Band line-up (coming soon!) -
Penny Broadhurst (vocals) and...
THE MAFFICKERS:
Owen (guitar)
Jonny (guitar)
Jon (bass)
Emil (keyboards, brass)
Paul (drums)
Kate Bush, The Sundays, Belle & Sebastian, Lloyd Cole, Air, Brush!, KLF, Pulp, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Saint Etienne, Altered Images, Stars, Orange Juice, The Housemartins, Serge Gainsbourg, Steely Dan, Pet Shop Boys, Electric Light Orchestra, Doctor Who, Victoria Wood, The Shadows, Yellow Balloon, Jonathan Richman, The Andrews Sisters, Roger Nichols & A Small Circle Of Friends, Paddy McAloon, Morrissey, Prince, Kylie, Half Man Half Biscuit, Helen Love, Dolly Parton, Take That, Gillian Welch, Sandy Denny, Kirsty MacColl, Rufus Wainwright, Magnetic Fields, Luke Haines, Prefab Sprout, Radiohead, Kimya Dawson, Scritti Politti, Delia Derbyshire, The Proclaimers
Penny Broadhurst believes in hooks, harmonies and all-out pop music, and hates it when all the songs sound the same. She makes pop records, fanzines and crafty things (the latter an occasional pursuit).
Penny has played Wireless, Latitude, Truck, Moor Music, Solfest, Ladyfest and Glastonbury festivals and been played on BBC Radio 1, Xfm, BBC 6 Music, Dandelion Radio, Radio Magnetic etc as well as local and internet radio stations. She was shortlisted by the BBC World Service for their Next Big Things of 2007 and the Guardian wrote a nice introducing sort of piece about her.
Penny is currently working on an album at the Soundmill studio in Leeds with Hightone Productions, working title A Little More Sonic. She is available for records, gigs and picnics. Hurray!
WHAT PEOPLE SAY:
"Gorgeous stuff." Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music
"She hasn't got a record deal but she sounds like an established act to me. I can see why she calls herself the Queen of Pop." Clint Boon, Xfm Manchester
"Great DIY sound and I officially predict Penny Broadhurst will be a household name by 2009, if not sooner." We Heart Music
"I love being surprised. Very clear sound. Contemporary. Chart material. Find yourself a record deal - or at least people who recognize a good thing when they hear it. Asap." Nina de Man, BBC World Service
"Penny Broadhurst is our prime minister in another life." Caffy St Luce
"A good strong dose of Northern attitude or humour. I'm sure if you put Penny Broadhurst into the internet you'll find out plenty about her...if you dare!" Patrick Wolf
Badges, CDs and jewellery all available from the new online shop!
*NEW* Jewellery range *NEW*
A few copies are still available of Penny Broadhurst's first pop CD, the Allons-y! EP.Tracklisting:
1. Give It Up
2. Chemist Goods
3. LJaded
4. London
The EP was released on September 24th 2007 in a limited edition run of CDs. All copies are numbered and signed.
thanks for the Add i saw you early this year and really enjoyed your set, it was at the green dragon in stockton, and shwon true commitant going even though your guitarist hadnt shown up, anyway how things progressing with your music?
Thank you Penny! I shall try to get some of these fanzines! I'd like to read your Mini Classic zine too (such a lovely name!). Would you like to swap? We can figure something out. It would be very nice. Elodie xx
