Ezio is a folk band from Cambridge, England, formed in 1990. They are named after their lead singer and main composer, Ezio Lunedei.
Ezio | |
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 The Ezio logo | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Cambridge, England |
| Genres | Folk |
| Years active | 1990 – date |
| Label | Tapete Records |
| Members | Ezio Booga Lidia Cascarino Lee Russell Alex Reeves |
| Past members | Peter Van Hooke |
| Website | ezio.co.uk |
Members
edit- Ezio Lunedei, lead singer, guitar and main composer
- Mark "Booga" Fowell, guitar
- Lidia Cascarino, bass
- Lee Russell, percussion, steel guitar and other instruments
- Alex Reeves, drums.
The band vary their on-stage line-up depending on the venue; some gigs feature all five members in the line-up, whereas some gigs in smaller venues will have just Ezio and Fowell.[1]
Career
editEzio was formed 1988 or 1989 (age 36–37), by a duo of guitarists, Ezio Lunedei—of Italian descent—and Mark "Booga" Fowell—from Kenya.[2] The former had been working as a surveyor and the latter studying to be a biochemist.[3] The band self released their first two albums, before being picked up by Arista Records, in 1995.[2][4]
Their profile was raised considerably when their song Cancel Today was chosen by Tony Blair for his Desert Island Discs selection.[5] This led the song to enjoy "unforeseen airplay" and discussion, and reportedly led to shops selling out of their CDs.[6][7]
The band has released eight studio albums, one compilation album, four live albums and three videos / DVDs.[citation needed]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- 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
edit- Lost and Found (Volume 2) (2006) – Salami Records
Live albums
edit- 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
edit- Ezio Live (1996) – Salami Records
- Live at the Shepherds Bush Empire (1999) – Salami Records
- Live at the Junction (2005) – Salami Records
References
edit- ↑ "Review of Ezio at The Duchess, York 2009". digyorkshire.com. 12 June 2009. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- 1 2 "Live and Booking 200 Dates!". Sunday Sun. 3 September 1995. p. 74. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ Smith, Alan (25 September 1995). "Hot acoustic duo aim to imprezio". Evening Telegraph. p. 24. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ Crozier, David (12 May 1994). "And about time too". Saffron Walden Weekly News. p. 17. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ Garner, Clare (24 November 1996). "New Labour, old headbanger: castaway Tony lets his hair down". The Independent. p. 5. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ "New Labour's spin: If only Ezio had read Etzioni". The Guardian. 7 December 1996. p. 22. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ Milner, Catherine (1 December 1996). "A sell-out gig for Blair's band of unknowns". Sunday Telegraph. p. 7. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
External links
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- Official site
- Ezio at MySpace
- Ezio discography at MusicBrainz
- Fan gig review