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The Musgraves was a British roots-pop band. The band consisted of Matthew Bennett (vocals, guitars, banjo, mandolin, ukulele), Matt Foundling (piano, keyboards, vocals), Tom Farnell Jr (drums, percussion), and Lesley-Marie Turner (violin, ukulele, glockenspiel, vocals). The band was based in Birmingham, England, with members from Wolverhampton, Hull and Birmingham.
The Musgraves | |
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| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Roots Music |
| Years active | 2011–2015 |
| Members | Matthew Bennett (vocals, guitars, banjo, mandolin, ukulele) Matt Foundling (piano, keyboards, vocals) Tom Farnell Jr (drums, percussion) Lesley-Marie Turner (violin, ukulele, glockenspiel, vocals) |
Career
editThe band gained popularity in 2011 with their EP Lost In Familiarity, featuring four songs: "So Sofia"; "Back To Me"; "Discover Me"; and "Fortune Teller". "So Sofia" won support from BBC 6Music and was first played by Tom Robinson. It also won praise from Q Magazine and was featured as a 'Q The Music Track of the Day'.[1]
An instrumental version of "Discover Me" was used as the sound bed for the BT (British Telecom) Wedding,[1] part of a television advertising campaign that followed a fictional couple from their initial meeting through to their wedding day. The Wedding advert premiered during 'Britain’s Got Talent' a week before the official wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. They then appeared on BBC WM Introducing.[1]
The Musgraves debut single, "Last of Me" (released digitally in March 2012), was first championed by Graham Norton on his BBC Radio 2 show. Before appearing on The Graham Norton Show, televised on 3 February 2012, the band had their van containing all of their equipment stolen on Sunday 29 January 2012 from Lichfield. Staffordshire Police are presently investigating the theft of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van.[2] The first unsigned band to play the show, the band played the set with borrowed equipment and clothes.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Birmingham band The Musgraves on BBC WM Introducing". BBC WM. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "Band's instruments taken after van is stolen in Lichfield". Lichfield Live. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "The Musgraves' kit stolen hours before Graham Norton gig". BBC News. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
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