My Music Episode 662 - Fini Tribe

MyMusic with Graham Coath | The Fini Tribe Anthology (with Dave Familler and Chris Connelly)This episode takes a different turn.Graham is joined by Dave Familler and Chris Connelly, two musicians whose story doesn’t follow the usual script. This isn’t about chasing charts, building audiences, or “making it.” It’s about what happens when music comes first… and everything else is secondary.At the centre of the conversation is the release of the Fini Tribe anthology—a body of work that captures a time when music was created without templates, expectations, or much in the way of resources.What unfolds is a reflection on a very different kind of creative environment.A time where bands rehearsed relentlessly, built instruments from whatever they could find, and treated music less like a product and more like an occupation. Where ideas were explored for hours, not optimised for algorithms. Where community existed in shared rehearsal spaces, not online platforms.There’s humour throughout—stories of ponies in gardens, chaotic recording setups, and pushing boundaries (sometimes too far). But underneath it is something more considered.A question about what has changed.When did music become more structured, more commercial, more defined by outcomes?And what might have been lost along the way?This conversation explores:The difference between creating music and building a music “career”Why limitations often lead to more originalityThe role of community in shaping sound and identityHow spontaneity and experimentation created something lastingWhether modern music culture leaves enough space for discoveryIt’s not nostalgic for the sake of it.It’s reflective.And for anyone making music—or creating anything—it offers a reminder that sometimes the most important work happens when no one is watching, no one is measuring, and no one is telling you how it should be done.