Edhels: wrong country

The band Edhels (PA entry:www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=141) is listed as a French band, but they are actually from Monaco.

Here's the website:
http://edhels.ifrance.com/

Check the biography section. The band members met on Monaco Jazz Conservatory.
They recorded their albums outside their small country, which is not surprising.

There's another source from a prog rock web site:
progressor.net/review/bl1_sympho_def.html#ld

It should be changed for the sake of accuracy - but also it would be very cool to have one more country listed on our prog rock map!



Edited by clarke2001 - May 23 2007 at 06:39

progismylife wrote: Where is Monaco?

It's a small country (a few square miles) in the middle of the French territory, so to speak. On the Mediterranean coast. (Monte Carlo casinos, Grand Prix etc.) I think they have some sort of a contract/treaty  with the French  government: as long as  there are any heirs of  duke/duchess family , the country will stay independent; if the family goes extinct, Monaco will become part of French Republic (again?).

Joolz wrote: Well, as you say, the band's bio claims the band was originally formed at the Monaco Academy of Music. But, it later [further down the page] refers to Edhels as a French band! And, does the outside world regard them as French? I have changed the entry to point to Monaco ... but with reservations ...

clarke2001 wrote: What's the site's policy ion this case?

Don't know, but my opinion for what it's worth ....

It comes down to a combination of:
    Where the band was and/or is based
    Nationality of members

But, there is no set formula - each case needs to be judged individually. In this case, do we know where they are based? And, do we know the member's nationality? [they may have come together in Monaco, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are Monégasques] - as Hugues says, it is more likely they are French, or at least based in France.