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Hollie Sheard & Friends

About Me

Hollie Sheard & Friends are a soul, pop and funk inspired band, influenced by the likes of Jamiroquai, Joss Stone, and Stevie Wonder. We play in and around West and South Yorkshire, especially Leeds, and have recently completed our debut album Truth or Dare. Each member specialises in a different genre and so brings a different influence to the band, which explains why we have such an eclectic sound!

Brian Morrell - bandleader and keys player. Brian is a professional arranger, film composer, and lecturer, and is about to complete an MA in music production. Brian is a supremely gifted musician and the brains of the band.
(The jazz influence)
Daniel Green - drummer and backing vocalist. Daniel is a fine singer/songwriter himself and is studying for his final year of a degree in popular music. He is a multi-talented all-round musician and singer.
(The rock influence)
Johnny Stott - guitarist. Johnny is an extremely talented and experienced guitarist as well as an excellent vocalist.
(The blues influence)
Lee Mitchell - bassist. Lee is influenced by all kinds of music and has gone from strength to strength as a bass player and overall musician.
(The Latin influence)
Hollie Sheard - singer and main songwriter. Hollie loves soul, jazz, and funk, and has a degree in popular music.
(The soul influence)


You can visit the website for more information, or you can email:
Hollie: HollSinger [at] yahoo.co.uk
Brian (bandleader): BrianJamesMorrell [at] yahoo.co.uk
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Member Since: 01/12/2005
Band Website: holliesheard.co.uk
Band Members: For regular newsletters about what Hollie and her band are up to, please join the mailing list!

The live band is:

Brian Morrell
Bandleader & pianist

Johnny Stott
guitar

Lee Mitchell
bass

Daniel Green
drums & backing vocals

Hollie Sheard
writer & lead vocals

You can also hear on some of the recordings: Drums on Demand & Bass on Demand .
Influences: Stevie Wonder, Eva Cassidy, Aretha Franklin, Amy Winehouse, Dionne Warwick, Jamiroquai, Joss Stone, Sam Brown, Ray Charles, Duffy, Jools Holland, Sheryl Crow, Carole King, Norah Jones, The Commitments, Dusty Springfield
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Semi-finalist award winners again!

  Yep, we've done it again just like last year - we've collected one semi-finalist award in the Pop category of the UK Songwriting Contest 2009, and another in the Adult Contemporary category.This tim...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Radio interview and performance

Hello, hello, hello.We were interviewed and gave a live acoustic performance today on Phoenix Radio, Calderdale. It went pretty well for our first radio spot!Took us ages to find the place, and we rol...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:11:00 GMT

Exclusive songs!

Just letting you all know that you can listen to exclusive tracks (not available on myspace or facebook) through ReverbNation. The widget below allows access to "People On This Planet" - many people s...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:14:00 GMT

Festival appearance, radio interview, and newsletter launch

Hello all! We have news.We're playing at the Luddenden Music Festival on Saturday 20th June 2009. This is an all-day festival featuring scores of bands and artists, held in Luddenden Foot (half way be...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:36:00 GMT

New LIVE version of our signature song Truth or Dare

We're all excited to announce that the new LIVE version of Truth or Dare is available for your listening pleasure on myspace and at www.holliesheard.co.uk.Truth or Dare is, of course, our signature so...
Posted by on Wed, 06 May 2009 15:15:00 GMT

Gigs FAQ

(Although this blog feeds into Facebook, it originates on Myspace and this particular post is more relevant there).Thinking of asking the Groovy Funksters to play, and got questions? Read on...Do you ...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:31:00 GMT

Equipped for anything

Just to let all you lovely people out there know... Our soul covers & originals band now has it's own PA! Which means we can play pretty much anywhere...the world is our oyster. In other news... t...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:15:00 GMT

Weve released an album!

Our new album Truth or Dare is done, dusted, and ready to buy in a shiny wrapper. It's got a pinch of pop, a smidge of soul, just a little jazz, and even a fleck of funk going...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:56:00 GMT

Double semi-finalist in the UK Songwriting Contest 2008

The UK Songwriting Contest is a leading international annual songwriting event in association with the BRIT Trust, BBC Radio, and other music industry bodies. The 2008 results are now out, and tw...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:59:00 GMT

Were available for gigs!

Hey everyone, Just wanna let you know we're available for gigs, so if you're a promoter or venue, or want an original band for a function, get in touch. We do soul & jazz influenced original pop, ...
Posted by on Thu, 08 May 2008 23:48:00 GMT