Flamingo 50 was an

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band from

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. Formed in 1999 by Lou Hanman, Morgan Brown, and Karen Timms whilst meeting at university and inspired by the riot grrrl movement. They released two albums, three EPs and four split records, and toured extensively in the UK and France. They were regularly played on the radio by

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and

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. They supported bands such as The Fall,

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and

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. They played Ladyfests and queer punk festivals with bands such as

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, and

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. Hanman and Brown were also in another band together during this time called Three Minute Margin. Flamingo 50 played their last concert in November 2008, before temporarily reforming for two one-off shows in 2013 and 2014. Hanman would later to move to Bristol where she formed the band

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and briefly played in

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. She would go on to play with

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and fill in as a touring member of Camp Code and

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. She now lives in Philadelphia, USA with a new project called All Away Lou. Fitzpatrick currently plays in Good Grief and

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. Brown now plays in

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Band members

*Louise Hanman, vocals and guitar 1999-2008 *Morgan Brown, drums and vocals 1999-2008 *Will Fitzpatrick, bass and vocals 2005-2008 *Karen Timms, bass and vocals 1999–2003 *Laura Pye, bass 2003–2004

Discography

Singles/EPs

*The Sodastream Selector Volume 1 - split w/Fabiola (Sodastream Politics) *Go Betsy Go! EP (No Concessions) *Two Birds One Stone EP (Spank Records) *split w/

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(Los Diaper) *split w/

The Measure (SA) The Measure (SA) was an American punk rock band formed in 2005 in New Brunswick, New Jersey that released albums on Don Giovanni Records and No Idea Records. The (SA) in the name is for "Strictly Analog". They played their last shows in 2011 in ...

(Ernest Jenning Recording Co.)

Albums

*''My Reason'' (2004), Keith Records *''Tear It Up'' (2006), Ernest Jenning Recording Co. / Drunken Sailor Records *''What If Will Never Do'' - singles compilation (2008),

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Other

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with Lack Of Reason *Several tracks were released on the Munkyfest compilation CDs

External links

Official website

References

{{UK-rock-band-stub English punk rock groups Rock music groups from Liverpool Underground punk scene in the United Kingdom