Mitford Rebel
Mitford Rebel
Genres: female vocalist, female vocals, female vocalists, Female Voices, Music that makes me happy
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About Mitford Rebel
http://www.soundcloud.com/mitfordrebel The short history of Mitford Rebel was frantic and tumultuous. First formed in early 2010 in Lancaster by Caz Latham, Lauren Denman (who met at the University of Salford and first worked together in The Spinning Jennys in 2004), Charlotte Lane and Adam James Wishart Taylor, the band were out of the rehearsal studio within six months, armed with their debut demo EP Mitford Rebel EP (http://corpor.at/R235) and a tenacious sense of urgency and determination. Gigs came thick and fast, and progress was quick but steady. This proved too much for bassist Charlotte, who unfortunately couldn't commit to the workload, and left in November 2010. She was replaced within a month by Caz Taylor, who quickly integrated. Nationwide gigs followed, with the band playing dates in London, Newcastle and Edinburgh, as well as regular gigs in Manchester and closer to home. They also had nationwide and local press mentions, local radio appearances and were interviewed and/or reviewed by the likes of The Stool Pigeon, Rock Sound, Fetch The Nets and Red Rose Music Lancs among others. They started work on their first album in November 2010, however, trouble was brewing in the form of Adam's new life in Leeds. Adam had started an MA across the Pennines in September, and from then on it became more and more obvious that his interests were shifting and his allegiances changing. Try as he might, he just couldn't manage juggling his degree, Mitford Rebel and his new band HidesUK any longer, and made the difficult decision to let Mitford Rebel go in early Summer 2011. His final gig with the band was an emotional local one, at Yorkshire House in Lancaster on 1st July 2011. The band are still associated with Adam - because of his important input in shaping the band in the early days, he is still appearing as drummer on the upcoming album, as well as recording and producing it at his studio (High Octane Productions near Chorley). Whilst searching for a replacement permanent drummer, local musician and hero Dave Walker (of local band Carpe) stood in for the ladies and fitted in perfectly. Unfortunatley due to university commitments, Dave could not become a permanent fixture. However, after a search that seemed to last a lifetime, the band finally found the man for the job in the form of newly-graduated Prestonian Bobby Rathod, who played his debut gig with the band at The Alley in Lancaster on 10th September 2011. Debut album 'Kings & Fools' (featuring Adam on drums, and recorded and produced by him at his studio High Octane Productions) was released digitally in June 2012. Read more here: http://www.last.fm/music/Mitford+Rebel/Kings+And+Fools. Caz Taylor and Bobby Rathod parted ways with Mitford Rebel in mid-2012, each for different reasons, but only a few weeks apart. This put tremendous strain on Caz L & Lauren to once again rebuild the rhythm section, so they decided to play out remaining gig dates with various stand-ins (Nick Latham, James Stone of Soul Saboteur, Dave Walker, Matt Middleton), before putting the band "on ice". As it stands, Caz L has relocated to Manchester, and is working as a solo artist under the stage name Carolina Vendetta. Lauren is concentrating on a career in youth work, and the pair remain best friends. Twelve tracks were recorded by the final line-up of Mitford Rebel, which are still in post-production. Caz and Lauren plan to release them as soon as possible. Rebuilding the band is not an impossibility, but currently unlikely.
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