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Kitty, Daisy & Lewis are a British five-piece band fronted by 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 includes David Lynch, Chris Martin, Eagles of Death Metal, Dustin Hoffman, and Ewan McGregor; the late Amy Winehouse was also a fan. They have had worldwide success with sold-out tours and have opened for Coldplay, Razorlight, Richard Hawley, Jools Holland, and others. The band are signed to BBC Radio 1 DJ and Bestival curator Rob da Bank's label, Sunday Best, who released their second single "Mean Son of a Gun", a song originally cut by Johnny Horton in the 50s, with the B-side "Ooo Wee" which they first heard on a 78rpm record sung by Louis Jordan. This was released on 45rpm, CD and a limited edition 78rpm vinyl. The tracks were recorded at home. The vinyl was also cut by Lewis using his own equipment at The Exchange Mastering Studios, which is owned and run by his father Graeme. On 30 May 2011, ''Smoking in Heaven'' was released on CD & vinyl (double LP & 78rpm Album), also on Sunday Best. ==Touring== They have supported artists such as Jools Holland, Mika, Billy Bragg, Stereophonics, Mark Ronson and Razorlight at London's Earls Court Arena. They also played the main stage at Bestival in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011 as well as playing thrice at Glastonbury in 2007, 2008 and 2011. They have featured in ''Vogue'' and performed on ''Blue Peter''. The band also featured in the 2008 documentary ''We Dreamed America'' about the influence of American roots music on British musicians. When performing live, their parents, Graeme Durham and Ingrid Weiss play guitar and double-bass. Graeme Durham is a founding member and mastering engineer at The Exchange recording studios in London, and Ingrid Weiss is the former drummer of The Raincoats〔Harris, Sophie (2008) "Kitty, Daisy & Lewis" (review), The Times, 26 July 2008〕 and was encouraged to play the double bass by Kitty, Daisy & Lewis. Eddie "Tan Tan" Thorton has played on all live shows since 2008 and featured on some records. Kitty, Daisy & Lewis were one of the opening acts in North America for Coldplay's ''Viva La Vida Tour''. They were featured in the 2009 Primavera Sound in Barcelona, Rock Am Ring & Rock Im Park in Germany, and Lowlands in the Netherlands. In July 2010 they played on Thursday night of Latitude Festival in the Cinema Tent in a Blues Brothers themed night. In August 2010 they played Belladrum Tartanheart Festival. In August 2011 they opened for Phish at The Gorge outside of Seattle, WA and on the first of July 2012, they played at the Rock Werchter festival in Belgium. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kitty, Daisy & Lewis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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