Les Claypool's Fancy Band

{{Short description|Musicians on tour with Les Claypool}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist |name = Les Claypool's Fancy Band |image = |caption = |image_size = |background = group_or_band |alias = |origin = Northern California |genre = [[Alternative rock]] |years_active = 2005–2008 |label = [[Prawn Song Records]] |associated_acts = [[Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade]] Illuminasty Duo |website = [http://www.lesclaypool.com/ lesclaypool.com] |current_members = [[Les Claypool]] [[Skerik]] [[Mike Dillon (musician)|Mike Dillon]] [[Paulo Baldi]] |past_members = [[Jay Lane]] [[Gabby La La]] }}

'''Les Claypool's Fancy Band''' was a lineup of musicians on tour with [[Les Claypool]] from 2005 to 2007. The band consisted of Claypool on bass, [[Skerik]] on tenor and baritone saxophone, [[Mike Dillon (musician)|Mike Dillon]] on [[vibraphone]], [[marimba]], [[tabla]], [[cuíca]] and percussion, [[Gabby La La]] on [[sitar]], [[ukulele]] and [[theremin]] and [[Paulo Baldi]] on drums.<ref>[http://www.concertlivewire.com/claypool.htm Strange diversity] ''concertlivewire.com'', May 27, 2007</ref> The Fancy Band's first appearance was 2005. They toured nationally in 2006 promoting the album ''[[Of Whales and Woe]]''. They toured the early summer of 2007 with the release of the DVD ''[[Fancy (DVD)|Fancy]]''.

A variation of the Fancy Band is the "Fancy Trio" including Claypool, Skerik and Dillon.

Much like with his [[Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade|Frog Brigade]], Claypool's Fancy Band performed a variety of songs from his various side projects. They did not usually play [[Primus (band)|Primus]] songs apart from an occasional riff teaser.

== Discography == * ''[[Fancy (DVD)|Fancy]]'' - DVD - live performance

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.lesclaypool.com/tour/ Tour dates]

[[Category:Alternative rock groups from California]]