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Donna Simpson (musician)
Donna Simpson (born 1970) is an Australian guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. She is a member of the Australian folk rock band ''The Waifs''. Donna's young sister Vikki Thorn (née Simpson) also plays harmonica and sings in the band. Simpson has released six albums with ''The Waifs''; she wrote the single ''London Still'', one of The Waifs' most successful singles to date. Personal life In 2003 Simpson married Ben Weaver, a US singer-songwriter. Together they had one son, who was born in 2005. During 2009, Simpson and Weaver got divorced. In 2012, Simpson moved back to Western Australia. She has two sons (born in 2012 and 2013) and they all reside in Fremantle. Discography The Waifs *''The Waifs (album), The Waifs'' (1996) *''Shelter Me'' (1998) *''Sink or Swim (The Waifs album), Sink or Swim'' (2000) *''Lighthouse EP'' (2003) *''Up All Night (The Waifs album), Up All Night'' (2003) *''A Brief History...'' (2004) *''Sun Dirt Water'' (2007) *''Temptation (The Waifs album), Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Waifs
The Waifs (originally styled as The WAiFS) are an Australian folk rock band formed in 1992 by sisters Vikki Thorn (harmonica, guitar, vocals) and Donna Simpson (musician), Donna Simpson (guitar, vocals) as well as Josh Cunningham (guitar, vocals). Their tour and recording band includes Ben Franz (bass), David Ross Macdonald (drums) and Tony Bourke (keyboard / piano). The band's 2003 album ''Up All Night (The Waifs album), Up All Night'' reached the top five of the ARIA Charts, Australian Albums Chart, achieving double platinum status and winning four ARIA Music Awards of 2003, ARIA Awards in October. Two further top five albums were issued, ''Sun Dirt Water'' in 2007 and ''Temptation (The Waifs album), Temptation'' in 2011. The Waifs have three top 50 singles, "London Still" (2002), "Bridal Train" (2004) and "Sun Dirt Water (song), Sun Dirt Water". The band supported Bob Dylan on his 2003 Australian tour and then his 2003 North American tour, including a gig at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Waifs (album)
''The Waifs'' is the self-titled debut album by Australian folk band The Waifs, first released in May 1996. Release and re-release ''The Waifs'' was originally released on Outside Music in 1996. Based on the mainstream success of the Waifs in the early 2000s, the album was later re-released on Jarrah Records of Australia in 2003, and Compass Records in America in 2004. Track listing #Take It In (Cunningham) - 3:42 #Gillian (Cunningham) - 3:21 #Circles (Simpson) - 2:58 #Sunflower Man (Simpson) - 3:13 #Intimate (Cunningham) - 3:25 #Jealousy (Cunningham) - 4:16 #Crazy Train (Simpson) - 4:19 #Billy Jones (Simpson) - 3:55 #Brain Damage (Cunningham) - 2:45 #I Believe (Cunningham) - 3:45 #Company (Simpson) - 3:25 #Waif Song (Waifs) - 3:10 #Shiny Apple (Cunningham) - 2:11 Personnel Musical *Josh Cunningham - Guitar, Mandola * Donna Simpson - Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Group Member *Vikki Simpson Vikki Elizabeth Thorn (née Simpson, born c. 1974) is an Australian harmonica playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Women Guitarists
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Musicians From Western Australia
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People From Albany, Western Australia
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1970 Births
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John Dee Holeman
John Dee Holeman (April 4, 1929April 30, 2021) was an American Piedmont blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. His music includes elements of Texas blues, R&B and African-American string-band music. In his younger days he was also known for his proficiency as a buckdancer. Early life Holeman was born in Hillsborough, North Carolina. on April 4, 1929. He was raised on a farm in Orange County. He learned to play the guitar, and listened to traveling bluesmen from other parts of the South, as well as on the radio. Drawing inspiration from Blind Boy Fuller, he began singing and playing guitar at local parties and other community events by the time he was in his mid-teens. He went on to purchase his first electric guitar during his mid-twenties. Holeman relocated to Durham, North Carolina, in 1954, where he played with the pianist Fris Holloway. The duo became adept at the Juba dance, also known as the hambone or buckdance, which he had earlier learned at country dances. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temptation (The Waifs Album)
Temptation is a desire to engage in short-term urges for enjoyment that threatens long-term goals.Webb, J.R. (Sep 2014). Incorporating Spirituality into Psychology of temptation: Conceptualization, measurement, and clinical implications. Spirituality in Clinical Practice. 1.3. PP: 231-241 In the context of some religions, temptation is the inclination to sin. Temptation also describes the coaxing or inducing a person into committing such an act, by manipulation or otherwise of curiosity, desire or fear of loss something important to a person. In the context of self-control and ego depletion, temptation is described as an immediate, pleasurable urge and/or impulse that disrupts an individuals ability to wait for the long-term goals, in which that individual hopes to attain. More informally, temptation may be used to mean "the state of being attracted and enticed" without anything to do with moral, ethical, or ideological valuation; for example, one may say that a piece of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Dirt Water
''Sun Dirt Water'' is the fifth studio album by iconic Australian folk rock band The Waifs. It was released by Jarrah Records on 1 September 2007. It debuted at number two in the ARIA Albums Chart on 10 September. It was certified platinum, for shipment of 70000 units, in 2010. Track listing #"Pony" (Cunningham) #" Sun Dirt Water" (Thorn) #"Vermillion" (Simpson) #"How Many Miles" (Cunningham) #"Without You" (Cunningham) #"Sad Sailor Song" (Simpson) #"Get Me Some" (Cunningham) #"Eternity" (Cunningham) #"Sweetest Dream" (Cunningham) #"Goodbye" (Cunningham) #"Stay" (Cunningham) #"Love Let Me Down" (Simpson) #"Feeling Sentimental" (Cunningham) Personnel The Waifs *Josh Cunningham - vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, ukulele * Donna Simpson - vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion *Vikki Thorn - vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar *Ben Franz - electric & double bass *David Ross Macdonald - drums & percussion Additional Musicians *Reese Wynans - hammond b3, piano, wurlitzer *Dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Brief History
''A Brief History...'' is the fifth album and first live album by Australian folk band The Waifs, first released by Jarrah in 2004. Track listing Disk one #" Lighthouse" – 4:17 #" London Still" – 4:29 #" Take It In" – 3:40 #" Love Serenade" – 3:11 #"The Waitress" – 4:00 #" Fisherman's Daughter" – 6:35 #"Papa" – 2:58 #"Crazy Train" – 8:02 #" Brain Damage" – 4:59 #"Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" – 3:18 #" Lies" – 4:43 #"Haircut" – 4:23 #" The River" – 4:02 #" Gillian" – 4:41 #" A Brief History..." – 5:03 #"Bridal Train (studio version)" – 4:21 Disk two #"Willow Tree" – 4:06 #"When I Die (introduction)" – 0:40 #" When I Die" – 4:28 #" Sunflower Man" – 4:11 #" Flesh And Blood" – 5:16 #" Highway One" – 5:17 #"Bridal Train (introduction)" – 0:35 #"Bridal Train" – 4:20 #" Since I've Been Around" – 4:44 #" Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up All Night (The Waifs Album)
''Up All Night'' is the fourth studio album by Australian folk music, folk band The Waifs, first released by Jarrah Records, Jarrah in January 2003. Critics reacted more favourably to this release and it has been the band's biggest album to date. ''Up All Night'' debuted on the Australian ARIA album chart at No. 3 and 12 months later had shipped over 140,000 copies, garnering a double platinum accreditation. Their hard work was rewarded at the ARIA Music Awards of 2003 they won ARIA Award for Best Independent Release, Best Independent Release, ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots Album, Best Blues and Roots Album for ''Up All Night'', as well as ARIA Award for Engineer of the Year, Engineer of the Year and ARIA Award for Producer of the Year, Producer of the Year for Chris Thompson's work on the album.ARIA Music Awards for the Waifs: * Search Results for 'Waifs': * 2002 winners and nominees: * 2003 winners and nominees: The media celebrated with them, calling them an "o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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