Acoustic Ladyland
are a London based jazz/punk band consisting of Pete Wareham on vocals, tenor and baritone saxophone, Seb Rochford on drums, Chris Sharkey on Guitar and Ruth Goller on bass guitar.
Tom Herbert played bass on their first three albums. They are part of the F-IRE Collective.
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Early history
Acoustic Ladyland formed in 2001 and released their first album
Camouflage
, an acoustic album inspired by Jimi Hendrix songs, in 2004.
[1] Their second album,
Last Chance Disco, an electric set of self-penned compositions, was released in 2005,
and was the
Jazzwise album of the year.
[2]
Awards
Acoustic Ladyland were winners of the BBC Jazz Award for Best Band
2005.
[3] Their third album
Skinny Grin was released on
V2 Records in November 2006.
[4]
The
Mercury Prize-nominated
Polar Bear is led by Seb Rochford, and features fellow Acoustic Ladyland members Pete Wareham and Tom Herbert. Seb Rochford also leads
Fulborn Teversham, featuring Pete Wareham and
Skinny Grin guest vocalist Alice Grant.
Discography
- Living With A Tiger, 2009
References
- Acoustic Ladyland
- Albums of the year 2005
- Fifth annual BBC Radio Jazz Awards – the winners
- Acoustic Ladyland, Skinny Grin