Last Wednesday, August 10th, we got to check out Boy and Bear at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, New York. If you haven’t heard of this folkloric band from down under, you have plenty of time to catch up. We’ll start you off. Originally a solo project for lead vocalist and guitarist, Dave Hosking, Boy and Bear expanded their lineup in 2009 to include bassist, Jake Tarasenko, vocalist and guitarist, Killian Gavin, drummer and vocalist, Tim Hart and banjoist and keyboardist, Jon Hart. The Australian band has toured with the folk kings, Mumford & Sons, in 2010 and they also released their debut Ep, “With Emperor Antarctica” within the same...
- 8/16/2011
- by lonnie
- ShockYa
Steeleye Span star Tim Hart has died at the age of 61. The singer, who was one of the folk rock group's founding members, passed away on Christmas Eve at his home in La Gomera on the Canary Islands. He had been battling lung cancer. Hart was born in Lincoln in 1948 and first rose to prominence in 1966 by forming a musical partnership with Maddy Prior. The pair later teamed up with bass player Ashley Hutchings to create Steeleye Span. Though the band remains active today, Hart quit (more)...
- 12/31/2009
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Steeleye Span star Tim Hart has died at the age of 61. The singer, who was one of the folk rock group's founding members, passed away on Christmas Eve at his home in La Gomera on the Canary Islands. He had been battling lung cancer. Hart was born in Lincoln in 1948 and first rose to prominence in 1966 by forming a musical partnership with Maddy Prior. The pair later teamed up with bass player Ashley Hutchings to create Steeleye Span. Though the band remains active today, Hart quit (more)...
- 12/31/2009
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
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