The Poozies

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The Poozies
Genre(s) English folk music, Scottish folk music
Years active 1990-
Associated acts Sileas
Website www.poozies.com
Members
Sally Barker, Patsy Seddon, Mary Macmaster, Eilidh Shaw, Mairearad Green
Former members
Kate Rusby, Karen Tweed

The Poozies are an all-women band that produce folk music of English and Scottish traditions.


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[edit] Biography

The Poozies formed in 1990. Mary Macmaster (harp) and Patsy Seddon (harp) were performing together as the duo Sileas and worked with Sally Barker (guitar and vocals) on her solo album. Together they decided that an all-women folk group was a good idea, and when Barker met Karen Tweed in Hong Kong she agreed to join the project.

After the release of Dansoozies (1993) and Chantoozies (1995), Sally Barker left the group in 1996 in order to start a family. Kate Rusby joined the band as lead vocalist, and this lineup released one EP, Come Raise Your Head (1997), and a full-length album, Infinite Blue (1998). However, as Kate Rusby's solo career took off, she was replaced on vocals by Eilidh Shaw, also an accomplished fiddler.

In 2000 the band released Raise your head: A Retrospective to celebrate ten years of The Poozies, and in 2003 released Changed Days Same Roots. In 2006 Sally Barker rejoined the group to make it a five-piece, and they toured with this lineup until December 2007. Karen Tweed left the band in December 2007, and was replaced by Mairearad Green from the band, the Unusual Suspects.

[edit] Current lineup

[edit] Discography

  • Dansoozies (1993)
  • Chantoozies (1995)
  • Come Raise Your Head (EP) (1997)
  • Infinite Blue (1998)
  • Raise your head: A Retrospective (2000)
  • Changed Days Same Roots (2003)

[edit] External links

Official website

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