Alison Statton

Alison Statton

Alison Statton (born 1958) is a Welsh singer. She presently works as a chiropractor in Cardiff, Wales, where she was born.

Musical career

Statton is best known as the singer for the band Young Marble Giants. Her vocals are gentle, plaintive, and poetic. After Young Marble Giants, she formed the band Weekend with Simon Emmerson(Booth) and Spike Williams, releasing the LP "La Variete" in 1982 and a live EP, "Live at Ronnie Scott's" the following year.

She released two recordings with the guitarist from Ludus, Ian Devine, "The Prince of Wales" and "Cardiffians" . After working with Devine, she released several records with Spike.

Recordings

With Young Marble Giants

*"Colossal Youth"
*"Salad Days"

With Weekend

*"La Variete" (1982)
*"Live at Ronnie Scott's" (1983)

With Ian Devine

*"The Prince of Wales" (1988)
*"Cardiffians" (1990)

With Spike

*"Weekend in Wales" (1993)
*"Tidal Blues" (1994)
*"Maple Snow" (1995)
*"The Shady Tree" (1997)

External links

* [http://www.ltmpub.freeserve.co.uk/astattoncat.html LTM Records]
* [http://www.ltmpub.freeserve.co.uk/asasbio.html Alison Statton and Spike biography]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Young Marble Giants — Infobox Musical artist Name = Young Marble Giants Img capt = Alison Statton, Peter Joyce, Philip Moxham, Stuart Moxham Img size = Landscape = yes Background = group or band Birth name = Alias = Born = Died = Origin = Cardiff, Wales, United… …   Wikipedia

  • Spike (Weekend) — Spike is a Welsh guitarist and co founder of South Wales DIY record label, Z Block Records, He was a member of the Cardiff based band Reptile Ranch. In May 1979, Z Block set up a base in Splott, Cardiff, where they set about organising the city s …   Wikipedia

  • Young Marble Giants — Datos generales Origen Cardiff, Gales, Reino Unido …   Wikipedia Español

  • Pants Yell! — Infobox musical artist | Name = Pants Yell! Img capt = Background = group or band Origin = Boston, United States Genre = Indie pop Years active = 2003 Present Label = Best Kept Secret, Asaurus, Soft Abuse URL = http://www.asaurus.org/pantsyell/… …   Wikipedia

  • Z Block Records — Formed in the late 1970s by a coterie of Welsh musicians and college students, Z Block served as a citadel for Cardiff s small but motivated independent music scene. The bands operated in a cooperative spirit, sharing gigs, equipment, and… …   Wikipedia

  • LTM Recordings — (originally les temps modernes) [ [http://www.ltmpub.freeserve.co.uk/ltmbio.html Official site] ] is an independent record label founded in Britain in 1983, and best known for high quality, well packaged reissues of artists and music from 1978 to …   Wikipedia

  • Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue — Single by Crystal Gayle from the album We Must Believe in Magic B side All I Wanna Do in Life Released 1977 …   Wikipedia

  • Weekend (band) — Weekend was formed by Alison Statton following the split of Young Marble Giants in 1981. The band was actually a merger between two projects. Statton began writing with Spike of Z Block Records and Reptile Ranch in Cardiff, Wales in the summer of …   Wikipedia

  • Colossal Youth — For the 2006 Portuguese film, see Colossal Youth (film). Colossal Youth Studio album by Young Marble Giants …   Wikipedia

  • Recent Drama — Infobox Album Name = Recent Drama Type = Album Artist = Pants Yell! Released = April 7, 2006 Recorded = Analog Divide Studio Genre = Twee pop Length = Label = Asaurus Records ASA051 The Paper Cities 003 Producer = Tim Shea Last album = Songs for… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”