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Circus Envy

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About Me


Circus Envy are a rootsy five piece based in East Yorkshire, who eschew the indie rock zeitgeist in their home town in favour of a sound equally influenced by classic rock, folk rock and americana.
Diverting from the mainstream by using instrumentation as exotic as the cajon, and the bouzouki, Circus Envy delight audiences when playing both electrically and acoustically, by building on the strengths of each to create a subtly different, organic sound every time.
"Stars" @ The Dorchester Hotel 10/10/07

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Member Since: 6/9/2005
Band Website: circusenvyband.com
Band Members: Leigh Hirst
Vocals
James Paddison
bass/vocals
Mike Richmond
bouzouki/guitar/mandolin
Andy Clark
guitars
Mick Harding
drums/percussion/vocals

Influences: Counting Crows
Crowded House
Fairport Convention
Fleetwood Mac
Pink Floyd
REM
Show of Hands

Sounds Like:..
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Type of Label: None

My Blog

Alls looking good for 2008!

The gig list is growing! As well as all our usual haunts in Hull we're also playing in Harrogate, Leeds, Birmingham and Coventry. There's more in the pipeline too and we're just looking into a couple ...
Posted by Circus Envy on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:05:00 PST

Next year!

Just a quick update on what's in store for next year. As you'll see the gig list is growing, keep checking back to see any new ones we've added. We'll be hitting the road pretty hard throughout the sp...
Posted by Circus Envy on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:14:00 PST

Band update - October 2007

 Just thought it's been a while since we wrote an update on here, and since much has happened in the past few months maybe now is the time to do so!  Our drummer is currently a very happy...
Posted by Circus Envy on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:03:00 PST

Circus Envy on Vox

Don't know if any of you are members of the Vox website, but if so, please pop over to Our Vox Blog and show us some love, add us to your neighbourhood etc. It's lonely over there!...
Posted by Circus Envy on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 09:27:00 PST

Circus Envy featured on BBC Raw Talent's "guitar bore"

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Posted by Circus Envy on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:26:00 PST

Barnsley Soundbites Review


Posted by Circus Envy on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:30:00 PST

Check out this video: Circus Envy - Another Drink

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Posted by Circus Envy on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:28:00 PST

Movies E.P now available as a download

   Circus Eny's new single "movies" is now available as a digital download from Virgin Digital at the following addresshttp://www.virgindigital.co.uk/music/CircusEnvy?ark=1 246335And also HMV...
Posted by Circus Envy on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:14:00 PST