The Shrubbies were an English pop group from Wallington, London, active from 1996 to 1998. The band was formed as Shrubby Veronica by Craig Fortnam (vocalist and guitarist), Sharron Saddington (vocalist and bass guitarist) and the former Cardiacs members Sarah Smith (vocals, saxophone, keyboards) and Dominic Luckman (drums). They gigged enthusiastically in London for several years and then split up as Fortnam was disillusioned with playing the traditional indie rocktoilet circuit.
Shrubbies
Left to right: Sharron Saddington, Dominic Luckman, Sarah Smith, and Craig Fortnam.[1]
Fortnam had a chance meeting with William D. Drake which led to him joining Drake's band, Lake of Puppies, with Saddington. Fortnam and Saddington fell in love, forming the Shrubbies with Smith and Luckman. The band released an eponymous EP, The Shrubbies, in 1997 and an album Memphis in Texas, in 1999, following its dissolution. Fortnam and Saddington later married and recruited musicians associated with Cardiacs to form the North Sea Radio Orchestra.
After playing bass guitar in a jazz fusion band, Craig Fortnam had a chance meeting with the former Cardiacs member William D. Drake, which led to him joining Drake's post-Cardiacs psychedelic pop[2] combo Lake of Puppies with Sharron Saddington.[3] Fortnam fell in love with Saddington, and the couple formed the Shrubbies alongside former Cardiacs members Sarah Smith and Dominic Luckman.[4][5] The pop group,[6] initially called Shrubby Veronica,[7] originated from Wallington, London in 1996.[8][9] They gigged enthusiastically in London and beyond,[9] supporting a headlining gig by Huge Baby and playing concerts with like-minded bands the Monsoon Bassoon, Podsdarapomuk and Delicate AWOL.[10]
I began to realise that most people were there for a social thing, and people were talking all the way through. That just started annoying me and I thought, 'I'll write music that doesn't have drums, that isn't loud, and we’ll play places where people sit down and then they won’t talk.'
Though the collaboration was creatively rewarding for Fortnam, he became disillusioned with playing the traditional indie rocktoilet circuit.[3] Fortnam was annoyed the poor etiquette and atmosphere he encountered at concerts, so the band dissolved in 1998.[6][11] Following their dissolution, Fortnam went to Dartington College to study composition and decided he "wanted to be Stravinsky",[2] married Saddington and recruited like-minded musicians associated with Cardiacs and classical connections to form the North Sea Radio Orchestra, with Sharron on lead vocals.[3]
Shrubbies, featuring Dominic Luckman, were set to specially reform for the Alphabet Business Convention at the Salisbury Arts Centre on 26 August 2017,[12][13] but were replaced by the band Prescott on the revised bill.[14]
A self-titled EP featuring a selection of songs from Memphis in Texas was released by Merlin Audio on 20 September 1997, exclusively on CD. Misfit City described the tracks as "four complex and leaping songs, swinging through an adventure playground of sophisticated eccentric harmony based around Craig’s dextrous gut-strung acoustic guitars and Sharron’s fluffy chirrup", praising Sarah Smith's saxophone and keyboard riffs.[17]
Track listingedit
All lyrics are written by Sharron Saddington except "Sabled Fur" by Craig Fortnam; all music is composed by Fortnam
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Carefree Clothes"
3:31
2.
"Body Cried Alive"
4:13
3.
"Perfect Present"
4:08
4.
"Sabled Fur"
3:26
Total length:
15:27
Personneledit
Credits adapted from The Shrubbies EP liner notes.[1]
The Shubbies' lone album was released on CD by Merlin Audio in 1999.[17]Memphis in Texas (stylised in all lowercase) was reissued on Bandcamp on 11 September 2011.[18]
Track listingedit
All lyrics are written by Sharron Saddington except "Sabled Fur" by Craig Fortnam; all music is composed by Fortnam
^ abSgrignoli, Marco (20 July 2022). "Cardiacs - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto". Ondarock (in Italian). Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ abMarmoro, Gianfranco (13 July 2019). "North Sea Radio Orchestra - Gap Species :: Le Recensioni di OndaRock". Ondarock (in Italian). Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^. Cardiacs. 8 March 1999. Archived from the original on 3 August 2002. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
^. Myspace. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ abcde"memphis in texas". Shrubbies. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2022 – via Bandcamp.
^Bell, Adrian (2011). Aylesbury Bolton Wolverhampton Hove: A Little Man and 101 Cardiacs Gigs. Sullivan County, New York: Iron Bell Publishing. p. 202. ISBN978-0-95-687950-9.
^Worral, Sean (15 March 2017). "ORGAN THING: William D Drake will play a rousing selection of tunes from the Mr Drake and Sea Nymphs repertoire for free this Friday…". Organ. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
^Drake, William D. (18 March 2017). "ABC, Salisbury Arts Centre 26th August". William D Drake. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
^"The Alphabet Business Convention - Revised bill for the day!". Facebook. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
^ abcMemphis in Texas (liner notes). Merlin Audio. 1999. MER99105CD – via Discogs.
^"North Sea Radio Orchestra @ St Clement Eastcheap". Misfit City. 18 March 2003. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ abcd"The Shrubbies". Misfit City. 24 September 1997. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
^"Shrubbies' Community". Shrubbies. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2022 – via Bandcamp.
January 01, 1970
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This article is about the band For the plant see Shrub For other uses see Shrub disambiguation The Shrubbies were an English pop group from Wallington London active from 1996 to 1998 The band was formed as Shrubby Veronica by Craig Fortnam vocalist and guitarist Sharron Saddington vocalist and bass guitarist and the former Cardiacs members Sarah Smith vocals saxophone keyboards and Dominic Luckman drums They gigged enthusiastically in London for several years and then split up as Fortnam was disillusioned with playing the traditional indie rock toilet circuit ShrubbiesLeft to right Sharron Saddington Dominic Luckman Sarah Smith and Craig Fortnam 1 Background informationAlso known asShrubby VeronicaOriginWallington London EnglandGenresPop indie rockYears active1996 1998LabelsMerlin AudioSpinoffsNorth Sea Radio OrchestraSpinoff ofLake of PuppiesPast membersSharron Saddington Dominic Luckman Sarah Smith Craig Fortnam Fortnam had a chance meeting with William D Drake which led to him joining Drake s band Lake of Puppies with Saddington Fortnam and Saddington fell in love forming the Shrubbies with Smith and Luckman The band released an eponymous EP The Shrubbies in 1997 and an album Memphis in Texas in 1999 following its dissolution Fortnam and Saddington later married and recruited musicians associated with Cardiacs to form the North Sea Radio Orchestra Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2 1 The Shrubbies EP 2 1 1 Track listing 2 1 2 Personnel 2 2 Memphis in Texas 2 2 1 Track listing 2 2 2 Personnel 3 Notes 4 ReferencesHistory editAfter playing bass guitar in a jazz fusion band Craig Fortnam had a chance meeting with the former Cardiacs member William D Drake which led to him joining Drake s post Cardiacs psychedelic pop 2 combo Lake of Puppies with Sharron Saddington 3 Fortnam fell in love with Saddington and the couple formed the Shrubbies alongside former Cardiacs members Sarah Smith and Dominic Luckman 4 5 The pop group 6 initially called Shrubby Veronica 7 originated from Wallington London in 1996 8 9 They gigged enthusiastically in London and beyond 9 supporting a headlining gig by Huge Baby and playing concerts with like minded bands the Monsoon Bassoon Podsdarapomuk and Delicate AWOL 10 I began to realise that most people were there for a social thing and people were talking all the way through That just started annoying me and I thought I ll write music that doesn t have drums that isn t loud and we ll play places where people sit down and then they won t talk Craig Fortnam to The Stool Pigeon 3 Though the collaboration was creatively rewarding for Fortnam he became disillusioned with playing the traditional indie rock toilet circuit 3 Fortnam was annoyed the poor etiquette and atmosphere he encountered at concerts so the band dissolved in 1998 6 11 Following their dissolution Fortnam went to Dartington College to study composition and decided he wanted to be Stravinsky 2 married Saddington and recruited like minded musicians associated with Cardiacs and classical connections to form the North Sea Radio Orchestra with Sharron on lead vocals 3 Shrubbies featuring Dominic Luckman were set to specially reform for the Alphabet Business Convention at the Salisbury Arts Centre on 26 August 2017 12 13 but were replaced by the band Prescott on the revised bill 14 Discography editThe Shrubbies discography was produced by Cardiacs frontman Tim Smith and released though the record label Merlin Audio 1 15 The songs were recorded at Apollo 8 in Chessington Surrey and Purple Studios in Norwich Norfolk 15 9 The music has been described as folk pronk and folk prog by Misfit City and Ondarock it respectively 16 5 and their releases have been categorised as acoustic pop baroque pop electroacoustic folk folk baroque psychedelic folk psychedelic pop and psychedelic rock 17 A four track EP released in 1997 and the album Memphis in Texas in 1999 following the dissolution 17 The Shrubbies EP edit The Shrubbies nbsp EP by the ShrubbiesReleased20 September 1997StudioApollo 8 Chessington Length15 27LabelMerlin AudioProducerTim SmithShrubbies chronologyThe Shrubbies 1997 Memphis in Texas 1999 A self titled EP featuring a selection of songs from Memphis in Texas was released by Merlin Audio on 20 September 1997 exclusively on CD Misfit City described the tracks as four complex and leaping songs swinging through an adventure playground of sophisticated eccentric harmony based around Craig s dextrous gut strung acoustic guitars and Sharron s fluffy chirrup praising Sarah Smith s saxophone and keyboard riffs 17 Track listing edit All lyrics are written by Sharron Saddington except Sabled Fur by Craig Fortnam all music is composed by FortnamNo TitleLength1 Carefree Clothes 3 312 Body Cried Alive 4 133 Perfect Present 4 084 Sabled Fur 3 26Total length 15 27 Personnel edit Credits adapted from The Shrubbies EP liner notes 1 Shrubbies Sharron Saddington vocals bass guitar Dominic Luckman drums Sarah Smith vocals saxaphone sic keyboards Craig Fortnam vocals guitar Additional musicians Tim Smith handclaps on Perfect Present Rob Deschamps French horn on Carefree Clothes Technical Tim Smith production Matthew Cutts photography John Whitehouse digital mastering Memphis in Texas edit Memphis in Texas nbsp Studio album by ShrubbiesReleased1999StudioApollo 8 Chessington Purple Studios Norwich Length46 03LabelMerlin AudioProducerTim SmithShrubbies chronologyThe Shrubbies 1997 Memphis in Texas 1999 The Shubbies lone album was released on CD by Merlin Audio in 1999 17 Memphis in Texas stylised in all lowercase was reissued on Bandcamp on 11 September 2011 18 Track listing edit All lyrics are written by Sharron Saddington except Sabled Fur by Craig Fortnam all music is composed by FortnamNo TitleVocalLength1 My Shoulder Ride Sharron2 552 No Sounds SharronCraig2 213 Body Cried Alive Sharron4 154 Sabled Fur Craig3 305 Twiddle Your Thumbs Mum Sharron2 006 Carefree Clothes Sarah3 317 Visitors Book Sharron3 508 Memphis in Texas SharronCraig7 429 Perfect Present Sharron4 0910 Hearty Connection Sharron5 0711 Knives Sharron6 43Total length 46 03 Adapted from Bandcamp 9 Personnel edit Adapted from the Memphis in Texas liner notes 15 Shrubbies Sharron Saddington a vocals bass guitar Dominic Luckman drums percussion Sarah Smith vocals saxophone keyboard Hammond organ cello Craig Fortnam vocals guitars keyboard harmonium Additional musicians Tim Smith handclaps on Perfect Present Rob Deschamps French horn on Carefree Clothes The Inkling Quartet strings on Hearty Connection Technical Jonnie Hamilton photography Big Faluda Productions Ian Johnson design Tim Smith productionNotes edit Saddington is credited as Sharron Fortnam on Bandcamp following her marriage to Craig 9 References edit a b c The Shrubbies liner notes Merlin Audio 1997 MER97028CD via Discogs a b Lester Paul 4 November 2016 Outer Limits How Prog are North Sea Radio Orchestra Prog Retrieved 14 January 2024 a b c d Graham Ben 22 June 2011 Interview North Sea Radio Orchestra The Stool Pigeon Archived from the original on 5 July 2011 Retrieved 18 September 2022 Davis Steve Torabi Kavus 15 April 2021 Medical Grade Music London Orion Publishing Group ISBN 9781474619509 Note Search Shrubbies a b Sgrignoli Marco 20 July 2022 Cardiacs biografia recensioni streaming discografia foto Ondarock in Italian Retrieved 18 September 2022 a b Marmoro Gianfranco 13 July 2019 North Sea Radio Orchestra Gap Species Le Recensioni di OndaRock Ondarock in Italian Retrieved 18 September 2022 The Cardiacs FAQ Cardiacs 8 March 1999 Archived from the original on 3 August 2002 Retrieved 15 October 2022 Shrubbies Myspace Archived from the original on 24 June 2013 Retrieved 18 September 2022 a b c d e memphis in texas Shrubbies 11 September 2011 Retrieved 17 September 2022 via Bandcamp Bell Adrian 2011 Aylesbury Bolton Wolverhampton Hove A Little Man and 101 Cardiacs Gigs Sullivan County New York Iron Bell Publishing p 202 ISBN 978 0 95 687950 9 Gap Species North Sea Radio Orchestra 4 January 2019 Retrieved 18 September 2022 via Bandcamp Worral Sean 15 March 2017 ORGAN THING William D Drake will play a rousing selection of tunes from the Mr Drake and Sea Nymphs repertoire for free this Friday Organ Retrieved 8 November 2022 Drake William D 18 March 2017 ABC Salisbury Arts Centre 26th August William D Drake Retrieved 8 November 2022 The Alphabet Business Convention Revised bill for the day Facebook 14 August 2017 Retrieved 8 November 2022 a b c Memphis in Texas liner notes Merlin Audio 1999 MER99105CD via Discogs North Sea Radio Orchestra St Clement Eastcheap Misfit City 18 March 2003 Retrieved 18 September 2022 a b c d The Shrubbies Misfit City 24 September 1997 Retrieved 17 September 2022 Shrubbies Community Shrubbies 11 September 2011 Retrieved 17 September 2022 via Bandcamp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shrubbies amp oldid 1195569059, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
