The Memory Band is an English folk group founded by Stephen Cracknell.
The Memory Band has a rolling cast of collaborators from across the musical spectrum. They made their name with their eponymous debut album released on their own Hungry Hill label and forged their reputation as a live act at emerging British Festivals such as The Green Man Festival, End Of The Road and Homefires.
High profile former members of the band include Al Doyle,
Adem, Simon Lord from Simian and Black Ghosts, Nancy Wallace and Lisa Knapp.
Their third album "Oh My Days" was released in February 2011 and features contributions from young soul singer
Liam Bailey
Liam Bailey is an English singer-songwriter from Nottingham. He is noted for his soul, reggae, and blues-influenced vocal style.
Career
In 2010, he released two solo EPs on Amy Winehouse's Lioness Records. Recorded entirely by Bailey and his ...
, Hannah Caughlin from
The Accidental
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, Jess Roberts, folksinger Jenny McCormick, bass player Jon Thorne from
Lamb
Lamb or The Lamb may refer to:
* A young sheep
* Lamb and mutton, the meat of sheep
Arts and media Film, television, and theatre
* ''The Lamb'' (1915 film), a silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in his screen debut
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and drummer Tom Page from experimental electronic duo Rocketnumbernine.
The Memory Band also tour performing the music and songs from Paul Giovanni's score from the 1973 film
The Wicker Man
''The Wicker Man'' is a 1973 British folk horror film directed by Robin Hardy and starring Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt, and Christopher Lee. The screenplay by Anthony Shaffer, inspired by David Pinner's 1967 ...
.
Discography
Albums
*''The Memory Band'' (26 July 2004)
*''Apron Strings'' (
Peacefrog Records
Peacefrog Records is a British independent record label based in London, England. The label produces releases in many different styles of electronic music, as well as branching out into folk and indie artists such as José González, Nouvelle ...
, 10 October 2006)
*''Oh My Days'' (7 February 2011)
*''On The Chalk (Our Navigation Of The Line Of The Downs)'' (2013)
*''A Fair Field'' (2016)
EPs
*''Calling On'' (27 January 2003)
*''Fanny Adams'' (11 August 2003)
Singles
*"Why"/"Come Write Me Down" (25 September 2006)
References
External links
The Memory BandVideo: The Memory Band play Heart Like An Ocean on PSL, February 2008review of "Apron Strings" on outsideleft.com
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English folk musical groups
British folk rock groups
Peacefrog Records artists