My Darling Clementine (band)

My Darling Clementine
Lou Dalgleish & Michael Weston King, Nashville, September 2013
Background information
Origin Birmingham UK
Genres Country Music
Years active 2010 – present
Website Official Site

Michael Weston King and Lou Dalgleish who are otherwise known as My Darling Clementine, are a British country music duo who set out to pay tribute to the great American country duos. The Birmingham, based couple have been musicians in their own rights for many years, came together after 10 years of marriage and released their first single "100,000 Words" in 2012.

The touring band of My Darling Clementine includes guitarist Martin Belmont (Graham Parker & The Rumour, Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, Ducks Deluxe), keyboardist Liam Grundy (Scotty Moore, James Burton), Bassist Kevin Foster (Jackie Leven, Ducks Deluxe, Los Pistoleros, Doll By Doll), drummer Neil Bullock (Chuck Berry, Ronnie Scott, Broadcast) and Pedal Steel guitarist Alan Cook (Chris Hillman, The Charlatans, Jackie Leven).

History

Previously to My Darling Clementine, Lou Dalgleish has worked with Elvis Costello, Bryan Ferry and The Brodsky Quartet. From 1993 – 2000 she released 4 albums (including the acclaimed Live at Ronnie Scotts). In 2001 Dalgleish wrote and appeared in the play They Call Her Natasha, a story of obsession and infatuation, based around a series of Elvis Costello songs, which was first performed at the Edinburgh Festival.

Michael Weston King is the former leader of The Good Sons,[1] who Mojo magazine [2] dubbed as ‘England’s very own Uncle Tupelo.’ King has released 10 solo albums and 4 with The Good Sons and has also made collaborations with Chris Hillman, Ron Sexsmith, Jackie Leven and Townes Van Zandt (who cut his own version of King's song "Riding The Range").

In 2010 King released his latest album, "I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier",[3] (featuring the American anti-war song I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier) an album made up entirely of protest songs. Some new, some old, and some going as far back as the 1900's. Since its release King has appeared, at a number of protest festivals, political rallies, and human rights events in the UK, Germany, Scandinavia, North America and in May 2011 played his first ever concerts in China.

In 2012, My Darling Clementine released their first album, How do you plead? The album received good reviews by the BBC,[4] Guardian [5] and went on earn them 2012 Americana Music Artist of the year at the British Country Music Awards[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

My Darling Clementine released their 2nd album, “The Reconciliation?”[20][21] in late 2013. The album was recorded at the Sheffield studio, Yellow Arch and produced by Colin Elliot, (Richard Hawley, Duane Eddy, Jarvis Cocker) and features special guest appearances from Kinky Friedman, The Brodsky Quartet & The Richard Hawley band.

In 2014 Michael Weston King and Lou Dalgleish performed a series of UK shows with crime writer Mark Billingham, billed as The Other Half [22] after Billingham wrote his story "The Other Half" so named after one of the duo's songs.

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "The Good Sons Biography". All Music.
  2. ↑ "MOJO Magazine". MOJO.
  3. ↑ Klanderman Files
  4. ↑ "BBC". BBC.
  5. ↑ "Guardian Review". Guardian.
  6. ↑ "British Country Music Awards". BCMA.
  7. ↑ "My Darling Clementine Live Review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  8. ↑ "My Darling Clementine Country hoffnungstraeger aus England". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  9. ↑ "Country front and centre at Aeolian on Friday night". Thebeatmagazine.ca. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  10. ↑ "My Darling Clementine set to play at Saltaire's Live Room". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  11. ↑ "My Darling Clementine Ropetackle Arts Centre Shoreham". The Argus. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  12. ↑ "Acclaimed band My Darling Clementine pays return visit to Saltaire". Ilkley Gazette. 2014-01-17. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  13. ↑ "Off the charts: My Darling Clementine, Downchild, Possessed by Paul James". Billings Gazette. 2013-11-29. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  14. ↑ "My Darling Clementine". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  15. ↑ "SXSW schedule". Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  16. ↑ "Michael Weston King and Lou Dalgleish at the Brewhouse". Derby Telegraph. 2014-01-31. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  17. ↑ "Lightning Seeds will headline Friday night at Chagstock". Torquay Herald Express. 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  18. ↑ "They Call Her Natasha". Connection.ebscohost.com. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  19. ↑ Cackett, Alan (July 2012). "My Darling Clementine". Maverick: 38. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  20. ↑ The Guardian
  21. ↑ Pop Matters
  22. ↑ Mark Billingham

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