Tiny Dancers were an English band formed in
Sheffield by vocalist (and acoustic guitarist) David Kay, guitarist Chris "Ev" Etherington, bassist Dez Wathey, drummer Duncan "Zed" Morrison, and keyboardist (also percussionist and guitarist) David Glover.
They formed in 2005 and were later signed to
Parlophone.
In 2006, they supported various artists such as
Bob Dylan and
Babyshambles, and released an
EP called "Lions and Tigers and Lions". In March 2007, they released their first single "I Will Wait For You". Later that year, they released their sole album ''
Free School Milk'' and played at several festivals including
Glastonbury.
History
2005
In February 2005, the band began rehearsing together.
[ Its members had previously played in other bands across the ]South Elmsall
South Elmsall ( ) is a town and civil parish in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. South Elmsall lies to the east of Hemsworth The town had a population in 2001 of 6,107, increasing to 6,519 at the 2011 Census.
History
The town ...
, South Kirkby and Brierley
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area.
2006
In 2006, the group toured with Richard Ashcroft and opened for Bob Dylan.Brighton
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Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...
's The Great Escape festival in May of that year.
On 10 January, they supported Babyshambles at The Plug in Sheffield. On 20 November, they released an EP entitled "Lions and Tigers and Lions".[
]
2007
On 12 February 2007, they supported Larrikin Love at Shockwaves NME Awards Show in London, performing the final song together.[ It reached #36 in the UK Singles Chart.
On 20 April, they played at Camden Crawl festival. In June, they toured with Slow Club.
On 11 June, they released their sole album '' Free School Milk''.][ and peaked at #64 in the UK Albums Chart.
On 24 June, they played the John Peel Stage at ]Glastonbury Festival
Glastonbury Festival (formally Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts and known colloquially as Glasto) is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place in Pilton, Somerset, England. In addition to contemp ...
. On 12 August, they played the Indoor Stage at Leicester
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The city l ...
's Summer Sundae
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festival. In September, they performed at the Loopallu Festival
Loopallu was a 2-day music festival that took place in Ullapool, in the north of Scotland. It was held annually between 2005 and 2019, attracting 2,500 people which essentially doubled the population of the village while the event was being he ...
in Ullapool, Scotland.
Discography
Albums
*'' Free School Milk'' Released 11 June 2007, Ltd 12" and CD, Parlophone
Singles and EPs
*"Bonfire of the Night" / "Deep Water" Released 31 July 2006, 7" (500 only), Russian Doll Records
*"Hannah We Know" / "I've Got to Go" Released 18 September 2006, 7" (500 only), Russian Doll Records
*"Lions and Tigers and Lions" EP Released 20 November 2006, 12" (with 7") and CD, Parlophone
*"I Will Wait For You" Released 19 March 2007 (#36 UK), 2x 7" and CD, Parlophone
*"Hannah We Know" Released 28 May 2007 (#33 UK), 2x 7" and CD, Parlophone
*"Ashes and Diamonds" Released 11 September 2007, Parlophone
References
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Musical groups from Sheffield
English indie rock groups
Musical groups established in 2005