle and John Cleese and being from Yorkshire England share the same sense of humour as his fellow Yorkshiremen from Monty Python. An extremely talented drummer, he is a former member of the British Invasion group The Bradfords who were huge in England. They had several top ten hits. When they came to North America they were scheduled to tour with the Rolling Stones but were replaced with a U.S. group, Gary Lewis and the Playboys. They managed to get some success on Billboard but eventually the group disbanded. But they did play for a lot of prestigious events such as for the Vice President's birthday party. Today, Dave is the owner of the Yorkshire and is very successful in the Restaurant business with his award winning Fish and Chips.
Dan Bissonette, bass and guitar. Dan is also a former player of a lot of famous and near famous band from the lower mainland. He is famous for his huge repertoire of classic rock and country songs.
Ron Elrick, guitar. A man with a thick Scottish accent is the stand up comedian of the group. (mainly because the other comedian, Dave is sitting down)
Other part timers of Faggots and Peas include, Mark Wolf and Willis Taylor.
Come and experience "Faggots and Peas" every Friday and Saturday night. Downtown Abbotsford on Essendene Avenue.
Asger Hansen, December 2003
Some of the other Pacific Northwest music groups represented in this band include: Electric Brass Foundry Band, Dan Bissonette Band, 1066 and many other NW bands.
