The Storys

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The Storys
Image:TheStorys.jpg
Country Swansea, Wales
Years active 2003 – present
Genres Acoustic, Country Rock
Labels Korova, Hall Recordings
Members Steve Balsamo
Andy Collins
Dai Smith
Rob Thompson
Brian Thomas
Alan Thomas
Website(s) The Storys Official Website

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[edit] Biography

The Storys are a six piece band from South Wales who formed in Spring 2003. Their main influence is 1970’s U.S. West Coast bands in the country-rock genre. The lineup is Steve Balsamo - vocals/guitar; Andy Collins – vocals/bass; Dai Smith – vocals/guitar; Rob Thompson – vocals/guitar; Brian Thomas – drums/percussion; Alan Thomas – keys/mandolin/banjo. The group has four singer-songwriters all taking lead vocals on different songs. They count as inspirations such vocal harmony-based bands as Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and The Beatles.

Over thirty songs were recorded, with eleven eventually chosen for their debut album. The Storys then decided to put out the album themselves, so they set up their own label, Hall Recordings, before signing a record deal with Warner Bros./Korova.

Their first gig was to over seventy thousand people at The Olympic Torch Concert outside Buckingham Palace, and was soon followed by a support slot with Tom Jones and a series of gigs in venues such as Bush Hall and The Borderline. More recently, the band have been on tour supporting Elton John. [1]

[edit] Discography

  • "I Believe In Love" - CD single/ 7" (2006, Korova)
  • "Cinnamon" - CD single/ 7" (2006, Korova)
  • The Storys (March 2006, Korova) (previously released: August 2005, Hall Recordings)
  1. "I Believe In Love"
  2. "Be By Your Side"
  3. "Cinnamon"
  4. "High Enough"
  5. "You're Taking My Heart Away"
  6. "You're Not Around"
  7. "Roll Like A Stone"
  8. "Save Me"
  9. "The King of Broken Dreams"
  10. "Journey's End (Show Me Love)"
  11. "Is It True What They Say About Us?"
  • "Be By Your Side" - promo CD single/ 7" (2006, Korova)
  • "Cinnamon" - CD single (2005, Hall Recordings)
  • 5 Track Promo Sampler CD (2005, Hall Recordings)
  1. "Cinnamon"
  2. "Roll Like A Stone"
  3. "High Enough"
  4. "Be By Your Side"
  5. "Journey's End (Show Me Love)"
  • The Storys EP (2005, Hall Recordings) (Approximately 100 copies only)
  1. "Be By Your Side"
  2. "Roll Like A Stone"
  3. "High Enough"
  4. "So Long"
  • The Town Beyond The Trees CD EP (2005, Hall Recordings) (60 copies only, limited edition artwork by Balsamo) (25 other copies had an old photo of Glyncorrwg printed on CD, plain plastic cover)
  1. "The Town Beyond The Trees"
  2. "My Foot Was Nailed To The Floor"
  3. "God Take Care Of The One I Love"
  4. "You're Not Around"

[edit] References

  1. ^ thestorys.co.uk official website

[edit] External links

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