Member Since: 5/1/2006
Band Website: thepoems.net
Band Members: The Poems are Kenny Stalwart, Adrian Barry, Robert Hodgens, Maria Leahy , Stacey Sievwright , Michael Bryans...................................................... ............................................ Guests on recordings include justin currie.norman blake.isobelle campbell,andy maye, ross mcfarlane,
Influences: Mia Sunshine,The Velvet Underground,Emily Dickinson, Françoise Hardy, the Left Banke Alex Chilton, Mazzy Star, J.D. Salinger, Gore Vidal,The Lovin’ Spoonful, Chris Bell,Edwyn Collins,Levi Stubbs,Berry Gordy,Strawberry Switchblade, Machiavelli, Rimbaud, Pete and Percy Shelley, Sylvia Plath,Robert Zimmerman, Jim McGuinn,Rainy Day,Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards,Barry Melton, Warren Zevon,Tom and Paul Verlaine,Kathryn Bigelow,Sandy Posey,Al Green, John Hegley, Simon Armitage, Chris Ware, Adem, Yo La Tengo, Guy Debord.......... and most of all Bobby Paterson ..............................
Sounds Like: DAMN HIPPIES..................................................... ................................................. on itunes USA, amazon.com etc............................
Record Label: Minty Fresh USA
Type of Label: Indie