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BlogLondon born singer-songwriter Chrissy van Dyke has had a wildly varied musical career. Raised on an incongruous mix of opera and psychedelia, she began by teaching herself every instrument available. Eventually settling mostly on guitar and piano, she was writing songs by her early teens and managed to get expelled from school at 15 during an over-zealous live performance. Her style evolved from her first blues band as an 18 year old, where she joined as the keyboard player and became the lead singer/guitarist almost overnight, to the more recent critically acclaimed drum 'n' bass/jazz stylings of Plutonik. Wandering through everything from Steel Band in West London to bluegrass in Tennessee, her performances have taken her across the globe and through many genres, playing everywhere from Ronnie Scotts to the Essential Festival and winning a U-Music award on MTV.Currently residing in Birmingham, UK, she recently decided to feed her insatiable musical appetite and return to the stage via her acoustic roots. Once again taking stages by storm, Chrissy will be heading in to the studio in the very near future to harness the power of her writing in a new album. Stay tuned!This is one of Chrissy's alteregos playing Big Love by Fleetwood MacHere's a live video of Consider You Gone recorded last year...
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Member Since: 12/24/2005
Band Website: Currently under construction
Band Members: Chrissy van Dyke - Vocals, Guitars & whatever else is needed.On drums Mr Bob Lamb some might remember him from Locomotive days, others his long slot in the Steve Gibbons Band - done a bit of producing in his time to.On guitar Mr Bob Wilson, known for many musical adventures but who saw him on Pebble Mill at One playing with Garth Brooks?On keys Mr Nigel Darvill, his night when playing keys in the US with Fine Young Cannibals and subsequent meeting with Jerry Lee Lewis is now the stuff of legend.On bass Mr Geoff Pearce, mainstay for years of the Ruby Turner band but equally remembered for his fine accompaniment to Bob Monkhouse and Ken Dodd.
Influences: MUSIC (in vague alphabetical order and not necessarily spelled right): Abba, Afrocelt, Al di Meola, Alison Moyet, Alpinestars, Aimee Mann, Ani DiFranco, Angie stone, The B-52's, Bartok, Ben Christophers, Billy Holiday, Bjork, Brooklyn Funk Essentials, Buena Vista Social Club, Carina Round, The Cardigans, The Carpenters, Cat Stevens, Charles Mingus, Coldplay, Crowded House, Curtis Mayfield, Dave Matthews Band, Deep Purple, Dire Straits, The Dixie Chicks, Dolly Parton, The Doors, Ed Harcourt, Edie Brickelle, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis, Elvis Costello, Fleetwood Mac, Focus, Foo Fighters, Frank Zappa, Gerry Mulligan, Graham Nash, J J Cale, Janis Joplin, Jeff Buckley, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Smith, John Legend, John Lennon, John Marytn, John Mayal, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, Judy Garland, Julie London, Kate Bush, Lamb, Led Zeppelin, Love, Maceo Parker, Marvin Gaye, Mary J Blige, Massive Attack, Michelle Shocked, Miles Davis, Mindy Smith, Morcheeba, Mozart, Nancy Sinatra, Nerina Pallot, Nick Cave, Nina Simone, Nitin Sawhney, Oscar Peterson, Paul Weller, Peggy Lee, Philosopher Kings, Pink, Pink Floyd, Poe, The Police, Prince, Queen, Quincy Jones, Rachelle Ferrell, Rachel Yamagata, Rae & Christian, Rahsaan Patterson, Ray Charles, REM, Robert Cray, Robert Johnson, Roberta Flack, Rufus Wainwright, Ry Cooder, Sarah McLaughlin, Shawn Colvin, Shelby Lynne, Sia, Southside Johnny, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, Stranglers, Sunhouse, Supergrass, Supertramp, Susan Tedeschi, Susanne Vega, Taj Mahal, Tom McRae, Toni Childs, Tori Amos, Wendy & Lisa, Zero 7.... If it's good, I wanna hear it....
Sounds Like: "Once you label me you negate me." -Soren Kierkegaard, philosopher (1813-1855)
Record Label: Coming very soon...
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Communication breakdown...

First off, a very happy new year to all you happy soldiers of the universe. Secondly, apologies for not logging in here for a bloody age... this means requests and messages from a while ago were not d...
Posted by Chrissy van Dyke on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:27:00 PST

My alterego on Youtube

Greetings,I confess I have more than one alterego but some of them are not allowed out. Spanky the Spaniel is mostly benign however, and has just made his first video for YOUTUBE. I have just uploade...
Posted by Chrissy van Dyke on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:44:00 PST

The Other Blog.... and be in a Movie!!

Good afternoon you lovely people...Here's a blog to tell you that I have a blog.To be more precise, I think I need to keep Myspace for music type business and have another place (with fabulous bloggin...
Posted by Chrissy van Dyke on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:53:00 PST

Arrivals and departures

Here's the thing.... things change....Recently I had to make some changes in my world so I took a step back and assessed the big picture, then repainted it a little bit. I changed the live line-up to ...
Posted by Chrissy van Dyke on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 08:38:00 PST

Cowboys & Girlfriends!

Howdy Y'all, Here's an update on what's going on with the Girlfriends. Gigs have been going great, even with a short notice change in the line up. Mandy and Karen are now singing backing voc...
Posted by Chrissy van Dyke on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 07:05:00 PST

Tunes... up all night.

Good Morning Beautiful People :) I have just uploaded 2 new songs to the myspace player. They are part of a collection of new demos which are being shortlisted for the upcoming album. For anyone who's...
Posted by Chrissy van Dyke on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 04:27:00 PST

DEGREE RESULTS!!

For anyone who hasn't heard me hollerin' about this aready, yesterday I got the results from my medical science degree and I got a 2.i. I am fairly exstatic about this and have a small hangover to pro...
Posted by Chrissy van Dyke on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 03:02:00 PST

It's the small things...

Now then beautiful people, don't say I never give you anything... Behold, the thing that has really made me smile today - a stormtrooper spanking a transformer?! (or something like that). This...
Posted by Chrissy van Dyke on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 07:17:00 PST

What to do now...

It was always going to happen. Three years of mostly very hard work and then a huge anticlimax. Anyone who has done a degree may have felt a similar thing upon completing it. On Tuesday I finishe...
Posted by Chrissy van Dyke on Thu, 18 May 2006 10:00:00 PST

Small furry pleasures... (sorry, no adult content), to lighten even the darkest of moods!

Here's some rather stupidly cute pics a friend posted in a bulletin which I wanted to share... prepare to be overwhelmed with cuteness! I dunno about you, but that's the the kind of thing wh...
Posted by Chrissy van Dyke on Sat, 29 Apr 2006 03:17:00 PST