BLEEDING HEARTS “Folk-Punk for Punk-Folk” "dance to it, listen to it, can’t ignore it!!" Bleeding Hearts have a bucketful of musical emotion, great big tunes and a lot to say. They combine kick-ass riffin' guitars with rousing mandolin melodies, powerful rhythms, and strong multi-harmony vocals shouted and sung with raw passion. Bleeding Hearts have an originality all of their own which has seen them play to crowds in excess of 5000, and take a phenomenal live show to Festivals and venues across the U.K., Europe and North America. Bleeding Hearts have received critical acclaim in the music press and developed a growing band of enthusiastic and loyal followers. Rave reviews screaming out: “defiant lyrics, bass lines that swagger rather than walk, frenetic creative folkpunk that wraps loaded lyrics around frantic instruments for a fast-paced, smart listen” (Room Thirteen). “Something that demands your attention whether it’s on your CD player, ipod, or in a summer festival field. It grabs you by the short ‘n’ curlies and gets you up and movin’. "Dance to it, listen to it, can’t ignore it!! The perfect festival band" (Blagzine). Foxie, lead singer shouts: “We’re banging the drum of our celtic-folk-punk-rock birthplace that sees us fuse our sound into one thumpin’ jumpin’ partyin’ folkin’ rockin’ bounce of a bash that shouts ‘PARTY’. WHO ARE BLEEDING HEARTS? Foxie “the gob” (lead vox & guitars) Gel “the steamtrain” (bass & vox) Ewan “the keeping it very nice” (mandolin/cittern/guitar & vox) Riley "the destroyer" (drums) Formed and fighting the system since 1995, delivering and keeping it true to the mission statement of ‘alternative music for alternative people’ to underpin a folkypunky sound as an unsigned D.I.Y. collective. The spirit of ’76 lives on in this age of the digital revolution, proving that some bands still like to get out there and do it for real. Write a song, gig it, record it, upload it, download it, do it all again. Releases: Over the past few years Bleeding Hearts have released 2 EP's and 5 CD Albums plus a download album. One of their releases, 'Fly in the Face of Fashion', has received critical acclaim in the music press, being described as:- 'thirteen tracks of passion, justification, revolution and revelation' (Froots). Gigs: Demand for Bleeding Hearts has taken them across the U.K., Europe, and North America. Highlights include Glastonbury Festival, Farmyard Party Festival, Storming The Castle Festival, Highland Festivals, Glasgow Mayfest, Inverness Festival, Pigstock Festival, Gig In The Park Festival, Arlington Court Festival, Coleford Festival, Monmouth Festival, Riverside Festival, Stamford Festival, Cheltenham Fringe Festival (U.K.), Terschelling Musicfest (Holland), Misselbach Festival, Out In The Corn Festival (Austria), Schlossfest, Shamrock Castle Festival, Burgfolk Festival, Vogelwald Festival, Zytannien Festival, Bremen Maritime Festival, Bremerhaven Festival, Leipzig Festival, Frankfurt Speedfolk Festival, Staatsforsten Festival, Dalmstock Festival, Taubertal (Germany), and the Sunshine Coast Festival (Canada). In fact, Bleeding Hearts have supported acts such as The Darkness, Fishbone, Miles Hunt, Die Happy, Die Artze, The Damned, The Levellers and The Oysterband. Airplay: European, Canadian, U.S. and U.K. Radio, including John Peel’s Show (RIP), and German TV music shows!! Brief Press Quotes: - Indecently brilliant with an electrifying live show (Mark Freeth, MCP Press) - Punk energised power pop with superb melodies (Rock 'n' Reel) - Songs from an alternative fiddle-punky village where the sun always shines (Brum Beat) - Uncompromising new-punk with potential smash hits, it’s marvellous! (F-musicworld.de) - Incredibly powerful grab you by the balls music (Zeitgeist webzine) - The Perfect Festival Band! Dance to it, listen to it, can’t ignore it! (Blagzine) Website: www.bleedinghearts.co.uk email: theband@bleedinghearts.co.uk
