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Barefoot Contessa
OriginUK
GenresIndie, country blues
Years active1994–2001
LabelsIndie 500 Records, Global Warming
Past membersGraham Gargiulo
Helene Dineen
Dinesh Bhatt
Andy Kingston
James Corner

Barefoot Contessa were a UK indie band active in the late 1990s. Their music was blues-tinged country, a style which would later become known as Americana.

The band formed in London in 1994 after Helene Dineen and Graham Gargiulo met at a PJ Harvey concert.

Early in their career they received UK-wide radio airplay on BBC Radio 1 courtesy of Mark Radcliffe for whom they recorded a couple of live sessions in 1995 and 1996. In 1997 they performed live on BBC Radio 4's Kaleidoscope.

They disbanded after the release of their fourth studio album, however, in 2002, several members of Barefoot Contessa formed a new band named Helene. Singer Helene Dineen later explained the significance of the change of name, saying "there was a shift in the musical direction at that time. It seemed right to acknowledge it and start afresh".

Discography

Barefoot Contessa released four albums, one EP and one single.

Studio albums

  • Barefoot Contessa (1995)
  • You Can't Go Home Again (1996)
  • Blues for a Honey (1999)
  • Oh, the Sweet Power! (2000)

Singles & EPs

  • To Be Continued (Definitive Version) (1995)
  • Happy Together EP (1997)

References

  1. "Indie 500 Records Label". Discogs. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  2. "Global Warming Label". Discogs. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. "Gone, but not (entirely) forgotten". The Daily Growl. 30 August 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. Murphy, Peter (1 May 2001). "Blues For A Honey (review)". Hotpress. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Barefoot Contessa: A Band History". Archived from the original on 10 February 2001.
  6. "Mark Radcliffe Sessionology". The Unofficial Mark Radcliffe & Lard Site. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  7. Clarkson, John (21 July 2006). "Helene - Interview". Penny Black Music. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  8. "Discogs: Barefoot Contessa discography". Discogs. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  9. "MusicBrainz: Barefoot Contessa discography". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 2 June 2019.


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