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Pillowfish

About Me

Pillowfish are a tolerably tall duo from the Bohemian outback. Their bouzouki and viola based sound has been described variously as ‘folk meets King Crimson’, ‘chocolate for the ears’ and ‘not really our cup of tea’. They do, however, cater for audiences who enjoy an eclectic range of other beverages…

We don't maintain this myspace profile, for up to date info please see our website!

There are lots more songs and tunes to download at the official website: www.pillowfish.co.uk
"a distinctive originality ... intriguing songs ... stimulating, inventive and rewarding" Rock'n'Reel magazine

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/2/2006
Band Website: http://www.pillowfish.co.uk
Band Members: Tom Drinkwater: Voice, Bouzouki, Guitar
https://twitter.com/Tom_Drinkwater

Helen Bell: Fiddle, Viola
https://twitter.com/helborama
Influences: Incredible String Band, Oysterband, Shooglenifty, Bob Dylan, Jethro Tull, Alistair Hulett, Pogues, Steeleye Span, Fairport Convention, Spiers and Boden, folk music.
Sounds Like: Three thousand people all eating Marmite sandwiches in unison. [Well, it was a silly question anyway... we sound like the music that comes out of the little digital mp3 player thingy in the top righthand corner.]

Incredible String Band, Oysterband, Shooglenifty, Bob Dylan, Jethro Tull, Alistair Hulett, Pogues, Steeleye Span, Fairport Convention, folk music.

Also apparently if reviewers are to be believed: Tymon Dogg, Roy Harper, Al Stewart, Dave Moss, Tim Booth.

Type of Label: Major

My Blog

If you really want to read our blog...

... you can see our real one at http://pillowfish.wordpress.com/.And, as always, see the Pillowfish Website for news, reviews, audio, pictures and recipes.
Posted by on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:15:00 GMT

Interim Promo EP

We have put up 3 of the 4 songs from our new promo EP.The song that is not here is Andy Irvine's "Never Tire of the Road" which we havent put up since we didn't write it. On the EP it has Helen's tune...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:29:00 GMT

CD Reviews

We now have a some reviews of "Common Knowledge" up on our website (reprinted from their original publications!)http://www.pillowfish.co.uk/reviews.html
Posted by on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:31:00 GMT

New CD 'Common Knowledge'

We've just completed our first album, 'Common Knowledge' which is now available to buy from www.pillowfish.co.uk It's mainly a studio recorded version of the way we play the songs live, except for one...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:05:00 GMT