Hazel Winter took her first musical steps clad in leopard skin playing guitar for all-girl R&B band Gorilla My Dreams. She later graduated to playing for Bristol’s Blue Aeroplanes, with whom she toured in 1991-2.
Her solo debut album Put Away The Sharp Knives was released on Bristol-based independent label Clearwater at the end on 2000, and met with instant critical acclaim. Many of the songs were recorded on a basic 4-track in Hazels’ front room, before being overdubbed and mixed by John Parish (P.J.Harvey, Eels, Tracy Chapman) and Adrian Utley (Portishead). Other tracks were re-recorded live.
Hazel produced her second album Death Row Bride along with new band members Stig Manley and Doug Bott. It was engineered by Portisheads Jim Barr. The drummer is Dave Burbidge. It was released on her own label Death Row Bride Records, on Feb 16th 2004, distributed by Shellshock-
New album Situation Normal Then is out now
-All 3 CDS CAN BE PURCHASED from Itunes or a Cd can be ordered from PO Box 1050 Bristol BS99 1FT for a voluntary contribution. Cheques to H Winter
the gig for the pig was great! I'd love to hear more of the spoken word songs you played (visit to the doctor's/the pig on the farm...) - have you recorded these songs or did you record them at the gig? they worked really well - great darkly humorous lyrics!
im too old fucked and dissapointed with life not have a dressing room is the best album title ive very heard,that made me laugh out loud. can you send me your email address regarding the blackheart sessions night on 10th september x
ha you just made my day ,ive been called a lot of things in my time but young and gorgeous rarely pops up,i dread to think what video you saw,our youtube prescense in mainly me totally wankered screaming folsome prison blues and rolling on the floor. when you played at the croft i spoke to you in the tiolets after i said meekly" just wanted to say i thought your gig was amazing " im was very shy back then,it was probly around 2003 you looked like you wanted to kill me ! ha catch you at a gig soon x
sorry for incredibly late response to your message turns out i am playing the farm fundraiser next saterday with the hook em boys when are you playing ,i saw you a few years back at the croft and was blown away E.B X
fuck me what fantastic taste you have Rocker...if you could mention the fact that the City farm is holding crisis fund-raising benefits at Fiddlers on 22nd August and 25th Sept...that would also be wonderful hxxx
Hey! I play "I'm Scared Of The Pig On The City Farm" in my August show for Dandelion Radio - The online radio station inspired by John Peel!
To listen, go to our website at dandelionradio.com and click on one of the "Listen Live" links on the front page. You will be able to hear my show on most days for the whole of the month! Plus a host of other shows playing an eclectic variety of new and unreleased music! See schedule on website for details!
Hope things are good/bleak with you. We’re playing "Don’t Send Me Back To The Dark Place" and plugging your upcoming Southbank gig on BBC Radio Bristol Introducing this Saturday morning between 1-4am (repeated on Sunday 1-4am). Hear it “live” or online on the i-Player anytime in the 7 days after broadcast, there’s a link on our myspace profile.
Happy Dynamic Living!
Richard Pitt & Gary Smith BBC Radio Bristol Introducing
Hey! Appologies if this is the second comment we've sent you recently...bit of a mix up in the bands communication :)
Anyway.. we've been a little quiet for the last few months but we are very pleased to announce our new EP is finished and up on our myspace! It's called Bright Lights and has four brand spanking new tracks to blow your mind. Please have a listen and tell us what you think and if you love it, buy it! :)
Preview song from 'Tucson Moonshine' album, produced by JD Foster & feat. Calexico members Joey Burns, John Convertino & Jacob Valenzuela plus Nick Luca. Photos by Susie Hug. Photos of Susie Hug by Joey Burns. Recorded at Wavelab Studio in Tucson, Arizona. Engineered by Chris Schultz & Mixed by Craig Schumacher [who also played harmonica].
Hey! There's an exclusive Hazel Winter session in my May show for Dandelion Radio - The online radio station inspired by John Peel!
To listen, go to our website at dandelionradio.com and click on the link on the front page! You will be able to hear my show on most days for the whole of the month! Plus a host of other shows playing an eclectic variety of new and unreleased music! See schedule on website for details!
Sorry for the delay in replying - I caught a dose of Swine Flu in Swindon last Saturday!
Yes, the pic in Venue was the Gorilla My Dreams one - you looked like you could be playing in the background in a scene in current B.B.C. time-travel drama 'Ashes To Ashes'!
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