Roy Weard - vocals, 6 & 12 acoustic guitar, electric guitar /
Steve Bensusan- electric guitar, vocals /
The Cardinal Biggles - keyboards and electronics /
Chris Cottage - bass guitar /
Chris Mott - drums /
Influences
Too many to mention. Everything from Peter Hammill/Van der Graaf Generator through to the Scorpions via Hawkwind, System of a Down. Pere Ubu. Zappa, Arthur Brown and Wild Man Fisher. Lets face it, there is a lot of music out there and it all gets into your skin and in your ears. Right now there is more live music than in a long time and no shortage of good stuff to listen to.
Full details of the band's history can be found on our website : That Legendary Wooden Lion. The band has members of The Last Post and the original Wooden Lion in it and has been playing some material from Dogwatch and The Last Post alongside newer songs, some written with Ex-Dogwatch bassist, Tony, 'Mr. Juan D'Erful' Morley, and others with the current line up. We gigged a lot during 2008, added new songs and made a lot of new friends.
At the end of 2008 we recorded some live tracks at the Bridge House II and rough mixes of these are on this site. We will be finishing the mixes over the next month and have been recording new songs for inclusion on a CD to be released this year.
Contact us via this site or the website if you want to go on our mailing list for details of upcoming shows.
There are more pictures of the new band and other bands our members were in as well as music downloads going back to Dogwatch and the Last Post on the website. Pictures of our recent shows will be here and on the website soon.
As a quick introduction. The Cardinal and I met up after a few years of inactivity and decided to do some more music together. We asked Steve Bensusan from the Last Post days to join us and he brought Chris Mott and Chris Cottage with him. Right now we are having a lot of fun playing and writing together.
The story continues on the blog and on the website. At the moment with have 6 backing tracks down and hope to finish those in the next month. Multi-instrumentalist and good friend, Nick Pynn, will be adding some violin and viola to a couple of tracks. I will post more details as soon as we have them.
More gigs ar being booked for the coming year. Come and join us in the fun
That Legendary Wooden Lion's Friend Space (Top 40)
hi, thanks for adding me and for the comment, makes me very happy :) I like your sound too, great work, keep it up! more of my stuff is coming soon, maybe with a little bit of luck even a full length album later this year... greets and best wishes from vienna, robi
Wotcha; hope you dont mind this plug for free daytime music in the Wild Park Lewes Road Brighton on sat 16 May featuring from 12 DJCaptain Bob, Jack & The Candlesticks and Los Albertos.
possible the best Psychedelic Orchestra along with the rockiest prog masters along with the delectable harmonic mistresses of soundz... will definitely be playing at...
"The Greenhouse Effect" Hove 63 Church Road, Hove BRIGHTON, BN3 2BD Sat 25 Apr 2009 - Whimwise - That Legendary Wooden Lion The Wellingtons
Sunday was brilliant Will. Sorry you had to leave early, you missed the fantastic Man in a Cage. I haven't heard that live for years and somehow added to the evening although the rest of the set was great and also Bruise, who I've never seen before but will make sure I do again.
Saw original Wooden Lion @ Windsor Festival in '74. Was really looking forward to last night's gig. You didn't disappoint! What a blinder of a set!Would liked to have said hello + thanks,but had to leave early in order to get home.Only missed the last song though.Hope to see you again soon (a festival would be a nice touch!)Will
Thank you, Thank You THANK YOU! we had a superb time last night, loved playing and L-O-V-E-D watching you play, paper jump suits...flying gear...masks and tail coats... You guys are CLASS! XX
Pleased to virtually make your acquaintance! Thank you for joining my circle of cyber friends, for excepting the add, your kind words/comment and for sharing your Awesome Music with me. Good Sound and Vibes! I really enjoyed listening, Thanks.
~K E E P ~ O N ~ P R O G G I N’~!!
Take care my friends, God bless you and yours. Have yourselves a wonderful day and an excellent week full of inspiration.
Hi I did thank you on the night but what a great night. Your music was great and the fact that you guys really get into too makes it even better. Looking forward to the next time at Cheshunt when you're there. Chrissy xx
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