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I Said Yes are an English folk rock band formed in 2005 by drummer Hugh Barne, guitarist Robert Lane and multi-instrumentalist Jim Barne. Soon after some early writing and recording Margot Gibbs and Kit Buchan joined in time for their early gigs (which were almost exclusively in Edinburgh). The band enjoyed early exposure from XFM Scotland (2006) with DJ's Jim Gellatly and Martin Bate both championing the band,[1] with coverage on their 'new music rising' podcast.
As the band's activity moved back to southern England radio exposure followed with BBC Introducing shows on BBC Wiltshire[2][3] and BBC London[4] helping to further grow the bands fanbase. A break came for the band when they were chosen by Lynn Roberts from For Folks Sake as their pick for the Glastonbury Festival 'emerging talent longlist'.[5] With a reduction in funding for regional BBC Introducing Shows and the closure of BBC Wiltshire Introducing, the band were picked up by BBC Oxford Introducing, and in particular by Dave Gilyeat who later proposed to his girlfriend live on air and played an I Said Yes track to celebrate.[6]
In between other projects, such as Jim's film composing and touring supporting Mumford & Sons[7] (where he played keyboards for Jesse Quin & The Mets) and Kit's poetry[8] and journalism,[9] I Said Yes continued to write, record and release music. The Guardian newspaper featured them in a 'breaking bands' feature[10] and the bands 2016 singles were regularly featured on the BBC Introducing listening post[11], as well as on Tom Robinson's mixtape[12]
In October 2016 the band's single 'Alexander' was chosen as part of the anti-trump[13] 30 Days, 30 Songs[14] project. The songs metaphorical references to Alexander the Great and much of the songs cynicism was thought to capture important critique of the then Republican nominee.
- ^ "I Said Yes | For Folk's Sake". www.forfolkssake.com. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ "Introducing Stage at the Shuffle". 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ "Wiltshire off the map for bands". 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ "i said yes". 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ Digital, Pretty Good. "Glastonbury Festival - Emerging Talent Competition longlist announced". Glastonbury Festival - 21st-25th June, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ "BBC Local Live: Oxfordshire". BBC News. 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ "Jim Barne: Composer | Mumford and Sons Tour Photos". www.jimbarne.com. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ "Competition 2015: Judge's Report – Glyn Maxwell | Poetry London". poetrylondon.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ "Kit Buchan". the Guardian. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ Burrows, Marc (2013-10-22). "Breaking Bands: I Said Yes". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ "Fresh Faves: Batch 221". Fresh On The Net. 2016-12-05. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ "BBC Introducing Mixtape 12/12/2016's playlist's Top Tracks - BBC Playlists". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ Cillizza, Chris (2016-10-13). "Famous musicians are writing 30 anti-Trump songs for the final 30 days of the election". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ "Alexander". 30 Days, 30 Songs. Retrieved 2017-12-04.