Ezio (band)

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Ezio
The Ezio logo
The Ezio logo
Background information
OriginCambridge, England
GenresFolk
Years active1990 - date
LabelsTapete Records
MembersEzio
Booga
Lidia Cascarino
Lee Russell
Alex Reeves
Past membersPeter Van Hooke
Websiteezio.co.uk

Ezio is a folk band from Cambridge, England, formed in 1990. They are named after their lead singer and main composer, Ezio Lunedei.

Members[edit]

  • Ezio Lunedei, lead singer, guitar and main composer
  • Mark "Booga" Fowell, guitar
  • Lidia Cascarino, bass
  • Lee Russell, percussion, steel guitar and other instruments
  • Alex Reeves, drums.

The band vary their on-stage line-up depending on the venue; some gigs feature all five members in the line-up, whereas some gigs in smaller venues will have just Ezio and Fowell.[1]

Career[edit]

The band has released eight studio albums, one compilation album, four live albums and three videos / DVDs. Their song Cancel Today was chosen by Tony Blair for his Desert Island Discs selection, stating that he listened to this before Prime Minister's Questions.[2]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Compilation albums[edit]

Live albums[edit]

DVDs[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Review of Ezio at The Duchess, York 2009". digyorkshire.com. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  2. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Rt Hon Tony Blair MP". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

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