Bridget Wishart
| Bridget Wishart | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Bridgett Wishart |
| Born |
25 February 1962 Plymouth, England, UK |
| Genres | Rock, Space rock, Psychedelic rock, Proto-punk |
| Instruments | singing, clarinet, EWI |
| Labels | GWR, Gonzo Multimedia, Voiceprint Records, Black Widow Records, Musea |
| Associated acts | Hawkwind, Spirits Burning & Bridget Wishart, Spirits Burning |
Bridget Wishart (born 25 February 1962) is an English vocalist, musician and performance artist. She was a member of English rock band Hawkwind from 1989 to 1991. Wishart was the first woman to sing lead vocals in Hawkwind, and is the band's only frontwoman in their history. She is an ongoing member of Spirits Burning (since 2007), and the Chumley Warner Brothers live duo (with partner Martin Plumley).
Most of the bands that Wishart played with prior to Hawkwind were located around Bath. Her first band was The Demented Stoats in 1979 with future Hawkwind drummer Richard Chadwick and guitarist Steve Bemand, followed by Next Years Big Thing, and then the Hippy Slags. Wishart was later in two other bands with Chadwick and Bemand: Pilwind, and Star Nation.
In 1989, Wishart started to perform with Hawkwind, alongside Dave Brock, keyboardist Harvey Bainbridge, bassist Alan Davey, drummer Richard Chadwick, and Simon House on violin. Wishart's role included singing vocals for studio and live songs, and donning costumes and doing mime to enhance songs in the live setting. This line-up of Hawkwind produced two albums, 1990’s Space Bandits and 1991's Palace Springs. Space Bandits spent one week on the UK albums chart at #70. Wishart shared writing credits with Brock and Davey on the CD's opening song, titled "Images." This line-up also filmed a 1-hour appearance for the Bedrock TV series, later released as the video Nottingham 1990.
1990 saw Hawkwind with Wishart tour the USA, the second installment in a series of American visits made at around this time in an effort to re-establish the Hawkwind brand in America. After a European tour in March and April 1991 (with Steve Bemand filling in for Dave Brock), Wishart ended her association with the group.
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