Paul Sand - Piano, Acoustic Guitar and vocals/Songwriter
Denise Black - Vocals
Hedi Pinkerfeld - Bass Guitar, Electric Double Bass, Acoustic Guitar and vocals
Influences
Rufus Wainwright (2006 was a long heady summer of Want 1 and 2 and The McGarrigle Hour) not to mention Gershwin, Randy Newman, Lily Allen, Fiona Apple, Paul Simon....
Sounds Like
kind of out there on it's own - touch of jazz, pop, world, folk, showtune...
Singer/actress Denise Black (Queer As Folk, Coronation Street) with songwriter Paul Sand tinkling the ivories are long time partners (The London Band, Denise Black and the Kray Sisters, Mad And Her Dad/Lyric Hammersmith). They spent last summer playing every Sunday upstairs at the Sanctuary Cafe in Brighton with THE SAND BAND joined by the dazzling melodic bass of Mr Hedi Pinkerfeld and an array of extraordinary guests including Patricia Calnan (violin), George Robertson (viola), Jane Tuff (clarinets and saxes), Dandy Sand (vocals) - not to mention Julie Groves, Stephen Warbeck and the incomparable Sarah Homer. In the autumn they went in to George Robertson's studio to record 22 new Paul Sand songs - a double Sand Band album - mixdown by Gareth Lucking. Album cover painted by John Hurford - visit www.johnhurford.co.uk to see more of his fantastic paintings past and present. Songs from this and previous albums to be a/v to buy soon at Paul's new website - www.paulsand.com.
