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Our Lady of Bells

2005-2007

About Me


Our Lady of Bells makes deep, elegant sounds that stay stuck in your head for days. The band's 2006 full-length debut Forgetting the Way Home captured their high-wire balancing act of ecclecticism and cohesion in a collection of songs that has already made it into many a permanent rotation. 2005-2007 was a whirlwind of great shows, national radio play, raves from bloggers and the mainstream press and an incredible US tour. In the face of all this forward momentum, however, the fickle, wandering ways of life intervened in the summer of '07, splitting the band up geographically and making it very difficult to find the time to record or tour. The band now finds itself on "extended hiatus." Check back here and at www.ourladyofbells.com every once in a while for any breaking news. Spontaneous reunion shows are likely to be likely from time to time.
Buy The Album
Our Lady of Bells' debut full-length album FORGETTING THE WAY HOME is available to you, our friend, for a pittance. A trifle. A mere $12 including shipping. A mere $12 to tell us you love us while simultaneously buying our eternal devotion to you.
It's also available online via iTunes, CD Babyand Amazon.com, but ordering from us directly is the best deal for both of us.
Shirts! Shirts! Shirts!
Silkscreened on American Apparel's Fine Jersey Tee.
Creme color Shirt, Mahogony color ink.
$18 (click on the picture to visit our "store")

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/14/2005
Band Website: ourladyofbells.com
Band Members: In alphabetronical order:

John Berry
drums, percussion, xylophone
Gregg Cornish
keys, accordion, melodica
Jules Gimbrone

guitars, vocals, mandolin, charango
Geoff Rice
guitars, vocals, harmonica, keys

bandmate emeritus:
Chris Westhoff
Influences:
Sounds Like: I'll stumble across a hidden gem like Our Lady of Bells ... and be completely blown away.

-Rick Pierik (owner, Nine Mile Records)

If this music were a person it would lay stone paths to the garden in its yard on the weekends. It would hang the laundry out to dry barefoot in the front yard. It would roll down grassy hills.

-Christopher Wilkey (Northeast Performer Magazine)

If you're looking to be spellbound...[this] folk-rock quartet can hush a room with their sparse songs built from cascading acoustic and electric guitars, piano, and male and female vocals.

-Ken Maiuri (Pedro the Lion, King Radio, School for the Dead, Mark Mulchahy, the Mammals...)

The entire album is divine, from the quiet harmonies to the plaintive guitar twangs. My heart gets caught in my throat at least once every time; more if I'm really paying attention.

-Kelsey Flynn (DJ, WRSI 93.9FM The River)

If you like nice neat labels for your music, then buy Our Lady of Bells' Forgetting the Way Home and place the CD safely in the indie-folk chamber pop section of your library under the sub-category of "Current Favorites."

-nooneisawake.blogspot.com

Our Lady of Bells is quite masterful at creating a dreamlike ambiance with their music. The group clearly enjoys crafting surreal moods.

-David Ryan Polgar (Northeast Performer Magazine)

All the right cymbal crashes, piano key pleading and singing strings evoke heartaches, heartstrings, and other typical heart-related imagery, but the songs rise above clichés and put the folk-pop quintet on a promising path behind Kings of Convenience, Belle and Sebastian, and Okkervil River.

-Michael Walker (gigtimes.com)
Record Label: none
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Farewell Show 7/26

That's right, friends. It's time to send the Lady of Bellitude off to semi-retirement in grand style. We're doing it up with a right shindig at the Iron Horse Music Hall right here in Northampton, MA....
Posted by Our Lady of Bells on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 02:19:00 PST

put that OLoB down for a spell

Well, it's official, friends. We're taking an extended break. A very extended break. Life has intervenedas it is wont to doand the three founding members of the band will find themselves all living ...
Posted by Our Lady of Bells on Wed, 16 May 2007 06:40:00 PST

My Brightest Diamond

We just wanted to take a second to make sure you were all hip to My Brightest Diamond, one of the more exciting musical acts out there on the scene right now. My Brightest Diamond is essentially the s...
Posted by Our Lady of Bells on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:37:00 PST

Show this Saturday!

We are playing a blow-out party in Bushwick Brooklyn this Saturday. Bands (including us), Karaoke, DJs. Message us via Myspace or email [email protected] to request location details.
Posted by Our Lady of Bells on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:49:00 PST

Show Mar 28

O you dear friends of OLOB:Rejoice! The long, cold wait is over. We're gonna be playing again on March 28th at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton, supporting the fantastic My Brightest Diamond (...
Posted by Our Lady of Bells on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:49:00 PST

We're not dead yet

Yo. The rumor sawmill here in Western MA is cranking out some 2x4's of misinformation regarding your beloved Bell Lady. For the record, OLoB has NOT broken up. Sure, it's been a while, but we're plan...
Posted by Our Lady of Bells on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:38:00 PST

big changes for the bell lady

Well, it's official. Jules is moving to New York City next week, leaving the rest of us Bells up here in Western MA to make the best of another Pioneer Valley winter. We're not breaking up the baaaand...
Posted by Our Lady of Bells on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:52:00 PST

Saturday's show

Saturday's show was such fun. It was a good-sized crowd and they seemed to enjoy our set. They even put up with our first-ever live cover... "I Shall Be Released" of all things. It was a little indulg...
Posted by Our Lady of Bells on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:18:00 PST

OLoB & Mark Mulcahy TOMORROW

I know, we're hyping this show a little crazily, but the promotion around the event's been a little lighter than we would've expected, so we're really hoping our friends turn out for wh...
Posted by Our Lady of Bells on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:25:00 PST

cocooning

Just wanted to let all you who care know that we're going to be holing up for a spell to work on new songs and to ready ourselves for our next recording. You'll notice that our "gigs" list will look h...
Posted by Our Lady of Bells on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 08:11:00 PST