Baskery
is a Swedish acoustic country punk band, comprising the three sisters Greta, Stella and Sunniva Bondesson. Their first album, Fall Among Thieves
, was released in Europe in 2008, and in the UK in January 2009.
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History
The band formed in 2006 as an offshoot of The Slaptones, who featured their father Janåke Bondesson on drums, released two albums (
Simplify
, 2003, and
Amplify
, 2004) and toured the USA with
The Brian Setzer Orchestra.
Baskery released an EP,
One Horse Down
, in 2007 on Veranda Independent Records.
[1] Their first album,
Fall Among Thieves
, was recorded with producer
Lasse Mårtén using no overdubs and mainly first or second takes, with the aim of capturing as much energy as possible. It was released in Sweden in May 2008; in Norway, Germany, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy in autumn 2008; and in the UK in January 2009.
In 2008 the group toured and played festivals in the USA, Canada, France, Ireland, Denmark and Norway, and are undertaking a tour of the UK with
Seth Lakeman in early 2009.
[2]
Style
The group have described their musical style in such terms as "killbilly" and "mud-country", and they have been compared with
The Dixie Chicks,
The Roches, and
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Favourable reviews have included descriptions including "absurdly wonderful...[they] do their own thing with a glee which, coupled with no little virtuosity and runaway vivaciousness, is irresistible." (
Colin Irwin,
Mojo)
[3]
Band members
- Greta Bondesson (born 7 February 1978): Banjo, tambourine, drums, harmonica, vocals
- Stella Bondesson (born 20 March 1980): Double bass, vocals
- Sunniva Bondesson (born 5 October 1982): Acoustic guitar, vocals
Discography
One Horse Down
(EP, Veranda Independent Records, 2007)
Fall Among Thieves
(Glitterhouse Records, released Europe 2008, UK 2009)
References
- One Horse Down at CDBaby
- Baskery biography
- Review by Colin Irwin, Mojo magazine