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Conrad Vingoe

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Member Since: 1/18/2006
Band Website: www.conradvingoe.co.uk
Band Members:

On the recordings you will hear:
Nick McGauley - drums
Thomas Praestegaard - drums
Jim Briffett - additional guitar
Lindsey Oliver - double bass
Mike Siddell - violin
Influences: Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, the Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, Talk Talk, Sparklehorse, Cat Power, Billie Holiday, Elliott Smith, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Nick Drake, Jimi Hendrix, AC DC, Peter Sellers, life, films, books, anything else I've ever heard or done etc. etc.



Sounds Like:
"...he takes standard folk-like forms back to their essence so that the grains of the genre are important rather than the veneer of fashion. His touch is deft and almost feminine…almost imperceptible until you realise that the songs inhabit you…the melancholy of out of season loneliness…” AMERICANA-UK.COM
“Folk influenced pop carved out of wooden guitars and ivory keys, swelling melodies and a healthy vocal performance. This feels solid and ephemeral at once” BRIGHTON SOURCE magazine

Record Label: Crazy Beard
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Spare Buttons and Bones

Spare Buttons and Bones is my new album which will be released digitally on Feb 14th 2009. I decided to release it digitally in order to celebrate signing a new digital distribution deal with the Fr...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:33:00 GMT

California

So this is really very late but I just haven't had a chance to catch up with things since I got back. It's a bit crap trying to write a blog in hindsight but never mind.   In short San Francisco...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:56:00 GMT

TURIN BRAKES and tour

So we've had a fair few gigs recently as part of a mini UK tour, some good, some interesting and others just in the arse end of nowhere. Overall it's been a great experience though. We were ...
Posted by on Mon, 26 May 2008 10:39:00 GMT

Brighton waves PODCAST interview and live tracks

You can now download the latest (April) podcast from www.brightonwaves.co.uk for free. It features two live tracks recorded at the Acoustic Room in Brighton as well as an interview with your...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:42:00 GMT

Joining the digital age

So I have finally joined the digital age with both my "Highwire" album and the "Great White Hope" Ep now available on Itunes. WOOHOO!   It's pretty cool so we'll see what happens next. I can't h...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:00:00 GMT

New song

So as promised another new song is up this week. This song was also recorded by Tim Bidwell (see other blog) and features the lovely Kate Walsh who was kind enough to lend her vocal talents to one of ...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:43:00 GMT

New songs

So I've been neglecting this whole blogging thing recently because I find the whole thing a bit weird and also I have been busy recording, gigging etc. As you can see I have put up a co...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 05:20:00 GMT

Fopp Ep launch at Dingwalls Free Tickets!

This Thursday 22nd Feb to celebrate the national release of the Conrad Vingoe EP, Conrad will be playing a showcase gig at London Dingwalls with the three other winners of this years Fopp award for ne...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:32:00 GMT

Conrad wins Fopp new music award

PRS/Fopp award weblink Conrad has won the Fopp award for new music 2006. Winners of the award get given studio time in which three tracks will be recorded. This Ep will then be manufactured and s...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Jul 2006 07:15:00 GMT