The Outcast Band Explained

The Outcast Band
Background:group_or_band
Origin:Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Genre:Alternative rock, Folk-rock
Years Active:1991–1996
2008–present
Label:Thirsty Dog Records
Current Members:Damien Kay
Paul Godfrey
Tom Price
John Forrester
Matt White
Helen Leask[1]
Past Members:Dave Browne
Miffy Davies
Phil Mills
Ryan Daniel
Mike Agate
Mark Edwards
Jake Gosling
George Whitfield
Dominic Coles

The Outcast Band are a high-energy folk-rock band from Stroud, Gloucestershire.[1] The band have played over 500 shows to audiences from London to Berlin, at festivals including Glastonbury, Guilfest, Wychwood, Trowbridge, The Acoustic Festival of Britain, and Heineken Big Tops, as well as a 52 date UK university tour and a number of European festivals.[2]

The band toured extensively in the 1990s, including on the festival circuit, and have been reported as one of the biggest bands on local scenes at that time. Following a break in 1996, they reformed in 2008 with a new lineup.[3] [4] [5] The band plays regularly in their hometown of Stroud, and are known to pull large crowds when headlining the Fringe Festival.[6] [7] The band are represented by Eden Music Management.[8]

The Longest Mile

In December 2009, the band met with record producer Phil Tennant, who is known for producing albums for artists such as The Levellers, The Waterboys, and The Saw Doctors, and for discovering Pixie Lott.[4] After listening to demo tracks, Tennant agreed to produce their next album.[4] Tennant and the band recorded the album, The Longest Mile, at Rockfield Studios in Wales with engineer, Adam Whittaker.[3] [9]

The album was released in November 2010, after reported high anticipation with it reaching #2 on the Amazon pre-order chart.[10] [11] [12] The first single from the album was "Orphans".[13]

The "Longest Mile" has been reviewed as "an ambitious record that creates a dark and brooding atmosphere, contrasted by lighter and sweeter moments. Featuring distinctive vocals, raw folk instrumentals, and fresh, poetic lyrics".[14] In the review by Paul Kerr for Maverick Magazine, he stated that "The Longest Mile" was "an album to be listened to with the seatbelt strapped on".

Personnel

Discography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: THE OUTCAST BAND . . 1 February 2024 . 2018 . 29 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211129171110/https://www.wickhamfestival.co.uk/artist/the-outcast-band/ . live .
  2. Web site: THE OUTCAST BAND . . 1 February 2024 . 2019 . 29 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329010657/https://wychwoodfestival.com/programme/2019/The-Outcast-Band . live .
  3. News: Falconer . Ben . Make us huge like Pixie Lott . 1 February 2024 . Gloucestershire Citizen . 19 March 2010 . . Since reforming as a five-piece in 2008, the Outcast Band has taken the local and national gig scene by storm with high-energy performances bringing crowds to a floor-stomping climax throughout Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, the Home Counties and London..
  4. News: Minard . Jenny . The Outcast Band get set for gig after reforming . 1 February 2024 . . 27 October 2010 . The Outcast Band were one of the biggest bands in Reading in the early 90s. They sold out such legendary venues as the RBH Club and the Granby. . 30 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240130064859/http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/berkshire/hi/people_and_places/music/newsid_9131000/9131715.stm . live .
  5. Web site: The Outcast Band prepare for Newt . Bridgwater Mercury . 1 February 2024 . 27 June 2011 . 1 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240201211208/https://www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/leisure/whats_on/9108233.the-outcast-band-prepare-for-newt/ . live .
  6. News: Headliners announced for this year's Stroud Fringe . 1 February 2024 . . 5 February 2014 . Based in Stroud, The Outcast Band are festival veterans, and have headlined the Fringe before. In 2010, their show brought one of the biggest Friday night crowds we have ever seen, and we are delighted they are bringing their fast-paced, foot-stomping folk-punk-rock back to the Bank Gardens on the Saturday of this year's Fringe. . 1 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240201211058/https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/leisure/music/10989000.headliners-announced-for-this-years-stroud-fringe/ . live .
  7. News: Cast out to the Albert . 1 February 2024 . . 3 March 2011 . 1 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240201211211/https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/8888679.cast-out-to-the-albert/ . live .
  8. Web site: So, you wanna be famous?. 20 July 2010. Getreading.co.uk. 2020-06-08. 28 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231128213515/https://www.getreading.co.uk/whats-on/music/so-you-wanna-be-famous-4224883. live.
  9. Web site: The Longest Mile . . 1 February 2024 . 18 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130318121629/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-longest-mile-mw0002039626 . live .
  10. News: Albums . 1 February 2024 . Huddersfield Daily Examiner . 26 Nov 2010 . . Number two in the Amazon folk chart preorders so there's a market for this fast and furious country folk with a hefty injection of punk and a great vocalist in Damien Kay. Dance to this and you won't be able to walk for a week. It's not often you hear so much from violins and mandolins. No doubt the Gloucestershire band will be a joy live and are already firm festival favourites..
  11. Web site: The Outcast Band Competition . London Net . 1 February 2024 . 1 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240201211057/https://www.londonnet.co.uk/the-outcast-band-competition/ . live .
  12. Web site: The Outcast Band album | Hot Off The Press . 31 December 2010. RedHotVelvet.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20101231080748/http://www.redhotvelvet.co.uk/music-news/the-outcast-band-album/. 20 October 2020. 31 December 2010.
  13. Web site: Pixie Lott producer helps Stroud band The Outcasts | Gloucestershire news. https://archive.today/20120913021026/http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Band-dreams-big-time/story-11893299-detail/story.html. dead. 13 September 2012. 20 October 2020. 17 March 2010. This is Gloucestershire.
  14. Web site: Introducing: The Outcast Band . Southsonic.com . https://archive.today/20110827163354/http://southsonic.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=752:introducing-the-outcast-band&catid=42:news&Itemid=73 . 27 August 2011 . 27 August 2011.
  15. Web site: The Outcast Band . OurSoundScene.org . 26 November 2023 . 1 February 2024.
  16. Kerr . Paul . THE LONGEST MILE. . Maverick Magazine . February 2011 . 103 . 73 . 1 February 2024 . 1477-8173 . While the frenetic thrash of the majority of the songs here immediately catches the listener’s ear there are several ballads such as To Be Someone and Wreckage that are muscular and ultimately more rewarding than the initial raggle taggle buzz engendered by the showstoppers. An album to be listened to with the seatbelt strapped on. . 1 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240201211214/https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=66844504&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site . live .
  17. News: OUTCAST BAND The Longest Mile [... ] ]. 1 February 2024 . . Birmingham Post and Mail Ltd . 14 November 2010 . . OUTCAST BAND The Longest Mile (Thirsty Dog)ACK in July 1996 the Brit folk rockers went into the studio, exhausted after a 52-date tour, and began recording a new album. Midway, they broke for a fortnight's holiday and never got back together again until now. The wait was worthwhile - this is an excellent set driven by rock guitar and folk fiddle. Not as folky as Bellowhead, not as rocky as the Dave Matthews Band, The Longest Mile strides between. Best served fast and furious, the title track and Hurricane Day are irresistible. PC.

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