Brothers Ben Martyn and Emile Martyn spent their formative years living in New Orleans surrounded by world-class musicians from the New Orleans music world.

While riding to work across a Swiss mountain on a snowcat with trumpeter Paul Bonner who he’d just met.  Paul said he wanted to form a band in London playing contemporary New Orleans style music. A month later the Fallen Heroes were born. Emile persuaded his brother Ben to join on vocals and bass. Ben came more from the rhythm ‘n’ blues side of town and had been working with his own band as a guitarist, pianist and singer both in the U.S and in London.

The collective idea, between the three of them, was to stay close to the roots of New Orleans music, both old and new, and combine it with the sounds and experiences of living back in London. 

The band, collectively or with other projects, play such events as the New Orleans Jazz And Heritage Festival, BBC’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, London’s Camden Roundhouse, private functions for the Queen, the list goes on. The band are now based in London but play all over the world.

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