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Wilful Missing

Two Ls, no more, no less...

About Me


Having flirted with various genres Wilful Missing are now focusing on their more acoustic side, in which they really stand out from the crowd. Having said that, Wilful Missing can still make a racket at times…think foot-on-monitor mandolin!
In 2007 Wilful Missing recorded a batch of new songs, while road testing them live around Yorkshire. They have gigged with Jeffrey Lewis, Dufus and Neil McSweeney in Bradford, Leeds, York and Sheffield and have made festival appearances in Bradford and the Yorkshire Dales. Wilful Missing have played recorded live radio sessions on Bradford's BCB106.6FM and Ramair.
"Bradford's Wilful Missing seem to be instinctive elaborators of melody, and a rewarding texture appears to develop effortlessly in their work."
www.LeedsMusicScene.net (gig review)

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This next clip is DIY was recorded by Graham at The Love Apple, Bradford, February 2008. This time, look out for SamL and his rock and roll mandolin..!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/15/2006
Band Website: wilfulmissing.f9.co.uk
Band Members:
SAM KIPLING - vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, keys;
SAM LAWRENCE - Guitars, mandolin, bouzouki, keys, vocals;
ALBERT FREEMAN - bass, vocals, guitar, percussion, megaphone, keys, flute, harmonica;
RUTH VIQUEIRA - Drums
SARAH SMOUT - Cello, backing vocals
Influences: Bright Eyes, Jimi Hendrix, Spiritualized, Bruch, Mulligan and O'Hare, Captain Beefheart, Tindersticks, Ryan Adams, Elgar, Steven Smith and Father, REM, The Pogues, My Bloody Valentine, Messaiean, King Creosote, PJ Harvey, Big Star, Neil Young, Counting Crows, Fatima Mansions, Boards of Canada, Bloch, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, David Dondero, Pentangle, Sparklehorse, Radiohead, Ray Lamontagne, David Bowie, Johnny Cash, Kraftwerk, Nina Simone, The Triffids, Joni Mitchell, Television, Mice Parade, Led Zeppelin, Can, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Nick Drake, Ennio Morricone, Damien Rice, The Byrds, The Doors, DJ Shadow, The Beatles, Pink Floyd...and curry.
Sounds Like: Sounds like? Have you no speakers? No broadband? Shame on you! This is 2008 you know, there should be alien ferrets running up our trousers by now, really.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Hee Haw Sessions afterthoughts

Well we can only say we are really, really chuffed that so many people came to Santiago in Leeds on Sunday despite the holiday weekend, and the rain.  Tre did a terrific job arranging and prom...
Posted by Wilful Missing on Tue, 06 May 2008 01:52:00 PST

Blue Poetry live video (Neighbours version)

Recorded by Mark, at a WagonWheelMedia gig at The Grapes, Sheffield, February 2008.Dear fellow-Bradfordians - please don't take to heart what SamL says at the start..!Dear Neighbours f...
Posted by Wilful Missing on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:56:00 PST

The Common Place afterthoughts

Well now, last night was a great deal of fun, wasn't it?  We were highly chuffed to have been asked to play the fundraiser gig for Northern Green Gathering, and even more chuffed that The Common ...
Posted by Wilful Missing on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:33:00 PST

Caught Between Seasons live video

This was recorded by Mark at a WagonWheelMedia gig at The Grapes, Seffield in February 2008.  Look out for Albert doing the Shaky Head Thing..!Add iLike to your MySpace - Wilful Missin...
Posted by Wilful Missing on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:33:00 PST

Play One UK radio

There is a brand spanking new radio station, called Play One UK, who in their evening show feature an unsigned band. In this, their first week on air, they are featuring Wilful Missing!  And by t...
Posted by Wilful Missing on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:01:00 PST

New demo by Albert

Greetings one and all!  Albert has uploaded a demo of a new song of his, called "No Subject". The band are still learning it, and it might creep into future live sets.  This song is not am...
Posted by Wilful Missing on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:24:00 PST

The Faversham afterthoughts

Well now, we seemed to have been counting down to this gig for an eternity, and when it finally came about it was a bit surreal.  Due to an unfortunate sequence of events our friends Fourteen Cor...
Posted by Wilful Missing on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:27:00 PST

The Grapes afterthoughts

Wow, what can I say..?  Last night was such a fantastic gig!  We were at The Grapes in Sheffield for a night put on by WagonWheelMedia.  We shared the bill with Jacob Fletcher and Neil ...
Posted by Wilful Missing on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:07:00 PST

Comfort in Strangers - a short film

Our good friend Liam Challenger has made a short film about lust, with a bit of a nod to Wilful Missing. ...
Posted by Wilful Missing on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:48:00 PST

Love Apple afterthoughts

Fotally Tucked.Thanks to all those who came to the Love Apple last night, and for those who said you'd be there and weren't...you liars! Thanks also to Sherlock for being so persistent in asking us t...
Posted by Wilful Missing on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:31:00 PST