Never the Bride

Never the Bride are an English band founded in the early 1990s. The group is led by singer Nikki Lamborn (formerly known as Nikki "B" Bentley) and keyboardist/guitarist/singer Catherine "Been" Feeney, who co-write the music. The band's sound incorporates classic rock, blues, soul, and country. They have supported musicians including The Who, Elton John, Roger Daltrey, and Paul Rodgers.^{[citation needed]}

Never the Bride
Never The Bride performing at Reykjavík Gay Pride in 2011
Background information
Origin	United Kingdom
Genres	Rock, blues, country, soul, jazz, classic rock
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Lock Stock and Barrel Records Atlantic Records
Members	Nikki Lamborn Catherine Feeney YoYo Buys Fergus Gerrand Murray Gould David Levy Richie Newman Neil Raymond

History

Their self-titled debut album was released by Atlantic Records in 1995.^{[citation needed]} Also in 1995, Never the Bride recorded the song "Going to California" for the Led Zeppelin tribute album Encomium.^{[citation needed]} Never the Bride toured with British Rock Symphony in 1999.^[1] In 2001, Lamborn and Feeney founded Lock Stock and Barrel Records to release subsequent Never the Bride albums plus material by other artists.^{[citation needed]}

Their song "The Living Tree" was recorded by Shirley Bassey for her 2007 album Get the Party Started. The album was produced by Lamborn and Feeney. The song and album were released by Lock Stock and Barrel Records and both charted in the United Kingdom.^[2][3]

Members

• Nikki Lamborn - Vocals
• Catherine 'Been' Feeney - Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals
• Maxime Obadia - Guitar
• Murray Gould - Guitar
• Al Vosper Guitar, Bass guitar
• Dave Levy - Bass,
• Fergus Gerrand - Drums, Percussion,
• Richie Newman - Drums

Discography

• Never the Bride (1995)
• While U Wait (2001)
• Surprise (2002)
• Live at ULU (2004)
• Vancouver 97 (2009)
• In Concert at the Stables Theatre (2012)
• Passing Through (2012)
• Licensed to Bitch (2013)
• Jealousy (2014)
• Surprise (2016)
• Long Live (2017)
• For Better For Worse (2019)

References

1. Tracie Cooper (2007). . Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
2. "Shirley Bassey: The Living Tree". UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
3. "Shirley Bassey: Get the Party Started". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 8 May 2018.

External links

• Official website