Kitty, Daisy & Lewis

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Formed 2000.

Group performing on stage L-R Kitty , Daisy and Lewis Durham Paul Haynes / Redferns

Biography

Kitty, Daisy & Lewis is a three-piece band comprising the siblings of the Durham family. Their music is influenced heavily by R&B, swing, jump blues, country and Western, blues, Hawaiian and rock 'n' roll. They are all multi-instrumentalists playing guitar, piano, banjo, lapsteel guitar, harmonica, double bass, ukulele, drums, trombone, xylophone and accordion between them.

Kitty Durham is the youngest of the group and primarily sings and plays drums, harmonica, ukulele, banjo, trombone and guitar. Daisy Durham, the eldest, primarily sings and plays drums, piano, accordion and xylophone. Lewis Durham sings and plays guitar, piano, banjo, lapsteel and drums. He collects and plays/DJ's 78rpm records and has built a home studio which consists of antique recording equipment such as 8-track tape machines and vintage BBC and RCA microphones. Kitty, Daisy, and Lewis do not use computers or any digital format during the recording process.

Kitty, Daisy, and Lewis have been performing from a young age, and have therefore built up a fanbase which supposedly includes Amy Winehouse, David Lynch, Chris Martin, Eagles of Death Metal, Dustin Hoffman, and Ewan McGregor. They have had worldwide success with sold-out tours and have opened for Coldplay, Razorlight, Richard Hawley, Jools Holland, and others.

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BBC Reviews

  1. Smoking in Heaven 2011

    Review of Smoking in Heaven

    Reviewed by Noel Gardner

    An addictive third set from the authentic-not-authentic scratchy RnB trio.
  2. Kitty, Daisy & Lewis 2008

    Review of Kitty, Daisy & Lewis

    Reviewed by Susie Goldring

    It's an album that needs more snap, more crackle, but less pop.

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