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加入時間2006/2/28
樂團網站www.big-eyes.co.uk
樂團成員Big Eyes Family Players 2009-now

James Green - guitars, piano, cello, singing, string arrangements, organ, harmonium, melodica, harp, percussion, banjo.

David Jaycock - guitars, violin, banjo, harmonium, organs

Brian Ellis - bass, keyboards

Paul Fletcher - drums

Big Eyes Family Players 2007-2009

James Green - guitars, piano, cello, singing, string arrangements, organ, harmonium, melodica, harp, percussion, banjo.

David Jaycock - guitars, violin, banjo, harmonium

Katherine Jackson - violin

Ellie Bond - violin

Tom Kidston - bass

Paul Fletcher - drums

Chris Boyd - drums (on Donkeysongs)

Big Eyes Family Players 2003-2006

James Green - guitars, piano, cello, singing, string arrangements, organ, accordion, harmonium, melodica, percussion, banjo.

David Jaycock - guitars, arrangements

Lindsay Aitkenhead - viola, violin

Katherine Jackson - violin

Jeremy Barnes - percussion, drums, piano

Gemma Green - clarinet, singing

Suzy Mangion - singing

James Yorkston - singing

Rachel Grimes - piano loop

Jamie Crewe - harp

James William Hindle - singing

Shaun Alcock - drums

Big Eyes 2002-2004

James Green - guitars, harmonium, autoharp, piano etc., David Jaycock - guitars, harmonium, Katherine Wood- violin, Elodie Ginsbourg - vocals, xylophone, Neil Shumsky - bass, Andrew Brown - percussion/drums.

Big Eyes 1999-2002

James Green - guitars, harmonium, autoharp, piano etc. Mark Rimmer - guitars, harmonium, Katherine Wood- violin, Elodie Ginsbourg - vocals, xylophone, Neil Shumsky - bass, Andrew Brown - percussion/drums.

影響Stravinsky, Satie, Rachel's, Dirty Three, The Birthday Party, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Tom Waits, Elgar, Palace Brothers, Tindersticks, Bartok, His Name Is Alive
風格近似some of the above, to a lesser or greater extent....or a hapless drunken ensemble led by a blind conductor....
唱片公司Pickled Egg Records, Rusted Rail, Domino Records
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   關於 The Big Eyes Family Players
the group was started in 1999 by James in Leeds, uk, as just an experiment in playing (or attemping to play) classical music with little knowledge of the genre or classical theory.....eventually James recorded a bunch of songs, with the help of some friends, sent off some demo tapes, one of which arrived at the hq of Pickled Egg Records. Shortly afterwards Pickled Egg offered to put out the demo as a mini-album, entitled 'Big Eyes Songs' (EGG21). Around the same time, the first line-up of the band was formed, primarily to play live. In 2002 Mark left the band and David Jaycock joined to take over his role

Many gigs came and went (highlights included supporting Daniel Johnston on his first UK show, an appearance at the Happy Robots fest in Reading alongside Pram, and headlining a show at the Hyde Park Picture House in Leeds), as did 3 full length albums, 'Clumsy Music' (EGG29), 'Love is Gone Mad' (EGG36) and 'We Have No Need For Voices When Our Hearts Can Sing' (EGG49) as well as the EP 'I See Creatures' (EGG45). The last Big Eyes album featured a collaboration with Terry Edwards ('Bugle Junior') and was a sign of things to come with regards to the future of the band. In 2004 the the live set-up folded in order to concentrate on studio-based activities.

James and David continued to write and record and decided to put together a collaborations album. The next 2 years were taken up with this project, and the results were released in May 2006 as:

..'Do the Musiking' by the Big Eyes Family Players (EGG58)...

The 29-track album featured contributions/collaborations with such luminaries as James Yorkston (Domino/Fence), Jeremy Barnes (A Hawk and A Hacksaw), Rachel Grimes (Rachel's), James William Hindle (Badman/Track and Field), Suzy Mangion (George) as well as many others...

The album is a heady orchestral spin through klezmer, drone, balladry, folk and modern composition and comes in a lovely cd-digipack.

all of the above releases are available from Pickled Egg Records (www.pickled-egg.co.uk) and in all good independent mail-order/record shops..

The Yorkston-collaboration 'Sunday Jacket' featured on the flip-side of the 7-inch version of his single 'Woozy With Cider' in 2007 (on Domino Records).

2008 started with an 8-track album released on Irish label Rusted Rail. The album is called 'Donkeysongs'. It was put together by James, David and Chris Boyd (of Chora), playing lots of instruments, but not all at the same time. Perhaps the most psychedelic of the Big Eyes-related releases? If you want to buy one or just find out more go to www.rustedrail.com/bigeyes2.html or www.myspace.com/rustedrail

2009 has been a busy one. Firstly the band flew off to Amsterdam to perform at the Dwars Festival (alongside United Bible Studies, Micah Blue Smaldone and more) and also record a VPRO radio session.

In August 2009 the band released a collaboration album of folk material with Fife's James Yorkston entitled 'Folk Songs' on Domino Records. Just as it says, it is a collection of folk music from the UK, Eire and Spain. As well as both Jameses, the album features Ellie Bond (violin), Paul Fletcher (drums), Nancy Elizabeth (vocals and piano), Luke Daniels (melodion) and Pip Dylan (lap steel).

The group toured this album in Oct/Nov 2009, with another version of the band featuring David Jaycock and Mary Hampton, and two 7inch singles have been released from it, 'Martinmas Time' and 'Mary Connaught and James O'Donnell'.

Finally in 2009, The Big Eyes Family Players released their third album 'Warm Room' on Pickled Egg. Meant as an 'ode' to folk music (rather than a 'folk' album), the album boils down the genre to its bare bones and takes a microscope to each one, abeit with a Big Eyes squint. Go to www.pickled-egg.co.uk/bigeyes to find out more.


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The Big Eyes Family Players 共有 421 位好友。
 James Green 


 Pickled Egg Records 


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 james yorkston 


 james william 


 a hawk and a hacksaw 


 Neil Shumsky 


 Rusted Rail 


 Michael James Rossiter 


 Domino Recording Company 


 hinah 


 Suzy Mangion 


 Nancy Elizabeth 


 Rachel's 


 Terry Edwards 


 Voice of the Seven Thunders 


 Broughton & Casati 


 Acolytes Action Squad 


 Domino Publishing Company 


 Singing Knives Records 


 Maher Shalal Hash Baz 


 the winter journey 


 Hindle & Halliday 


 Ellie 


 Katherine 





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mircanto

mircanto



2009/11/22 11:07

Great tunes

mircanto

come to see us sometimes
Mireille Légaré

Mireille Légaré



2009/11/19 17:39

I SIMPLY LOVE YOUR MUSIC!!!
CHEERS! ♥










The Ceòl Picture Company

The Ceòl Picture Company



2009/8/27 19:27

Cheers for the add. All the best.
d.
Adrian differentclassradio

Adrian Differentclassradio



2009/8/15 18:41

Listen to The Big Eyes Family Players  on Adrian's show on Different Class Radio. Other artists featured in the latest show include Hospitality, Eagle/Deer, Peppermoon, Dominique Temouri and Casador. Oh yeah, and Glen Campbell.



Also, here's a date for your diary: come along, we'd love to see you there.







4:44AM Records

4:44AM Records



2009/5/15 09:02

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PP Dog

PP Dog



2009/4/14 09:05

Thanks for the add! I've been listening to "Do The Musiking" for the past week! So feel free to tell me off good if future stuff of mine sounds a little too familiar!

Chachacha xx
GHOSTS

GHOSTS



2008/10/8 17:21

Hello, your music is lovely x
The Old Sweet Shop

The Old Sweet Shop



2008/7/2 22:00

'I'm Here, You There?' A New Exhibition by Pud.

Preview - Saturday 5th July, 2pm-6pm at The Old Sweet Shop, 1 Nether Edge Road, Sheffield, S7 1RU.

I'm Here, You There?'
SKINNY WILLY

SKINNY WILLY



2008/5/27 12:04

THANKS FOR THE ADD GUYS I SAW YOU AT CHINCHILLA FEST TRULY LOVLY MUSIC VERY MUCH ENJOYED IT KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND ALL THE BEST FROM SKINNY-WILLY.
SPLAYD FESTIVAL

SPLAYD FESTIVAL



2008/5/17 08:55

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Sideways Through Sound Radio

Sideways Through Sound Radio



2008/5/8 08:53

You got radio airplay in Australia!!

www. sidewaysthroughsound. com
♪♫ Craven Canary ♫♪

♪♫ Craven Canary ♫♪



2008/4/27 20:40

I'm truly loving this...brilliant! I WILL be returning...often!

♫♪Craven Canary♫♪
The Child of A Creek

The Child of A Creek



2008/3/21 17:13

Thanks for the add.
Graceful Music.

Love,


The Child of A Creek
Barba Moreno

Barba Moreno



2008/3/18 20:15

WHAT SPLENDID, MOURNFUL AND UNIQUE MUSIC.
Quiet Night

Quiet Night



2008/2/17 09:24

Hello James and the Big Eyes Family Players,
thank you so much for playing last night. Your music was much appreciated.
It was a pleasure to host you in our humble town.
See you soon,
Tom & Stacey x
Quiet Night

Quiet Night



2008/2/8 22:17

hey,

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Fell Foot Wood

Fell Foot Wood



2008/2/7 21:43

Thanks for making the fuzzy connection.

hope to see you here sometime.

barry
The Old Sweet Shop

The Old Sweet Shop



2008/1/15 20:39

Come down to the opening on Saturday 19th January from 12pm-6pm to get the first peek of Ladoza battling it out against the Bunnies of Doom!
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ARCHITECTS OF HARMONIC ROOMS & RECORDS

ARCHITECTS OF HARMONIC ROOMS & RECORDS



2007/12/12 18:39

The Old Sweet Shop

The Old Sweet Shop



2007/11/27 22:57

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The Old Sweet Shop is 1 year old on 2nd December. It has been a fantastic first year and we would like to thank everyone, customers, visitors, friends and artists alike, for their continued support.

We will be having a party to celebrate on Sunday 2nd December from 1pm till 5pm so please come and join us.

A new exhibition will also be starting to coincide with the birthday party. Throughout December an array of artwork by some of our finest local independent artists will adorn the main exhibition wall.

We hope to see you at T.O.S.S. x
Pickled Egg Records

Pickled Egg Records



2007/10/30 22:20



Michael James Rossiter

Michael James Rossiter



2007/10/29 21:33

Ding Dong.

Suzy Mangion

Suzy Mangion



2007/9/22 18:28

will be there with bells on! Where is dulcimer? only left chorlton 3 months ago, and the whole place will be different! If you need somewhere to stay before going on to eggstock, there's lots of room with us. Hope Family Green well.
the loudest sound and nothing

the loudest sound and nothing



2007/6/18 07:11

Stumbled across your page by accident looking for Rachel's - your music sounds really interesting. I will definitely look out for more of it.

Please take a look at my page and read about my book - it was very much inspired by the kind of music you like. I started thinking about the title story while listening to Dirty Three's Some Summers they Drop Like Flys, for example. Played a lot of Rachel's too while I wrote it.

Anyway, thanks for befriending me.

Clare x
sossypops

sossypops



2007/5/22 15:24

Thanks for the add! And for making such beautiful music.
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