Karen Smalley-Turner Vocals, acoustic guitar, piano....
Claudine West Acoustic & electric guitars, mandolins, piano, keyboards, bass, percussion, Kit, multi-instrumentation...
Influences
Our loved ones past and present who without you there wouldn't be songs. Who we listen to....
Missy Higgins, Tracy Chapman, KT Tunstall, Kristin Hersh, Jose Gonzalez, Alanis Morissette, Kathryn Williams, The Indigo Girls, Mary Black, Crowded House, The Corrs, Thomas Newman, Sia, Suzanne Vega, The Cranberries, William Orbit, Tori Amos, PJ Harvey, Karine Polwart, Beth Orton, K.D. Lang, Ani Difranco, Victoria Williams, The Bangles, Counting Crows, Pearl Jam, Fleetwood Mac, The Doors, The Go! Team, Melissa Etheridge, The Killers, R.E.M. Alison Moyet, Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Way Out West, Nirvana, Eva Cassidy, Morcheeba, Keane, Thomas Newman, Chris Isaak, Sheryl Crow, Norah Jones, Travis, Muse, Matchbox Twenty, Blondie, the Rolling Stones, Beastie Boys, U.2. David Poe, Cary Brothers, Dido, Pink Floyd, Natalie Imbruglia, Edie Brickell, Simon and Garfunkel, Don Mclean, Cary Brothers, Newton Faulkner, John West, Katie Melua, The Fray, Gorillaz, Kaiser Chiefs, The B-52's, David Bowie, Lene Marlin, John Lennon, lamb, Sonic Youth, Peter Gabriel, Eva Cassidy, David Gray, Joni Mitchell, Texas, Massive Attack, Groove Armada, Coldplay, Turin Brakes, Green Day, The Raconteurs, Annie Lennox, Ben Taylor, Air, Zero 7, Grant Lee Buffalo, 10,000 Maniacs, Paula Cole, Mazzy Star........
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WELCOME TO THE IDOLINS. (pronounced EYEDOLLINS)
Karen Smalley-Turner and Claudine West met while playing acoustic music at an 'open mic night' in Nottingham. Then life, death and fate, took its course.. The creation of acoustic, folk, pop female duo. The Idolins.
Karen the principle songwriter, vocalist and guitarist. Claudine a multi-instrumentalist.
Both women produce and perform the songs in a relaxed environment, where ideas are explored and laughter is adored. That’s when the magic comes. The combination of a great friendship, acoustic beauty in music, story telling and hypnotic energy, creative freedom, honesty, with an underground that echoes pop. Makes this emerging recorded act a vital vibration for your soul and makes a great live act worth watching.
Common appreciation of great music, songwriting and that famous twist of fate brought this talented duo together.....
What The Idolins create continues, feels, becomes, builds to a vibrant world upon a horizon of electric blue. Running its blessed fingers through oceans of soundwaves, metal strings, tones, harmonies, skin, melodies, ivory, Feeling it within you... Tapping on monoliths after the rain. A breeze that wakes up a mind state, that sometimes feels a little down with what life sometimes brings. A giver and creater of hope after hurt, a harbinger of choices. Lie down look upto the night and listen holding your lover tight. Lie alone at peace with hope. Gazing and never blinking incase you miss a moment, into the most beautiful eyes you have ever seen, urban souls collide with all the love deep within your mind. As the leaves of autumn fall upon the ground, the memories of summer sparkle like glitter in the air...Feeling the butterflies flicker inside when the dawn of beauty, attraction, passion, composition and love of music hits you. If solitude surrounds... You are safe knowing the embers will keep you warm until the sun comes up. As your dawn approaches... Life is Forever Changing..
EMAIL theidolins@hotmail.co.uk
Associated links to great photography, some of which is on this site we present... Mr Rob Smalley: SCENE PHOTOGRAPHY FLY ON THE WALL
Claudine's solo project is here BOG WOPPIT
Where does the name The Idolins come from?
'eidolon'-A phantom; an apparition. Originally it was going to be eyedolins. The eye is a window to the soul. Then it changed to Idol; One that is adored, often blindly or excessively. The the lins part. Stringed instruments eg violins.
So combining all. We get IDOLINS. Strings a sound of the soul.
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Hey!! This is Bellisima. I run this fansite to help support DJ Solano!! THANKS FOR THE FRIENDSHIP!! How are you? HOPE YOU'RE HAVE A FABULOUS WEEK!! =) Keep In Touch!!!Listen other tracks in my player from DJ Solano on my profile!! I want to let you know there is a new release " Aproxx Ft. MiMi - Adore Me [DJ Solano Remix].
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MissinCat upcoming shows: 02.11.09 Stuttgart//Universum/ Support XX 03.11.09 Frankfurt//Nachtleben//Support XX 06.11.09 Berlin //Maria -The sound of Zitty +Lukas Sherfey +Casino Gitano 07.11.09 Bern / CH // Musigbistrot 08.11.09 Winterthur / CH // Dimensione 11.11.09 Düsseldorf // Zakk / Support John K. Samson 12.11.09 Münster // Sputnikhalle Cafe / Support John K. Samson 13.11.09 Frankfurt// Yellowstage (Hazelwood Studios)support John K. Samson 14.11.09 Stuttgart // 1210 / Support John K. Samson 15.11.09 München // Orangehouse / Support John K. Samson 16.11.09 Zürich / CH // Hafenkneipe / Support John K. Samson 19.11.09 Pirmasens // Park-Platz 20.11.09 Backnang // Wohnzimmer 21.11.09 Karlsruhe // KO-HI 22.11.09 Wupperthal//LCB Live Club Barman 26.11.09 Berlin//PrivatClub+Erik Penny 16.12.09 (AU)ADELAIDE - The Grace Emily Hotel 18.12.09 (AU)MELBOURNE - The Northcote Social Club 19.12.09 (AU)SYDNEY - St Stephens Anglican Church, Newtown (Early Show, 6:30pm) 20.12.09 (AU)CANBERRA - Tilly's Divine Cafe 21.12.09 (AU)BRISBANE - The Troubadour
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Hi The Idolins, Its been a while and we thought it was about time we updated you on what we've been up to. Our debut EP Little World is now available at our gigs and will soon be available from our myspace and facebook pages, you will also be able to download it from itunes, but we don't have a release date for this as yet. To celebrate the fact that we have now reached 25,000 plays on myspace, we are giving you a free MP3 of Rockabye Baby. All you have to do is send your email address to queen.elvis@yahoo.ie and we will send it to you. We have spent the last year rehearsing with a full band and are now ready to bring it on the road. You can get a look at us when we appear on Balcony TV this week with the full line up. We are currently taking bookings for gigs/concerts/festivals and can be contacted on the email above, or through our myspace and facebook pages. Thankyou for your continued support in what has been a great year for us! Best Wishes Caroline and Colin
Its FINALLY here...Our brand new acoustic EP is available to download NOW.Only available from www.10reasonstolive.com. For a little taster click on our picture and u will find a video on our page...once you have downloaded it dont forget to let us know which song is your favourite xx
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