The Musgraves
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The Musgraves | |
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| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Roots Music |
| Years active | 2011–2015 |
| Members | Matthew Bennett (vocals, guitars, banjo, mandolin, ukulele) Matt Foundling (piano, keyboards, vocals) Tom Farnell Jr (drums, percussion) Lesley-Marie Turner (violin, ukulele, glockenspiel, vocals) |
The Musgraves was a British
.Career
The band gained popularity in 2011 with their EP Lost In Familiarity, featuring four songs: "So Sofia"; "Back To Me"; "Discover Me"; and "Fortune Teller". "So Sofia" won support from
An instrumental version of "Discover Me" was used as the sound bed for the
The Musgraves debut single, "Last of Me" (released digitally in March 2012), was first championed by Graham Norton on his BBC Radio 2 show. Before appearing on The Graham Norton Show, televised on 3 February 2012, the band had their van containing all of their equipment stolen on Sunday 29 January 2012 from Lichfield. Staffordshire Police are presently investigating the theft of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van.[2] The first unsigned band to play the show, the band played the set with borrowed equipment and clothes.[3]
References
- ^ BBC WM. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "Band's instruments taken after van is stolen in Lichfield". Lichfield Live. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "The Musgraves' kit stolen hours before Graham Norton gig". BBC News. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
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