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Lynda Beast

She's big; she's bad; she's wicked; she's sad

About Me

Lynda Beast sings and plays violin, saw, cornet and bass guitar.
She co(n)founded the Cross-Dressed Quartet (which sometimes grows to a Quintet or even Sextet).

She is currently writing some new material which will make a welcome change from the tired old stuff playing here.

Miss Beast recently joined Rude Mechanicals on violin and cornet... MyGen Profile Generator

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/3/2006
Band Members: Lynda Beast: voice, violin, cornet, musical saw, bass guitar.
Lynda has worked with:
Stewart Keith (Hebetation);
Fanny Octavia Batman (the Petrified Turd Orchestra);
Linda Metcalfe, Mike Ferrar, Syd Hallett, Isaac Why & Julio Delay (the Cross-Dressed Quartet/Cuintet/Sextet);
Claude Pechabadens (with Green Drummers);
Miss Roberts, Kate Newell, Guy Avern, Cos Chapman & Tommy G (Rude Mechanicals).

Lynda once sat next to Dylan Bates on a bus, but was too bashful to speak to him.
Influences: Space Ethnic Voices, Josefine Lindstrand, Marilyn Monroe, Natalia Dudkina, Clavdia Shulzhenko, Audrey Hepburn, Kate Bush, Anja Garbarek, Nina Simone, Yma Sumac, Ann Stephens, Gardyloo Spew, Vivien Lambelet, Binnie Hale, Karen Mantler, Mae Questal, Helen Kane, Barbra Streisand, Cathy Berberian, Clare Grogan, Gloria Coates, Britney Spears (but she doesn't accept friend requests from bands, the silly cow), Julie Andrews, Maria Muldaur, Asha Bhosle, Poly Styrene, Betty Boo, Betty Boop, Edith Piaf, Sofia Gubaidulina, Tove Jansson, Hannah Hoch, Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, Vanessa Paradis, Samantha Eggar, Emily Lloyd, Suzanne Zenor, Susan George, Pamela Franklin, Angela Banner (Ant and Bee ROCK!)

Sounds Like: the sexier Cheeky Girl after a particularly filling salt beef bagel (with loads of mustard)
Record Label: unsigned and unsurprised
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Burlesque dancing

What's all the fuss about Burlesque dancing? There seems to be an increasing number of Burlesque nights, which I can quite understand - Burl Ives was a pretty good entertainer with his heart-warm...
Posted by Lynda Beast on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 12:02:00 PST