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Soft, delicate folk rock. 4 star review in www.maverick-country.com
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Members Website http://www.oysterband.co.uk MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/oysterband Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oysterband |
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Oysterband BiographyOysterband (originally The Oyster Band) is a British electric folk or folk rock band formed in Canterbury in or around 1976. HistoryEarly historyThe band formed in parallel to Fiddler's Dram and as the Oyster Ceilidh Band played purely as a dance band at first. The name Oyster comes from the group's early association with the coastal town of Whitstable in East Kent, known for the quality of its oysters. Their first album, released under the Oyster Ceilidh Band name, was Jack's Alive (1978) on the Dingles record label. Subsequent albums, as Oyster Band (sometimes The Oyster Band) were released on the band's own Pukka Music label: English Rock 'n' Roll: The Early Years 1800–1850 and Lie Back and Think of England, followed by Liberty Hall and 20 Golden Tie-Slackeners.The lineup of the band changed over these albums. The first recorded line-up was:
Recent historyAfter the 1987 release Wide Blue Yonder Kearey left the band to be replaced by Chopper (real name Ray Cooper). Subsequent albums included Ride, Little Rock to Leipzig and the June Tabor collaboration Freedom and Rain. Following this the band name changed to Oysterband. Drummer Lee Partis (who for several years was billed only by his forename) replaced Russell Lax for 1992's Deserters before Holy Bandits in 1993 propelled the band to the forefront of a booming folk rock scene alongside bands such as The Levellers.In the nineties the band adopted a more overtly political stance, recording the harder The Shouting End of Life and collaborating with Chumbawamba to record "Farewell to the Crown", released as the b-side of the Tubthumping single. But recent releases Deep Dark Ocean, Here I Stand, Rise Above and Meet You There have seen the band return to a softer, more melodic sound while recent tours under the banner The Big Session have seen the band offer exposure to several young, emerging folk musicians like, Dan Donnelly, the Handsome Family and veteran musicians such as June Tabor. James O'Grady (Uilleann pipes, fiddle, flute, vocals) regularly appeared on the Oysters' albums and tours in the last few years.John Jones, James O'Grady and Ian Telfer provided vocals and instrumentation on Chumbawamba's album A Singsong and a Scrap, and Oysterband provided vocals for the song "Hull or Hell" on The Boy Bands Have Won.In 2007, long standing drummer Lee Partis decided to take a sabbatical break to be able to concentrate on his work as a psychotherapist, counselling in prisons. In August 2008, he confirmed that he would be leaving the band permanently. The band have recently announced the appointment of "secret welshman" Dilwyn Davies as replacement drummer.Following a 30th anniversary concert in December 2008 the band took a six-month sabbatical, during which John Jones and Chopper have both made solo albums. Source: Wikipedia |
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Oysterband DiscographyAs Fiddler's Dram
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Folk/Rock band who are huge at the moment, this their debut album, is simply amazing....deep meaningful lyrics combined with great melodies and fun playing. It's not often you stumble across a band that wins your heart within the first few chords.
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