Danni Nicholls - Rhythm guitar and lead vocals
Nick Funke - Double bass, mandolin, lap steel, acoustic guitar and electric guitar (all at the same time!)
Influences
Suzanne Vega, Gemma Hayes, Missy higgins, Kt tunstall, Erin Mckeown, Melissa Etheridge, Leonard Cohen, Carole King, Howlin' wolf, muddy waters, the waifs, Annie Lennox, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Elvis, Chuck Berry, Gillian Welch, Robinella, Chatham County Line, The Little Wiilies, Martha wainwright, Leslie Feist...
Also!! Check out http://www.myspace.com/thegreenrockriverband this is a great band, i sometimes have the honour of singing with them!
Danni spent her childhood in Bedfordshire. Part of a large and talented family of musicians, designers and artists, she was surrounded by creativity and it wasn’t long before she discovered her own creative outlet.
In the early learning years, Danni’s influences included Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and Little Richard. She tampered with a few other instruments but it wasn’t until she inherited a '1962 Burns shortscale jazz' (once owned by Billy Fury!) from an uncle, that Danni discovered the guitar.
Eight years ago, She took her two never-used keyboards to a Cash Converters in Bedford, swapped them for her first acoustic guitar and locked herself away stumbling over new chords and writing original songs from the off.
‘There is something mesmerising about watching Danni perform. She is an inspirational person with a great ear for a melody.’ (Damian Keyes - The Who, Eric Clapton, Jools Holland)
She has recently completed a new e.p with producer Tim Bidwell entitled 'Heavy Shoes' which is due to be released at the end of June. She will be gigging in Brighton and London with multi instrumentalist Nick Funke and working on new material.
Artists Danni has supported:
Angus & Julia Stone, The Cedars, Paul Curreri, Kate Walsh and in september...Otis Gibbs & Sinead and the Dawnbreakers
You're on the Gilded Palace radio show this week. Playlist below - people may also be interested to hear the Otis Gibbs interview/session. You around for Carrie Elkin/Danny Schmidt?
1. Malcolm Holcombe - Leonards Pigpen (4:49) (Echo Mountain) 2. Kerri Powers - Tallulah Send A Car For Me (3:16) (Gritty Ditty) 3. Fred Eaglesmith - You Can’t Trust Em (A Major Label) 4. The O’s - California (Idol Records) 5. Danny Schmidt - Granpa Built Bridges (Red House) 6. Carrie Elkin - Questions About Angels (www.carrieelkin.com) 7. Danni Nicholls - Rapunzel (3:07) (www.myspace.com/danninicholls1) 8. Guy Clark - Maybe I Can Paint Over That (3:56) (Dualtone) 9. Otis Gibbs - Caroline (live) (Wanamaker Recording Co.) 10. Adam Carroll - Pokin’ Through The Ashes (2:56) (Down Hole Records) 11. Otis Gibbs - Nothin’ Special (live) (Wanamaker Recording Co.)
Hi Danni, up to much this weekend? Just wanted to let you know about our gig coming up next week. We’re playing at The Pav Tav next Wednesday 26th. If you’re free would be wicked if you came down. Cheap entry, cheap drinks and a raffle with some wicked prizes too!
hey thanks for calling by and for your kind words :) your music sounds really good and likewise will be looking 4wd to hearing u play... best wishes Tobias
Hi Danni! Thank you for adding us to your friendlist. You got some great songs, and we're looking forward to hear some more from you. Please feel free to visit our page and listen to something you don't hear every day: Country Music From Denmark!!!!! Cheers! Lonerock - Scandinavian Country That Rocks!! Official Website
Roll up, Roll up, one and all, for Lord Linus Twizzle's wonderful...
!!!AVANT GARDEN PARTY!!!
As part of the 2009 Brighton Fringe Festival Linus Twizzle will be presenting one of his legendary burlesque cabaret revue's @ the Latest MusicBar on SAT 23rd MAY.
This is just a late reminder, but, tickets are still available from the fringe box office and website. Get em while they're hot, cause they're going fast!
