Steamchicken
Background information
OriginWarwickshire, England, UK
Genrescèilidh-swing and jazz roots
Years active1993–present
LabelsChicken Records
Past membersKaty Oliver – trumpet (until 2018); Ted Crum (died 2020)
WebsiteSteamchicken

Steamchicken are a cèilidh-swing and jazz roots band, based in Warwickshire, England, and formed in 1993 by Bill Pound, Andrew Sharpe and Ted Crum.[1] They have been described as "a band with attitude"[2] and as musically mixing together "folk and Cabaret era swing jazz with panache and style".[3] Their 2017 CD release Look Both Ways, in which they use a full brass section and a driving rhythm section,[4] has been acknowledged as demonstrating their "knowledge of both folk and jazz, polishing traditional gems into sparkling arrangements, and adding successful original compositions to create an eminently hummable album".[2]

Band members

Amy Kakoura
Background information
Instrument(s)vocal
WebsiteAmy Kakoura

Amy Kakoura also performs as a solo artist and as a duo with Andrew Sharpe. They have also written a musical together. Songs From a Ledge, in which Amy Kakoura played and sang one of the roles and Andrew Sharpe and Becky Eden-Green provided musical accompaniment, was performed in a production directed by Lana McIver at the Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham in 2014.[7]

Founding band member Ted Crum, who performed on harmonica, bass and melodeon, died in April 2020.

Discography

Steamchicken

Albums

Singles

Amy Kakoura

Albums

EPs

References

  1. ^ a b Rawcliffe, Paul (2013). "Steamchicken – 20 Years". Bright Young Folk. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b Buckley, Martha (18 April 2017). "Steamchicken – Look Both Ways". Folk Radio UK. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  3. ^ Higgins, Marc (2017). "Steamchicken – Look Both Ways (Chicken Records)". Northern Sky. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  4. ^ a b Beeby, Dave (2017). "Steamchicken – Look Both Ways". The Living Tradition. No. 118. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  5. ^ Anson, John (9 March 2017). "Amy Kakoura's happy to have truly found her voice with Steamchicken". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Dream come true as local girl takes to Maidstone stage". Downs Mail. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  7. ^ Whys, Glen (19 November 2014). "Songs From a Ledge – Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham". Musical Theatre Review. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  8. ^ Zierke, Reinhard (8 March 2017). "Steamchicken – Look Both Ways". Mainly Norfolk – English Folk and Other Good Music. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Steamchicken". www.webfeet.org. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  10. ^ Harragan, Bob (2006). "Wingin'". The Living Tradition. No. 68. Retrieved 29 May 2017.

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