Martin Stephenson and the Daintees
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Martin Stephenson and the Daintees are a British band combining elements of rock music and folk music. Martin George Stephenson was born 27 July 1961 to Alfred and Francis Stephenson in County Durham in the North-East of England. In January 1990, he married Angela Cape who appears on the cover of the album Boat to Bolivia. He has two children, Phoebe and Esme who still live with their mother in the North-East after Martin and Angela's split.
The band were signed to Kitchenware Records and released their first single in 1982. Like other Kitchenware acts the group had their origins in the North East of England. The band enjoyed a high critical profile and some minor commercial success. Their best-selling and most acclaimed album is Boat to Bolivia released in 1986. They recorded three further albums — Gladsome, Humour & Blue in 1988, Salutation Road, produced by Pete Anderson, in 1990 and The Boy's Heart in 1992 — but sales fell short of expectations and the band were dropped by their label
After parting company with Kitchenware Stephenson disbanded the group in 1993, but continued to record both as part of a group and as a solo artist. The Daintees reformed in 2000.
Stephenson's work has increasingly drawn on folk music and traditional musical roots, and his performances have often taken in low-key live events and venues for recording. He has recorded albums in a Scottish church and a disused lighthouse.
A recent album, Wheel of Fortune was recorded in the lighthouse at Dunnet Head in Caithness with father and son duo, Isaac & John Sutherland.
