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Ezio is a folk band from Cambridge, England, formed in 1990. They are named after their lead singer and main composer, Ezio Lunedei.
Ezio | |
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 The Ezio logo | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Cambridge, England |
| Genres | Folk |
| Years active | 1990 - date |
| Labels | Tapete Records |
| Members | Ezio Booga Lidia Cascarino Lee Russell Alex Reeves |
| Past members | Peter Van Hooke |
| Website | ezio.co.uk |
Members edit
- Ezio Lunedei, lead singer, guitar and main composer
- Mark "Booga" Fowell, guitar
- Lidia Cascarino, bass
- Lee Russell, percussion, steel guitar and other instruments
- Alex Reeves, drums.
The band vary their on-stage line-up depending on the venue; some gigs feature all five members in the line-up, whereas some gigs in smaller venues will have just Ezio and Fowell.[1]
Career edit
The band has released eight studio albums, one compilation album, four live albums and three videos / DVDs. Their song Cancel Today was chosen by Tony Blair for his Desert Island Discs selection, stating that he listened to this before Prime Minister's Questions.[2]
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
- The Angel Song (1993) - Salami Records
- Black Boots on Latin Feet (1995) - Arista Records
- Diesel Vanilla (1997) - Arista Records
- Higher (2000) - Salami Records
- The Making of Mr. Spoons (2003) - Eagle Records
- Ten Thousand Bars (2006) - Tapete Records
- This Is the Day (2010) - Tapete Records
- Adam and the Snake (2014) - Tapete Records
- Daylight Moon (2016) - Jazzhaus Records
Compilation albums edit
- Lost and Found (Volume 2) (2006) - Salami Records
Live albums edit
- Live at the Shepherds Bush Empire (1999) - Salami Records
- Live:Cambridge (2004) - Salami Records
- Das Bootleg - Live in Mannheim (Part 1) (2008) - Salami Records
- Ten Thousand Bars - Live (2008) - Tapete Records
DVDs edit
- Ezio Live (1996) - Salami Records
- Live at the Shepherds Bush Empire (1999) - Salami Records
- Live at the Junction (2005) - Salami Records
References edit
- ^ "Review of Ezio at The Duchess, York 2009". digyorkshire.com. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Rt Hon Tony Blair MP". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ezio (band).
- Official site
- Ezio at MySpace
- Ezio discography at MusicBrainz
- Fan gig review