Never the Bride are an

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band founded in the early 1990s. The group is led by singer Nikki Lamborn (formerly known as Nikki "B" Bentley) and keyboardist/guitarist/singer Catherine "Been" Feeney, who co-write the music. The band's sound incorporates classic rock, blues, soul, and country. They have supported musicians including

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History

Their self-titled debut album was released by Atlantic Records in 1995. Also in 1995, Never the Bride recorded the song " Going to California" for the

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tribute album ''

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''. Never the Bride toured with British Rock Symphony in 1999. In 2001, Lamborn and Feeney founded Lock Stock and Barrel Records to release subsequent Never the Bride albums plus material by other artists. Their song " The Living Tree" was recorded by

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for her 2007 album ''

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''. The album was produced by Lamborn and Feeney. The song and album were released by Lock Stock and Barrel Records and both charted in the United Kingdom.

Members

*Nikki Lamborn -

Vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

*Catherine 'Been' Feeney -

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Guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

*Maxime Obadia -

*Murray Gould -

*Al Vosper

Bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

*Phil G -

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Discography

*''Never the Bride'' (1995) *''While U Wait'' (2001) *''Surprise'' (2002) *''Live at ULU'' (2004) *''Vancouver 97'' (2009) *''In Concert at the Stables Theatre'' (2012) *''Passing Through'' (2012) *''Licensed to Bitch'' (2013) *''Jealousy'' (2014) *''Surprise'' (2016) *''Long Live'' (2017) *''For Better For Worse'' (2019)

References

External links

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