The Tiger Lillies

The Tiger Lillies are a three-piece band, formed in 1989 and based in London. They have toured worldwide and won acclaim with their opera Shockheaded Peter.

Their surreal style has been described as dark, darkly humorous, strangely humorous, Brechtian, and gypsy cabaret. They are also notorious for singing controversial songs involving bestiality, prostitution and blasphemy. In 1999 their work was featured in the film Plunkett & Macleane.

The Tiger Lillies were nominated for a Grammy award for their 2003 album The Gorey End, which was a collaboration of sorts with the writer and illustrator Edward Gorey and the Kronos Quartet.

Their newest show, 7 Deadly Sins, started on 7 April 2008 at the New Players Theatre in London. The show is based on the traditional seven deadly sins in Catholic theology, and an album was due to be released at the same time.

Band members

Martyn Jacques - vocals, accordion, piano, guitar, harmonica, ukelele and the banjolele.
Adrian Huge - drums and percussion, backing vocals.
Adrian Stout - double bass, musical saw, backing vocals.

Discography

Albums

1994 - Births, Marriages and Deaths
1995 - Spit Bucket
1995 - Ad Nauseam
1996 - The Brothel to the Cemetery
1997 - Farmyard Filth
1998 - Low Life Lullabies
1998 - Shockheaded Peter
1999 - Bad Blood and Blasphemy
2000 - Circus Songs
2000 - Bouquet of Vegetables - The Early Years
2001 - 2 Penny Opera
2003 - The Sea
2003 - The Gorey End (with Kronos Quartet)
2003 - Live in Russia 2000-2001
2004 - Punch and Judy
2004 - Death and the Bible
2005 - Huinya (with Leningrad)
2006 - Die Weberischen
2007 - Urine Palace
2007 - Live in Soho
2007 - Love and War
2008 - 7 Deadly Sins

DVDs

2006 - Mountains of Madness (with Alexander Hacke (Einstürzende Neubauten) and drawings by Danielle de Picciotto)
2006 - Shockheaded Peter and Other Songs - Live in Concert in New York

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Books

1998 - The Ultimate Shockheaded Peter Book - ISBN 3-932909-99-2
2003 - Farmyard Fantasy Book
2007 - "The Tiger Lillies Book" - www.tigerlilliesbook.com

Trivia

The Romanian band Spitalul de Urgenţă translated the Tiger Lillies song "Whore" into a new track, "Curva", included on their album Alcool Rafinat (2005).
The music from "Whore" was also used in the Leningrad song "Dikij Muzhchina".
Their music has also been integrated into dance performances by critically acclaimed Canadian contemporary dance troupe Holy Body Tattoo.
They covered the Shel Silverstein song "25 Minutes to Go" on 2 Penny Opera.
They covered "Send in the Clowns" on Circus Songs.
They covered "My Funny Valentine" on Urine Palace.
Martyn Jacques appears in the 2007 Channel 4/Artangel film Exodus, singing "Hailstones".

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