Colonel Bagshot | en

‘Confidence is the keyword for letting go of the constraints that inhibit us from true expression’. Colonel Red has learnt on an undulating journey that has taken him from his Birmingham birthplace, the second of four sons born to a Jamaican father and an English mother in the 60′s to the independent artist he is today. In an atmosphere of racial unrest that had him ‘locked up’ at the age of 15, he emerged inspired by the rich music culture he grew up with and combined with Rastafarian philosophy saw a young rude boy Redz sporting a natty Afro as...

After Kaporal Maïky, Admiral T, Jeune Sergent and Caporal Nigga, Colonel Reyel is the new soldier of the Antilles dancehall army. The 26-year-old artist owes his success to his single "Celui", a title that immediately won over fans of ragga zouk. A native of Guadeloupe, Colonel Reyel spent his childhood in Paris, France. Before entering the reggae dancehall scene, Reyel had a passion for rap. In the early 2000s, he sang in a band of deejays known as the Septentorial Crew. The group's line-up has changed several times since then. Septentorial Crew now consists of Mad Mike, Mäster Mägnum, Twente...

The Kentucky Colonels were a bluegrass band that was popular during the American folk music revival of the early 1960s. Formed in Burbank, California in 1954, the group released two albums, The New Sound of Bluegrass America (1963) and Appalachian Swing! (1964). The band featured the influential bluegrass guitarist Clarence White, who was largely responsible for making the acoustic guitar a lead instrument within bluegrass, and who later went on to join the Los Angeles rock band the Byrds. The Kentucky Colonels disbanded in late 1965, with two short-lived reunions taking place in 1966 and 1973. In 1954, the three...

Jason Anderson's Wolf Colonel specialised in absolutely spot on lo fi nuggets of beautifully observed pop, they recorded three albums for K between 99-2002, before Jay dropped the wolf colonel moniker and went on to record some more smashing stuff that's slightly more polished, but just as touching still for K. If you get the chance, and you probably will, go and see this guy, let him stay at your house, give him a lift somewhere in your car, and talk to him about Steely Dan. Ian Scanlon .

Band members: Brian Farrell (Vocals, Guitar, Stylophone), Kenny Parry (Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards), Dave Dover (Vocals, Bass Guitar, Keyboards) and Terry McCusker (Vocals, Drums). Colonel Bagshot's Incredible Bucket Band, comprised of Brian Farrell, Terry McCusker, Dave Dover and Kenny Parry. They had several record deals, toured Europe and played gigs like the Reading Festival. A record by the band from that period (Six Day War) was remixed by DJ Shadow, and also featured in the recent hit-film Phonebooth which starred Colin Farrell. Brian later went solo and the other guys formed another band called 'Bunny', who went on to support the...