Ezio (band)
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Ezio | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Cambridge, England |
Genres | Folk |
Years active | 1990 - date |
Labels | Tapete Records |
Members | Ezio Booga Lidia Cascarino Lee Russell Alex Reeves |
Past members | Peter Van Hooke |
Website | ezio.co.uk |
Ezio is a folk music band from Cambridge, England formed in 1990. Ezio have eight studio albums, one compilation album, four live albums and three videos / DVDs, built up a large fanbase without breaking into the mainstream of the British music scene.[citation needed] Ezio Lunedei is the lead singer and main composer, Mark "Booga" Fowell plays guitar, Lidia Cascarino plays bass, "The Reverend" Lee Russell plays percussion, steel guitar and a variety of other instruments, and Alex Reeves plays the drums. The band vary their touring routine depending on the venue - some gigs will feature all five members in the line-up, whereas some gigs in smaller venues will have just Ezio and Booga.[1]
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
Studio Albums
- The Angel Song (1993) - Salami Records
- Black Boots on Latin Feet (1995) - Arista Records
- Diesel Vanilla (1997) - Arista Records
- Higher (2000) - Salami Records
- The Making of Mr. Spoons (2003) - Eagle Records
- Ten Thousand Bars (2006) - Tapete Records
- This Is the Day (2010) - Tapete Records
- Adam and the Snake (2014) - Tapete Records
- Daylight Moon (2016) - Jazzhaus Records
Compilation Albums
- Lost and Found (Volume 2) (2006) - Salami Records
Live Albums
- Live at the Shepherds Bush Empire (1999) - Salami Records
- Live:Cambridge (2004) - Salami Records
- Das Bootleg - Live in Mannheim (Part 1) (2008) - Salami Records
- Ten Thousand Bars - Live (2008) - Tapete Records
DVDs
- Ezio Live (1996) - Salami Records
- Live at the Shepherds Bush Empire (1999) - Salami Records
- Live at the Junction (2005) - Salami Records
References
- ^ "Review of Ezio at The Duchess, York 2009". digyorkshire.com. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ [1]
External links
- Official site
- Ezio at MySpace
- Ezio discography at MusicBrainz
- Gig review by fan