Naomi Bedford - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Riding Live at the Glee Club, Cardiff supporting Justin Currie (Del Amitri)
My heart is with rootsy folk country music but i love most music styles...I write & record as a solo artist, collaberating with dance/hip hop artists,Including the Band ORBITAL (I sang on the chart hit 'Funny Break, One is Enough - available on the 'All together' album and the Best of Orbital). Voted single of the year in 2001 by readers of FUTURE MUSIC Magazine. I sang this tune live on LATER WITH JOOLS HOLLAND'. I've sang on some other club hits too.Presently, im mainly doing solo acoustic gigs...
I love SAD, SAD, SAD songs, dark & happy songs! political songs, historical songs, love songs & hate songs. I spent much of the summer of 2007 joining THE MEN THEY COULDN'T HANG during their spots at the various summer festivals. This year in march I did my first national tour supporting JUSTIN CURRIE of DEL AMITRI
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/27/2006
Band Website: jonahhex.co.uk
Band Members: Naomi-Vocals,guitar, Andy Bramley-Guitar & various instraments,Donna Edmead-vox, Dan Woods -guitar.Paul Simmonds (MTCH)
Influences: I started singing 12 verse murder ballads as party pieces for my parents at about the age of 4!!! & guess them old English/American folk songs have been a big influence. Influences include: Vocal Harmonies, Hedy West, Shirley Collins, New Lost City Ramblers. The Everly Brothers, Dolly Parton, Steve Earl, & lots of new alt country: Wilco, The Jayhawks,RYAN ADAMS, Iris Dement,The Be Good Tanyas & Jolie Holland.Ricky Lee Jones. alongiside Warren Zevon, The Men They Couldn't Hang, The Waterboys, The Clash, The Pogues, Nick Cave, the Richie era of the Manic Street Preachers & Radiohead. Love The Herbaliser, KRS 1. De La Soul, Public Enemy& funkdoobiest. Beverly Knight. I'm also up for some Bonnie Prince Billy & love Devandra Banheart.How much of this comes across in my music I dont know! The Sea (Stormy or calm) is another big influence. Presently, most played on my turntable is ANYTHING- by Rufus Wainwright. Traveling is an influence (India is my big passion). Am also inspired by the writings of KARL MARX, JOHN PILGER, NOAM CHOMSKY & FREEDOM FIGHTERS WORLD WIDE.
Sounds Like: Have been told there's a little Be Good Tanyas vibe in my music (which isnt true but has pleased me very much) and also a touch of Dolly!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE MAY 31ST & RMA TAVERN 17TH MAY

I play the RMA Tavern on May 17th - Tickets are £7.50 each, and can be obtained by contacting me via my MySpace page, or e-mailing ken at [email protected] or phoning 02...
Posted by Naomi Bedford on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:19:00 PST

JAMMING RAILROAD BILL IN THE LIVING ROOM

My mate Donna (a bloody great singer - who has been singing with me for about 15 years) and I went round to see our young mates Neil, Kev & Dave (or as he in known to us 'eyelashes') -&n...
Posted by Naomi Bedford on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:53:00 PST

DID NIVARNA KILL ROCK N ROLL?

some time ago, a song writer whom i admire very much wrote this following blog and i include here my reply ( I HAVE CUT & PASTED BOTH HIS BLOG & MY REPLY) ...id love some opinin...
Posted by Naomi Bedford on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:49:00 PST

mega shite joy division film control

i just saw the film 'control' based on the life of ian curtis of joy division. i must say, that i didnt like joy division much before i saw the film, after seeing the film i think they are both ...
Posted by Naomi Bedford on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:00:00 PST

THE DIARY (ESSAY) OF THE MAGICAL JUSTIN CURRIE TOUR

Ok, the Diary (essay) of the Magical Justin Currie Tour There wasn’t much sex, nor much chucking of TV’s out of hotel windows nor was I made aware of any sniffing of coke from the thigh...
Posted by Naomi Bedford on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:19:00 PST

Poor mans Madonna/White Opra Winfry

I was gonna take down all my photos (a manager told me i should just have a couple up) and i do feel slightly embarrased having so so so so so many photos up...like people may think I just LOVE myself...
Posted by Naomi Bedford on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:46:00 PST

NEW SONG FEBRUARY UP FOR A SHORT WHILE

'february' new home demo up for a short while....wrote it on the 29th feb and recorded it first day or two of march...you know me...i dont let the song settle, though i know i really should...i have N...
Posted by Naomi Bedford on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:18:00 PST

Strange Things ALWAYS & I mean ALWAYS happen to me

when i was in my late teens /early twenties my two fav bands were probably The Men They Couldnt Hang and Del Amitri- i always had a f***ing massive record collection, worked in record shops, and music...
Posted by Naomi Bedford on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:20:00 PST

DULL AS F**K NEWS - I HAVE A PO BOX ADDRESS NOW

dull dull dull blog (not that the others are that exciting...!)...just to let ya know i have a po box for anyone who wants to buy my debut cd 'Dark They Were & Golden Eyed' via cheque or postal or...
Posted by Naomi Bedford on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:05:00 PST

SINGING ON PAUL SIMMONDS ALBUM

I have been doing some backing singing for the wonderful paul simmonds-songwriter for british folk rock band - the men they coudln't hang...as he is presently recording his solo album 'the ghostly rad...
Posted by Naomi Bedford on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:48:00 PST