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Katharine Blake (singer)
Katharine Blake (born 1970) is a British singer, songwriter and musician, originally from London. She was the lead singer of gothic rock band Miranda Sex Garden, and is a founding member, singer, and musical director of the musical group Mediæval Bæbes. She was married to Nick Marsh, the lead singer of rock band Flesh for Lulu, until his death in 2015. Their first child was born in February 2007. Their second daughter was born in 2009. In 2006 ''Stories From the Moon'', an ethereal collaborative concept album, was released. It included contributions from Katharine Blake. In 2015, Katharine Blake and Nick Marsh's collaborative self-titled album ''From The Deep'' was released on Bellissima Records. It included contributions from many of their musical past working, including members from Miranda Sex Garden, Naked Goat and Mediæval Bæbes. Discography Albums * ''Midnight Flower'' (2007) Soundtracks * ''UK18'' (2017) - Song: "She Sung of Love" Appearances * ''UK18'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babes
Babes may refer to: __NOTOC__ Arts and entertainment * Babes (band), an American indie pop band * "Babes", a song from the album '' The Inner Me'' by Lala Hsu * ''Babes'' (TV series), an American sitcom (1990–1991) * Babes (website), a pornographic website People * Babes Wodumo (born 1994), South African singer and choreographer * Mohamed Seghir Babes (1943–2017), Algerian politician Sports teams * Osun Babes F.C., a football club based in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria * Springfield Babes, an American soccer club (1926–1927) See also * Babeș (other) * Babes in Toyland (other) * Babes in the Wood (other) * Babe (other) Babe or babes may refer to: * Babe, a term of endearment * A newborn baby * An attractive (especially female) person People Nickname * Babe Adams (1882–1968), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Babe Barna (1917–1972), American Major ... * * Babies (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miranda Sex Garden
Miranda Sex Garden are an English music group from London. They were originally active from 1990 to 2000, reforming in 2022. Biography Formed in 1990, Katharine Blake (singer), Katharine Blake, Kelly McCusker and Jocelyn West were originally a trio of madrigal (music), madrigal singers. They were educated at The Purcell School for Young Musicians in Bushey. They were discovered by Barry Adamson when they were singing madrigals on Portobello Road in London. He invited them to sing on his ''Delusion'' soundtrack, with the song ''Il Solitario''. After that Daniel Miller (music producer), Daniel Miller invited them to sign a contract with Mute Records. They recorded their first single ''Gush Forth My Tears'' in March 1991. It was a madrigal with a beat, mixed by Danny Rampling. Their first album, ''Madra (album), Madra'' (August 1991), was produced by classical producer Tony Faulkner. It was entirely a cappella, with the songs all based on traditional English verse. It took only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediæval Bæbes
The Mediæval Bæbes are a British musical ensemble founded in 1996 by Dorothy Carter and Katharine Blake. It included some of Blake's colleagues from the band Miranda Sex Garden, as well as other friends who shared her love of medieval music. The lineup often rotates from album to album, and ranges from six to twelve members. As of 2010, the group had sold some 500,000 records worldwide, their most successful being ''Worldes Blysse'' with 250,000 copies purchased. Music The Bæbes' first album, '' Salva Nos'' (1997), reached number two on the UK specialist classical charts, and was certified silver on 15 May 1998. Subsequent albums include ''Worldes Blysse'' (which went to No. 1), ''Undrentide'', (co-produced by John Cale), ''The Rose'', (produced by Toby Wood), and the Christmas-themed album ''Mistletoe and Wine''. ''Mirabilis'' (2005) was launched at a concert and party in London, August 2005. A self-titled DVD was released in July 2006. The first 300 preorders were autograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flesh For Lulu
Flesh for Lulu were an English rock band formed in Brixton, London, England, active between 1982 and 1992. They reformed from 2013 to 2015 with a new lineup. Initially part of the post-punk scene, the band's sound shifted to reflect influences from pop music, country and western, rhythm and blues and blues. History Nick Marsh (vocals and guitar) and James Mitchell (drums) formed the band and soon recruited Rocco Barker (originally from Wasted Youth, guitar and vocals), and Glen Bishop (bass), taking their name from an American cult movie.Larkin, Colin: ''The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music'', 1992, Guinness Publishing, After a well received John Peel session, they signed to Polydor Records in 1983, and soon thereafter, bassist Glen Bishop left to join Under Two Flags, and was replaced by Kevin Mills (formerly of Specimen). Their first EP, "Roman Candle" did well, but the label dropped them a year later after their eponymous first album failed to find any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Tiernan
Andrew James Tiernan (born 30 November 1965) is a British actor and director. Biography Theatre Tiernan began acting with the Birmingham Youth Theatre and moved to London in 1984 to study a three-year diploma in acting at the Drama Centre London run by Christopher Fettes and Yat Malmgren. His theatre work has included Joe Penhall's ''The Bullet'' at the Donmar Warehouse, and a long-term collaboration with the Tony-nominated director Wilson Milam, including Ché Walker's ''Flesh Wound'' at the Royal Court Theatre and two critically acclaimed productions of Sam Shepard's plays: ''A Lie of the Mind'' at the Donmar Warehouse and '' True West'' at the Bristol Old Vic. In 2008, Tiernan returned to the theatre in Dorota Maslowska's ''A Couple of Poor, Polish-Speaking Romanians'' at the Soho Theatre. Film Tiernan played Piers Gaveston in Derek Jarman's controversial film of Christopher Marlowe's ''Edward II'' in 1991, after appearing in Lynda La Plante's award-winning drama ''Prime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Russell
Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011) was a British film director, known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style. His films in the main were liberal adaptations of existing texts, or biographies, notably of composers of the Romantic music, Romantic era. Russell began directing for the BBC, where he made creative adaptations of composers' lives which were unusual for the time. He also directed many feature films independently and for Film studio, studios. Russell is best known for his Academy Awards, Oscar-winning film ''Women in Love (film), Women in Love'' (1969), ''The Devils (film), The Devils'' (1971), The Who's ''Tommy (1975 film), Tommy'' (1975), and the science fiction film ''Altered States'' (1980). Russell also directed several films based on the lives of classical music composers, such as Elgar (film), Elgar, Song of Summer, Delius, The Music Lovers, Tchaikovsky, Mahler (film), Mahler, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Births
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English Songwriters
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Singers From London
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People Educated At Purcell School
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