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Blissfields Festival 2013 - Pie Fight
Blissfields was an annual music festival in Hampshire, England founded by Paul and Mel Bliss in 2001 at Bradley Farm, Bradley, near New Alresford, Alresford. In 2011 the festival moved to a new site in Vicarage Farm, Woodmancott near Winchester. The festival is currently 2,500 ticket capacity and has previously seen appearances from Mumford and Sons, Bastille (band), Bastille, Laura Marling, Super Furry Animals, Tricky (musician), Tricky, Dizzee Rascal, Years & Years, and Wolf Alice. It was a winner of the "Best Small Festival" award at the 2007 UK Festival Awards, and a winner of the "Most Unique Arena" Award at the 2015 Association Of Independent Festivals (AIF) Congress. The festival was primarily pop, folk, indie, rock, and dance orientated and is attended by families as well as younger music fans. It was announced in 2018 that Blissfields would take a year off, however it did not return, with 2017 being the final instalment of the festival. History The first Blissfield ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reprazent
Roni Size & Reprazent (stylised as Roni Size / Reprazent) are a British drum and bass group fronted by Roni Size. Their debut album ''New Forms'' won the Mercury Music Prize in 1997. Their follow-up album '' In the Mode'' featured artists including Rahzel, Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine and Method Man. History In April 1997, Roni Size & Reprazent had their live debut at Tribal Gathering. Roni Size created the group to perform live tracks he had been working on in the studio. The group included Full Cycle record label members Roni Size, Krust, Die, DJ Suv, operating 'banks of equipment'; as well as Dynamite MC (vocals), Onallee (vocals), Si John (bass) and Clive Deamer (drums) taking centre stage. The group's debut studio album, ''New Forms'', was released on 23 June 1997, with singles featuring the vocals of Onallee including "Brown Paper Bag", "Heroes", "Share the Fall" and "Watching Windows". The album went five times platinum, won the Mercury Prize, and Roni Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Wolf
Patrick Wolf (born Patrick Denis Apps; 30 June 1983) is an English singer-songwriter from South London. Wolf uses a wide variety of instruments in his music, most commonly the ukulele, piano, and viola. He is known for combining electronic sampling with classical instruments. Wolf's styles range from electronic pop to Baroque chamber music. Biography Patrick Wolf was born in St Thomas' Hospital, South London. He attended King's College School and Bedales School. ''Lycanthropy'' and ''Wind in the Wires'' Wolf's ongoing writing and recordings brought him to the attention of Fat Cat Records, who provided him with an Atari computer and a mixing console. During the recording of ''Lycanthropy (album), Lycanthropy'', Wolf studied composition at Trinity College of Music for one year. ''Lycanthropy'' was released in the summer of 2003. He also made some guest appearances as a viola player with Chicks on Speed, Arcade Fire, Owen Pallett, CocoRosie, and The Hidden Cameras. The Germany-bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noisettes
Noisettes are an English indie rock band from London, currently composed of singer and bassist Shingai Shoniwa and guitarist Dan Smith. The band first achieved commercial success and nationwide recognition with the second single of their second album, "Don't Upset the Rhythm (Go Baby Go)" which reached number two on the UK Singles Chart in 2009. History 2003–2009: Formation and ''What's the Time Mr Wolf?'' The band formed in 2003 when guitarist Smith and singer Shoniwa were attending the BRIT School, BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology in Croydon, both of whom had previously been in the band Sonarfly. Drummer Jamie Morrison (formerly of Living With Eating Disorders, Willis, Six Toes, Jaywalk Buzz, Loden Jumbo and others) was recruited after Smith saw him performing on the UK television show 'Later... with Jools Holland' with his then band, Willis. The Noisettes gradually formed a reputation for being one of the rowdiest live acts in London. Early feedback about th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subgiant (band)
Subgiant is a UK electro trio founded in London, consisting of Olly Maw, Dan Hayes, and Tushar Joshi, formed in 2000. Subgiant have made appearances at festivals such as Glastonbury, Bestival, Blissfields and Glade Festival as well as various clubs worldwide. History Olly Maw and Dan Hayes met as bassist and DJ (respectively) in 2000, and formed what, in its early days, was a dub act. In 2004 Tushar Joshi joined on electro drums after a chance encounter at Blissfields festival 2003. The band then concentrated on the live performance of electro music-orientated music. Dale Titus joined the band as its vocalist, specialising in rap. Lizzy Munro was the last to join the band as their saxophone player but had to leave in 2018 due to moving away. The band soon found themselves breaking on to the UK festival scene, with appearances at Glastonbury in 2004, Bestival in 2005, and Blissfields. This was soon followed by the band's first album in 2005, ''Advances in Twig Technology'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Turner
Francis Edward Turner (born 28 December 1981) is an English Punk rock, punk and Folk music, folk singer-songwriter from Meonstoke, Hampshire. He began his career as the vocalist of post-hardcore band Million Dead, then embarked upon a primarily acoustic-based solo career following the band's split in 2005. In the studio and during live performances, Turner is accompanied by his backing band, The Sleeping Souls, which consists of Ben Lloyd (guitar, mandolin), Tarrant Anderson (bass), Matt Nasir (piano, mandolin) and Callum Green (drums). To date, Turner has released ten solo albums, four rarities compilation albums, one retrospective "best of" album, one split album and five Extended play, EPs. Turner's ninth studio album, ''FTHC'' was released on 11 February 2022 and reached number 1 in the UK albums chart in the week following its release. Early life Turner was born to Jane Cartwright, a primary school head teacher, and Miranda Turner, an investment banker, who came out as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodmancott
Woodmancott is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Micheldever, in the Winchester district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Winchester Winchester (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government Districts of England, district, at the western end of the South Downs N ..., which lies approximately south-west from the hamlet, just of the M3. The village is notable for Blissfields Festival, hosted each summer at Vicarage Farm since 2011. In 1961 the parish had a population of 31. On 1 April 1985 the parish was abolished and merged with Micheldever and Candovers. References Villages in Hampshire Former civil parishes in Hampshire Micheldever {{Hampshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicarage Farm
A clergy house is the residence, or former residence, of one or more priests or ministers of a given religion, serving as both a home and a base for the occupant's ministry. Residences of this type can have a variety of names, such as manse, parsonage, presbytery, rectory, or vicarage. Function A clergy house is typically owned and maintained by a church, as a benefit to its clergy. This practice exists in many denominations because of the tendency of clergy to be transferred from one church to another at relatively frequent intervals. Also, in smaller communities, suitable housing is not always available. In addition, such a residence can be supplied in lieu of salary, which may not be able to be provided (especially at smaller congregations). Catholic clergy houses in particular may be lived in by several priests from a parish. Clergy houses frequently serve as the administrative office of the local parish, as well as a residence. They are normally located next to, or at least ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kill It Kid
Kill It Kid was an English alternative rock band fronted by Chris Turpin (guitars & vocals). Members also include Stephanie Ward (Keys & vocals), Marc MacNab-Jack (drums) and Dom Kozubik (bass guitar). The band was widely recognised as one of the best new acts of 2009, with magazines such as ''NME'' and '' Clash'' rating their debut album 8/10 and 9/10 respectively; the album was nominated for XFM's New Music Award 2010.Itunes single of the week Kill it Kid released their first two albums with London |
James Yuill
James Yuill (born 1981) is an English folktronica musician from London, currently signed to the Moshi Moshi record label. Biography Yuill released his first album, ''The Vanilla Disc'', on his own Happy Biscuit Club label in 2005. After releasing his second album, entitled ''Turning Down Water for Air'', in February 2007, he was later signed by Moshi Moshi. Moshi Moshi re-issued the album in January 2009. ''Turning Down Water for Air'' was described by '' Clash'' as "a startling piece of work".Murray, Robin (2009)Track of the Day 10/12 - James Yuill, '' Clash'', 10 December 2009, retrieved 1 January 2010 He has been described as "a one-man band armed with a laptop, mixing decks and an acoustic guitar".Wither, Emily (2009)James Yuill - The MacBeth, London (24/01/2009)", dailymusicguide, 28 January 2009, retrieved 1 January 2010 His popularity grew internationally and he was signed by the Nettwerk Music Group in the United States in 2008. Yuill also works as a remixer and has p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dub Pistols
Dub Pistols are an English electronic music band founded in 1996 by Barry Ashworth and Jason O'Bryan. Career The band's first singles were "There's Gonna Be a Riot" and "Best Got Better" in 1998. Their first album, '' Point Blank'', came out the same year. Their albums '' Six Million Ways to Live'' and ''Y4K: Next Level Breaks'' were released in 2001. To date, they have released seven studio albums as well as contributing to numerous film soundtracks, including '' Blade II'', '' Bad Company'', ''Piranha 3D'' and ''Mystery Men''. They have also released a significant number of remixed tracks from other artists. The most notable of these include a remix of Ian Brown's " Dolphins Were Monkeys", Limp Bizkit's " My Way", the Crystal Method's "Do It", and Moby's "James Bond Theme". Their third album, '' Speakers and Tweeters'' was released in 2007 through Sunday Best and features T. K. Lawrence, JMS, Blade, Rodney P and Terry Hall. Their fourth album '' Rum'n'Coke'' was rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
