BAND MEMBERS:
SAM KIPLING - Vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, keys
SAM LAWRENCE - Guitars, mandolin, bouzouki, keys, vocals, bagpipes
ALBERT FREEMAN - Bass, vocals, guitar, percussion, megaphone, keys, flute, harmonica
RUTH VIQUEIRA - Drums and cajon
SARAH SMOUT - Cello and percussion
Etkilendikleri
Bright Eyes, Jimi Hendrix, Spiritualized, Bruch, Mulligan and O'Hare, Captain Beefheart, Tindersticks, Ryan Adams, Elgar, Steven Smith and Father, REM, The Pogues, My Bloody Valentine, Messaiean, King Creosote, PJ Harvey, Big Star, Neil Young, Counting Crows, Fatima Mansions, Boards of Canada, Bloch, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, David Dondero, Pentangle, Sparklehorse, Radiohead, Ray Lamontagne, David Bowie, Johnny Cash, Kraftwerk, Nina Simone, The Triffids, Joni Mitchell, Television, Mice Parade, Led Zeppelin, Can, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Nick Drake, Midlake, Fleet Foxes, Ennio Morricone, Damien Rice, The Byrds, The Doors, DJ Shadow, The Beatles, Pink Floyd...and curry.
Neye Benziyor?
Sounds like? Have you no speakers? No broadband? Shame on you! This is 2008 you know, there should be alien ferrets running up our trousers by now, really.
Stop Press: It's now 2009, and in an unexpected twist my trousers are infested with alien Ferrets!!
“From contagiously happy-go-lucky keyboard licks and cheery vocals to piercing, tortured guitar riffs and soulful wails Wilful Missing manage to cover a lot of acoustic ground . . . managing to be eclectic yet consistent thanks to the continuity provided by Sam Kipling's distinctive vocals.”
Sandman Magazine CD review, September 2008
Wilful Missing are a great experience live or on record, with beautifully arranged songs featuring Mandolin, Cello, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Accordion, Bagpipes, Cajon, Drums, Bass, Smacked Electric Guitar, Penny Whistle and Albert's Whistling!
In 2007 and 2008 Wilful Missing recorded a batch of new songs, while road testing them live around Yorkshire. They have gigged with Jeffrey Lewis, Dufus, The Wave Pictures and Neil McSweeney in Bradford, Leeds, York, London and Sheffield and have made festival appearances in Bradford and the Yorkshire Dales. Wilful Missing have played recorded live radio sessions on Bradford's BCB106.6FM and Ramair.
2009 will see the release of a new EP and hopefully later an album of live and radio session recordings.
"Bradford's Wilful Missing seem to be instinctive elaborators of melody, and a rewarding texture appears to develop effortlessly in their work." www.LeedsMusicScene.net (gig review)
"I was introduced to your fantastic sounds last night at my friend Mr Stewarts gig
You were wonderful . . . I think i may have fallen a little bit in love with you all and your sandals!!"
"Wilful Missing - they blew my mind!"
“Sam's voice is layered with sweetness and warmth that shines through every song” The Met Newspaper, April 2008
“They know when and when not to play which creates a great sense of space within their songs”
MONO live review, April 2007
"There’s a spark of genius in their stuff and I hope it gets the right conditions to blaze up."
Sandman Magazine demo review, July 2006
hello guys and check out our new animation on oldmanpie dot net when you get a moment for laughter and sing a long..its all about overfishing the seas. oh and check out old man pie on cnn live as well when you get a mo'..that's our news and hope to see yuz play again soon fine people.
Hello Guys, just saying hello to all i 've briefly seen and exchanged slim hello's and goodbyes juxtaposed with the fine Ruthie On Drums(of who i do know and have exchanged many 'fat' words, thoughts, reflections blah blah..Anyway gather you are playing The Mela..enjoy!) Hope our paths cross soon, musically or otherwise. Shaun T Hunter (Quiet rebellion)
hey, thanks for the add and comment, I understand you can feel a bit confused but do you think I'm clever? I feel myself crazy... and what do you understand I'm???
hi, nice surprise to discover your music, great songs, I really like especially Escher Flight and Comfort in Strangers! Thanks for the add, happy to be here!
