Ridin' Thumb

Ridin' Thumb is a Danish soul/funk orchestra formed in 1989 by the two guitarists Martin Finding and Nicolai Halberg. In 1997, Jonas Winge Leisner replaced Niels H.P. as the lead vocalist. Their style can be compared to artists such as Tower of Power and Jamiroquai. The group has released four full-length albums and one EP.

Members
  • Jonas Winge Leisner – vocal
  • Stine Hjelm Jacobsen – vocal
  • Joakim Pedersen – keyboards
  • Martin Finding – guitar
  • Nicolai Halberg – guitar
  • Jens Kristian Uhrenholdt – bass guitar
  • Thomas Jepsen – drums
  • Martin Pedersen – scratch
  • Bjørn Ringkjøbing – trumpet
  • Hendrik Jørgensen – trumpet
  • Mik Neumann – tenor saxophone
  • Ole Himmelstrup – baritone saxophone

Concerts

The band usually unites for an annual concert between Christmas and New Year's Eve. The concerts are held at the Copenhagen Jazz House.

Discography

Albums
Year Album Peak positions Notes
DEN
1994 Different Moves, Different Grooves (Sundance) Track list
  1. Feed the cat
  2. Different strokes – Different folks
  3. In the middle
  4. Do the boomeloom
  5. Believe to my soul
  6. Know what I mean
  7. Believe me
  8. Nitty Gritty
  9. A Song for You
  10. Ridin' Thumb
  11. Thick and thin
2000 21st Century Funk (Sundance) Track list
  1. The Future
  2. Make it right
  3. Like it like that
  4. Time
  5. Natures kingdom
  6. Some people
  7. Family affair
  8. The good men
  9. So much better
  10. Living it out
  11. Pump up the thumb
2002 Work It Out (Sundance) Track list
  1. Tune in (intro)
  2. Set your mind free
  3. I've been waitin'
  4. Interlude
  5. I told you so
  6. True to myself
  7. Party down
  8. Work it out
  9. Jackson
  10. Rainy Monday
  11. In a different way
  12. Time 4 some action
  13. Back again
  14. Doing nothing
2014 People (Sundance) 39 Track list
  1. Do You Feel the Same
  2. People
  3. I Need Someone to Hold on To
  4. Whirl Around
  5. What You Drop
  6. I Can Change
  7. Allright with Me
  8. Everything Has Changed

EPs
  • 1993: Ridin' Thumb

Singles
DateSong titlePAlbum
1994"In The Middle"Different Strokes, Different Folks
"Different Strokes, Different Folks"
2000"The Future"21st Century Funk
"Make It Right"
2002"Party Down"Work It Out
"Work It Out"
"Back Again"


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