Music:
Member Since: 11/15/2005
Band Website: crazymanmichael.co.uk
Band Members: Michael Doward - Acoustic and electric guitars, electric bass, double bass, ukuleles, mandolin, vocals, piano, percussives.
James Youngjohns - Viola, mandolin.
Juliet McClaughlin - Violin
Sam Lench - Mandolin, ukamalele, vocals, percussives.
Anna Zweck - Flute, vocals
The Doomed Youth Choir should have been: David Armes, Kev Craig, Matt Hill, Gabriel Minnikin
The Doomed Youth Choir currently are: Sam Lench, Anna Zweck and I.
String arrangements by David Christensen
The Rogue quartet:
1st violin: Georgina Leach
2nd violin: Joe Jones
Viola: Bryony Edgar
Cello: Danielle Jones
Trumpet: Graham South.
The Green Light mixed by James Youngjohns
Live Crazy Man Michael tends to consist of Sam, Anna and I.
Influences:
Beirut, Billy Bragg, Kate Bush, Martin Carthy, Johnny Cash, Nick Cave, Crowded House, Sandy Denny, Dirty Three, Fairport Convention, Paula Frazer/ Tarnation, Gabriel Minnikin, Peter Gabriel, Godspeed/ A Silver Mount Zion, A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Kristin Hersh/ Throwing Muses, Holst, Natalie Merchant/ 10,000 Maniacs, N. S. Engel, Stephin Merrit/ Magnetic Fields etc., Nina Nastasia, Will Oldham/ Palace/ Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Pixies, Rachels, REM, Dave Swarbrick, Tindersticks, Danny Thompson, Richard Thompson, Scott Walker, Smog, Steeleye Span, Swell, Tom Waits, Vaughn-Williams, Velvet Underground, Waterson:Carthy, Jim White, Willard Grant Conspiracy, Neil Young, Townes Van Zandt and Klezma and Gypsy folk/punk/brass bands (eg. Fanfare Ciocarlia, Taraf de Haidouks, Kocani Orkestar).
Plus lots of other stuff that I've heard and liked.
Sounds Like: Bits of all the above sort of chopped up, filtered, baked and then reassembled into something that hopefully ends up sounding more like me than it does anyone else. What do you think?
Record Label: Little Red Rabbit
Type of Label: Indie
