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Benoit & Lili

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About Me

Benoit Viellefon and Lili Farling play 1920-30-40's popular music, old time jazz, and chanson Francaise. Lili performs with stride piano, vocals and elegance, while Benoit provides French gipsy jazz guitar, and an irresistible accent. They can be found playing in bandstands and palaces, English parks and French cafes, swing clubs, major festivals and brothels. When you hear their music you will be transported to the streets of Paris, and that warm summer evening in 1937...


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Member Since: 4/17/2007
Band Website: benoitandlili.co.uk
Band Members: Lili Farling - Piano, Vocals, Elegance

Benoit Viellefon - Guitar, Vocals, Mouth Ensemble
Influences:

Al Bowlly

Charles Trenet

Cole Porter

Count Basie & His Orchestra

Django Reinhardt

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

Edith Piaf

Fats Wallers

Georges Gershwin



Henry Mancini

Irving Berlin

Kurt Weil

Leon Redbone

Louis Stachmo Armstrong

Louis Jordan

Louis Prima & Kelly Smith

Mary Lou Williams

Serge Gainsbourg (...with Jane Birkin)

Stephane Grappelli

T-Bone Walker & The Hot Leftovers

The Inkspots

Thelonious Monk

Tom Waits

Vera Lynn
Sounds Like: Nostalgic music from the 1910's, 1920's, 1930's and 1940's played at a garden party on an old upright piano and a vintage gipsy swing guitar. A scottish pianist of rare beauty singing English & French popular songs, and a cheeky French guitarist with an irresistible accent.
Record Label: www.johnjohnrecords.com
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Benoit & Lili @ Port Eliot Lit Festival

PORT ELIOT LIT FEST20-22 July 2007 Port Eliot, St Germans, Cornwallwww.porteliotlitfest.com Last year's Port Eliot Lit Fest was the most eclectic and exciting literary festival in Britain. We hope yo...
Posted by Benoit & Lili on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:52:00 PST

Benoit and Lili's meeting according to Lili - By T. W. Beaconshire-Brooke

Celebrated journalist and anthropologist, Mr Theodor W. Beaconshire-Brooke, had the rare opportunity to interview Benoit and Lili in the remote valley of KuluhKuluh, Malasia, during their world tour. ...
Posted by Benoit & Lili on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:52:00 PST

Benoit and Lili's meeting according to Benoit - By T. W. Beaconshire-Brooke

Celebrated journalist and anthropologist, Mr Theodor W. Beaconshire-Brooke, had the rare opportunity to interview Benoit and Lili in the remote valley of KuluhKuluh, Malasia, during their world tour. ...
Posted by Benoit & Lili on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:54:00 PST