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Layout Created at Mspremade.com Lindsey Black: NEW BIOG FOR 2008......Another year, another 3 chord trick! :-).......if you are interested in my full biography please go to the blog section under 2007 biog...I have been having a blast rehearsing with pollen (well who wouldn't being in a band with 3 lovely boys!) and playing the guitar, a very new thing for me!!....hoping to do a recording and gigs this year..please check out the other bands I am currently working with too - The Loveboat Big Band....It is a must see....dancing, dancing, dancing!! with The Bevvy Sisters at the prow....check out our myspaces..."theloveboatbigband" and "thebevvysisters".THE BEVVY SISTERS

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/29/2007
Band Members: A big thank you to everyone who has played in Pollen so far..looking forward to more collaborations with you: Lindsey Black (vocals), Donald Hay (Drums), Andy Powers (double bass), Ali McInnes (guitar/vocals), Ady Powers (guitar/vocals), Heather Macleod (vocals), Mary Macmaster (harp/vocals), Gus McInnes (bass), Alex Weir (trumpet), Kris Drever (double bass), Jo Peat (bass), Andy Gunn (guitar), Si Tomlinson (bass). David Dutton (drums), Liana Williams (backing vox), Gary Williams (guitar)...Also big love to Mark Whyles, Dave Wah and Tim Matthew, who endured and will continue to endure me whining about my voice in the monitor!!
Influences: Influences are many, can't say for the rest of the band (I need to ask them) but the main culprits for me are: Led Zeppelin, Velvet Underground, Janis Joplin, Kate Bush, Martha Wainwright, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Gabriel, The Clash, The Waterboys, World Party, U2, The The, Pop Will Eat Itself, Talking Heads, Kate Bush, The Wonderstuff, Faith No More, Neil Young, The Pretenders, Eurythmics, Blondie, Teenage Fanclub (all time favourites), REM, PJ Harvey, Lisa Hannigan, Wilco, Jeff Buckley, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Sufjan Stevens, Nirvana, Turin Brakes, Lau, Damien Rice, Mystery Juice and Snow Patrol (current favourites). There are loads more but brain can't think....oh yeh..how could I forget Bjork! and Killing Joke! och it's all coming back to me...who can forget "She Sells Sanctuary", awesome!! and The Cure and their re-mix album! So many bands...so many great tunes....think I'll go listen to the Cure re-mix right now!Favourite book - I do not seem to have much staying power with books as my brain and body never seem to let me settle for longer than about 5 mins but one book that I did thoroughly enjoy is "Love in the Time of Cholera" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez....please read!
Record Label: unsigned and proud (I'm not bitter!!) :-)
Type of Label: None

My Blog

THE BEVVY SISTERS

The Bevvy Sisters (myself, Heather Macleod and Kaela Rowan) are now on-line..please check us out at www.myspace.com/thebevvysisters
Posted by pollen on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:59:00 PST

CELTIC CONNECTIONS 2008

Just had a blast singing with The Bevvy Sisters thru at the festival...we were singing backing with Eliza Carthy and had a ball..great songs...great harmonies!!! and great fun...thanks to all that cam...
Posted by pollen on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:11:00 PST

2007 BIOG

I come from a family of singers and musicians who used to travel around West Lothian in Scotland performing in factories, hospitals, local halls and mining villages. Educated in Edinburgh, I trained a...
Posted by pollen on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:33:00 PST

AUSTIN GEORGE

CHECK OUT AUSTIN'S SITE AND LISTEN TO "CATCH YOU IN THE MORNING".  IT IS A BEAUTIFUL SONG AND HE IS ONE VERY TALENTED SONGWRITER.
Posted by pollen on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:05:00 PST

UNCLE BILL AND THE DUTTON BOYS

Are you ready to party??!! I feel a song coming on......Just had the best of times with my cousins and Uncle Bill from California....but feeling very sad that is is all over.....next time boys xox xox...
Posted by pollen on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 05:58:00 PST

THE LOVEBOAT BIG BAND

Just wanted to say a huge thank you to all the folk that turned up to see The Loveboat this week @ The Spiegeltent....we had a great 3 nights and every night's cruise was fantastic....such w...
Posted by pollen on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:42:00 PST

NEW VERSION OF DRAW THE LINE

I've put up a new version of  Draw the Line recorded by Andy Powers and it features myself and the Powers brothers...nearly the whole band....my vocals are actually the guide vocals but we d...
Posted by pollen on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 02:06:00 PST

ACOUSTIC RECORDING

Well finally been able to record two acoustic tracks with Tim Matthew (Mystery Juice)....Ady and I went up on Monday night and laid down 2 of my new songs....we had great fun and I am just waitin...
Posted by pollen on Wed, 30 May 2007 06:36:00 PST