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Lewis Garland and the Kett Rebellion

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Life Drawing
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Life Drawing
Released: Mar 17, 2009
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    Life Drawing

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    Ball and chain

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    is this war

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    Run to ground

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    Moi

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General Info

  • Genre: Acoustic / Folk

    Location Coventry, UK

    Profile Views: 58620

    Last Login: 9/29/2012

    Member Since 8/5/2005

    Website www.lewisgarland.co.uk

    Type of Label Unsigned

  • Bio

    .. .. 'Our debut album 'Places We Neglect' is available now! .. .. For a physical copy... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Or through iTunes, Amazon mp3, Napster or Rhapsody: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... ..Amazon mp3.... .. .. .. ...... In Autumn 2006 the Norfolk born singer-songwriter Lewis Garland pressganged Bradley Blackwell (Double Bass), Drew Coleman (Mandolin, Guitar, Concertina) and Ben Wiffen (Clarinet, Percussion) into his services on board the good ship ‘Kett Rebellion’. Over the last year the group have shared many an adventure... Glastonbury 2008, The Big Green Gathering, support for Bowerbirds, Shearwater, Nizlopi, Faustus, Devon Sproule, Lau and 2006 Mercury Award nominated artist Lou Rhodes... luckily they have all managed to avoid scurvy to date. Lewis Garland and the Kett Rebellion have been highly acclaimed for their energetic yet intimate performances, the group’s folk tinged sound providing the perfect complement to Lewis’s intricate, often caustic, wordplay. .. .. What others have said... .. .. "energetic folk-klezmer linked with clever wordplay " The Coventry Evening Telegraph, Oct 2007 .. .. "a great voice, a brilliant guitarist and interesting lyrics... Lewis Garland is a singer songwriter with a difference" BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire .. .. "Really thoughtful lyrics" Karine Polwart (winner of 2005 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards best album, best emerging artist and best original song) .. .. "These young chancers from Coventry bucked the trend, turned down the PA and the stage and set up right in the middle of the barn!!! The folly of youth I thought - but then they started to play, people hushed and were treated to what in my mind was the best performance the Barn has seen so far. These guys are ridiculously good and gave a flavour to folk that I will want to taste for years to come" Promoter (Henley-on-Thames) .. .. ..

  • Members

    Lewis Garland - Vocal, Guitar .. .. Bradley Blackwell - Double Bass .. .. Drew Coleman - Mandolin, Guitar .. .. Ben Wiffen - Percussion, Clarinet, Backing Vocals .. .. our fans... .. .. ......FB.init("aa0e388473a2db81b979d8e7357eaf17");..........Lewis Garland and the Kett Rebellion.. on Facebook..

  • Influences

    James Yorkston, Billy Bragg, Kroke, King Creosote, Dirty Three, I Am Kloot, The Decemberists, Destiny's Child

  • Sounds Like

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Bio:
'Our debut album 'Places We Neglect' is available now!
For a physical copy...
.. .. .. .. ..
Or through iTunes, Amazon mp3, Napster or Rhapsody:
Lewis Garland & The Kett Rebellion - Places We Neglect Amazon mp3
.. Myspace Layouts In Autumn 2006 the Norfolk born singer-songwriter Lewis Garland pressganged Bradley Blackwell (Double Bass), Drew Coleman (Mandolin, Guitar, Concertina) and Ben Wiffen (Clarinet, Percussion) into his services on board the good ship ‘Kett Rebellion’. Over the last year the group have shared many an adventure... Glastonbury 2008, The Big Green Gathering, support for Bowerbirds, Shearwater, Nizlopi, Faustus, Devon Sproule, Lau and 2006 Mercury Award nominated artist Lou Rhodes... luckily they have all managed to avoid scurvy to date. Lewis Garland and the Kett Rebellion have been highly acclaimed for their energetic yet intimate performances, the group’s folk tinged sound providing the perfect complement to Lewis’s intricate, often caustic, wordplay.

What others have said...

"energetic folk-klezmer linked with clever wordplay " The Coventry Evening Telegraph, Oct 2007

"a great voice, a brilliant guitarist and interesting lyrics... Lewis Garland is a singer songwriter with a difference" BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire

"Really thoughtful lyrics" Karine Polwart (winner of 2005 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards best album, best emerging artist and best original song)

"These young chancers from Coventry bucked the trend, turned down the PA and the stage and set up right in the middle of the barn!!! The folly of youth I thought - but then they started to play, people hushed and were treated to what in my mind was the best performance the Barn has seen so far. These guys are ridiculously good and gave a flavour to folk that I will want to taste for years to come" Promoter (Henley-on-Thames)

Member Since:

August 05, 2005

Members:

Lewis Garland - Vocal, Guitar

Bradley Blackwell - Double Bass

Drew Coleman - Mandolin, Guitar

Ben Wiffen - Percussion, Clarinet, Backing Vocals

our fans...

......FB.init("aa0e388473a2db81b979d8e7357eaf17");......

Influences:

James Yorkston, Billy Bragg, Kroke, King Creosote, Dirty Three, I Am Kloot, The Decemberists, Destiny's Child

Sounds Like:

object width="425" height="344"> .... (these videos have been sent to us by Luke, Zoe and Mylene...thank you!)...

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