Dawn Kelly & Neil Bailey's MAGPIE22

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Our music is a blend of acoustic melodies, thought-provoking lyrics and foot-stomping, feel-good songs which create our unique sound.

Magpie22 is the musical love-child of Dawn Kelly & Neil Bailey, two UK singer-songwriters now working with percussionist Jack Carver and harmony vocalists Amy Bartlett & Eve Saphire .Their love of indie-folk, blues, Americana and country has inspired them to write songs that audiences can relate to, enjoy, and celebrate. Dawn & Neil's live in the studio EP "These Kind of Days" was recently followed by Magpie22 single, "Cowboys and Indians (Playing Indian). Our music is a blend of acoustic melodies, thought-provoking lyrics and foot-stomping, feel-good songs which create our unique sound. Our recent trip to Nashville has given us lots of ideas, but our influences range from far and wide - West Coast grooves, African beats, Country licks, all find a home in the original songs of Magpie22.

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The best way to describe to you what to expect from us is to leave you with a few reviews :- Reviews “Cowboys and Indians… that’s a great little track - I've got a lot of time for that! And the Indian chants at the end are great – Magpie22 – Nice!” Adam Crowther, BBC Radio Bristol “Dawn’s voice is very strong and the music too is excellent …atmospheric… great story lines… the lyrics are very important and need to be listened to. Expressive, enjoyable and memorable songs that will no doubt evoke emotions.” Brian Inglis, Jelli Records “Clever songwriting and interwoven harmonies make this perfect, easy listening, on its way to the next great summer festival. Hopefully they will be on one of the stages I manage next year. Great to work with and consummate professionals.” Trevor Turvey -Sealey, Stage and Artist Management “Awesomely refreshing retro late 60's style and places emphasis on songwriting… reminiscent of Joan Baez on the ballads…. Nice job, y'all!” Greebly Mork, USA Songwriters Assoc. “Thank you for keeping our cyclists entertained throughout the day! And for being so understanding about the mix up regarding our stage equipment…incredibly optimistic and accommodating! I hope you’ll come back next year :)” Tabitha Dickson, Events, British Cycling Love the vocals, harmonies… I really like it… a distinctive sound… chord progressions blend beautifully. Lyrical composition with layers of deeper meaning (I really liked that!)” Oz Cahill, GisaBreak Event Management image46

Here's an idea of the 'pedigree' of musicians in MAGPIE22

Biography Dawn Kelly and Neil Bailey make beautiful music together - music! Dawn Kelly began singing as a child at her Irish family's drinks parties - her mother prised any coins from her grubby little hands before chasing her back to bed... During the early 1980s, in new-wave/rock bands Newspeak and The Wait, she performed at venues all over London including The Rock Garden, Gossips and the Batcave in Soho. Her hair has never fully recovered from the rapid-changing colours and styles that matched her colourful musical interests... In the 1990s, together with fellow members of world music band, Rainbow Nation, she played live at Kingston Green Fair, Strawberry Fair in Cambridge and Deepdale Jazz festival in Norfolk, and recorded 'Shadow & Soul', an original album co-written with Simon Ferrigno. Now residing in Bristol, she has been working with a talented collection of musicians to explore her songwriting ideas and enjoy performing live. Neil started playing guitar in his mother's womb. Before he could walk, he mastered acoustic, electric and 12 string.At the tender age of 13 he entered the studios to lay down some lead guitar for the folk band 'Charlie Crow' and since then he's never looked back. Over the following years Neil formed and played with a many bands, appearing on TV ,Radio (The John Peel Show), touring in Europe and playing many festivals along the way. Neil has also supported such bands as:- Sam Brown (Pink Floyd, Jools Holland), Sonja Kristina (Curved Air), Willy Porter, Ezio ,King Kurt ,......the list goes on... In the early 1990's Neil toured his sublime guitar and bad taste in hair and hats across Germany. After taking several years 'out', to 'share growing up',with his son, he put together his own project, Quietman Presents, releasing the album 'Power Of The Moon'. While honing his own songwriting skills he tripped over Dawn and discovered that they were literally 'singing from the same page'. The rest is in their music & songs that make 'Dawn Kelly & Neil Bailey's MAGPIE22' the band that they are now.

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Q: How long does setup take? A: Approximately 30 - 45 mins
Q: What are your space and power requirements? A: Space is not really an issue, as we can adapt, playing as a duo, trio, four piece or full band, as required. The least power inputs required would be 2 and the most, probably 6, although we have our own equipment so we can adapt to most situations.
Q: Do you take requests? A: We play original material, but we are happy to play several 'covers' in the same style

Our music is a blend of acoustic melodies, thought-provoking lyrics and foot-stomping, feel-good songs which create our unique sound.

Q: How long does setup take?

“Cowboys and Indians… that’s a great little track - I've got a lot of time for that! And the Indian chants at the end are great – Magpie22 – Nice!”

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