Mardi Gras hails from Rome, they stole their name from the latest
Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Mardi gras " was their last studio
effort.
Being in love with Ireland and being regular visitors and in touch
with the Dublin scene their first demo "The moon ep" was an irish
-only release.

The Irish magazine "Hot Press" reviewed it in the "Demo Dip" section
hosted by Debbie Shkow.
Their first release "Ballads" - a three tracks ep- was released on
Mardi Gras Day 2001.

"Ballads" is well received by public and by the musical press.
After a bunch of live gigs all over the country and their involvment
with Amnesty International, who invited the duo to perform their new
song "the wait"during a conference about America and the death
penalty, from January 2004 "Ballads" is even available in Dublin.

The band eventually released their first full lenght cd "drops made"
they tour Italy, and play support for such acts as The Frames (Swell
Season - "Once" Movie), Circulus , Micah P Hinson, TKO, Noah and the
Whale before headin for an Irish Tour even headlinin Whelans in
Dublin.

"the wait" is currently listed on Neil Young Songs of the times, a
section of his official website, where the Canadian legend listed all
the peace and protest songs since the 11th September aftermath, all
the songs are personally chosen by Neil Young

Their myspace success lead the band to be amongst the most popular
Italian acoustic acts and its fan base continued to grow.

“Drops made” now is also available worldwide through cdbaby online
store, amazon, rhapsody and Itunes.

They are back in 2010 with a brand new line up, and an half irish
singer (Claudia MacDowell).

Their new single "Song from the end of the world" is out now and is
at the moment aired by a bunch of European and Us Radio Stations

"Mardi Gras are doing some interesting things, and seem to have the
work ethic any band needs to succed. They dont mention any specific
Irish dates, but from the sound of this demo they would be worth the
bus fare into town - if not quite the plane fare to Rome."

Debbie Shkow Hot Press Dublin

"You may have caught up with Mardi Gras from Italy when they joined
The Frames for the Burn the maps tour. They re a tasty acoustic act.
with guitars, drums and an intriguing vocalist in Silvia Olivares.
"Conversation" opens on the "Knockin on Heaven's Door" riff, with
Olivares quirky pronunciation adding to its charm. It's underpinned
with a cute organ, but it drags a bit. The acoustic bass is the most
attractive aspect of "Untitled". "Home Again" is another introspective
song that benefits from the space they give the melody, and it has a
nice open country feel. Good stuff that repays a little patience"

Jackie Hayden reviewing “drops made” in his “First Cut section – Hot
Press Dublin

7 amazing tracks .... each one a delight in itself .... This has to be
a collectors item for the future because I am sure we are going to
hear a lot more of Mardi Gras ... so go on over to their site and give
them a go .... "

Chrys Davis - Song Catcher Records