Leanie - vocals, keyboards, guitar.
The rest of the band varies according to venue, timing, mood swings, etc, but can include: Mark Foster - guitars; Julian Dunkley - guitars, backing vocals; Reggie Pierce - bass, backing vocals; Mark Walker - drums, percussion & jangly bits... other musicians also feature on the album, including Top Topham, James Legon, Andy Fox, Grant Tunbridge, Anthony Vicary and Andrew Clague... and more.
Influences
Kate Bush, PJ Harvey, Cocteau Twins, Ride, David Bowie, The Smiths, Marianne Faithfull, Bob Dylan, Duster Bennett, The Beatles, John Lennon, Rod Stewart, George Harrison, Joan Armatrading, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, The Stones, The Byrds, Crowded House, Lloyd Cole, Bread, ELO, Elgar, Janis Joplin, Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac, Joni Mitchell, Peter Weiss's Marat Sade, JP Sartre, Elton John, Dusty Springfield, Van Morrison, Blondie, Debussy, Abba, Chapterhouse, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Patti Rothberg, Tori Amos, Sarah McLachlan, Billie Holiday, The Pixies, Scott Matthews and, oooh, lots of things...
Sounds Like
Folky acoustic pop with a twinkle in its eye and an extra sock down its trousers...
Born 9th October 1970, London... The daughter of Top Topham, The Yardbirds' original lead guitarist, Léanie grew up listening to all sorts, including blues, Joan Armatrading, John Lennon (fellow 9th Oct birthday boy), The Beatles, The Stones, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd, Van Morrison, Abba (don't knock 'em 'till you've heard 'Eagle'), ELO, Bread and so on...
While at Sussex University, this little confused songstress found her ultimate musical happiness with floppy-haired shoegazers Ride, The Charlatans and Chapterhouse, along with a healthy dose of PJ Harvey (another fellow 9th Oct birthday girl), the beautifully bonkers Cocteau Twins and all the other stuff that students liked in those days.
Her own style is erm... mellow & wistful but slightly warped; gentle songs but peppered with tongue-in-cheek ditties about breast implants, travelling witches, bathroom torture or the shoe shopping gene that she so happily lacks.
Léanie has used hypnotherapy and NLP techniques to overcome chronic stage fright, and although she much prefers being cooped up in the studio she occasionally ventures out to make an arse of herself. Her debut album Karamelién is available now.
Hey Leanie, am looking forward to playing on the same bill as you on Wednesday and look forward to hearing your new song. I shall be doing the same - and dedicating the set to Ollie too. And am really REALLY enjoying listening to Silk of late... keep up the hauntingly good work, Chris x
‘Leanie Kaleido" Its great to be hooked up on this myspace thing with you. Enjoyed listening to the music here & shall be back for more. Loved Witchsong, vary stirring. So ‘Cheers’ and thank’s again loads Drop us a comment and stay in touch. Love & peace to you from Devon’s most fiery raucous and hairy rocking folk band The Dambuskers. A legend in their own lunch time and rebels without a clue. Keep Music Live and keep it real!!!.
Hi Leanie, i don't think we've ever met but i'm very good friends with Murs and Dimiri and have been meaning to come and see you play for a long time now. I don't think i got the messages you left so i don't know what you were gonna say. hope you are well and i look forward to meeting you and seeing you play! take care, rupert
Ola - & thanks for doing the the add thing! Saw you in the Pantiles & would have said 'Hello' - but you looked a little perplexed - and I was 'Merry'. Haven't heard you play since your tits/jets period. I'll try to catch you at Woods. Would you like an MP3 of "Who Needs Boyfriends?" for your profile??? Love the new material - veeerrrry smooth. Take it easy. David
