Barefoot Contessa (band)

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.[3][4]

This article is about the indie band. For other uses, see Barefoot Contessa (disambiguation).

Barefoot Contessa
OriginUK
GenresIndie, Country blues
Years active1994–2001
LabelsIndie 500 Records,[1] Global Warming[2]
Past membersGraham Gargiulo
Helene Dineen
Dinesh Bhatt
Andy Kingston
James Corner

The band formed in London in 1994 after Helene Dineen and Graham Gargiulo met at a PJ Harvey concert.[5]

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.[6] In 1997 they performed live on BBC Radio 4's Kaleidoscope.[5]

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".[7]

Discography

Barefoot Contessa released four albums, one EP and one single.[8][9]

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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