Immaculate Fools
| Immaculate Fools | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Kent, England |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1984–1997, 2015– |
| Labels | A&M, Epic, Continuum, Cooking Vinyl |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | http://www.immaculatefools.com |
| Members | Kevin Weatherill [Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica] Linda Lamb [Vocals] Laura Solla Gómez [Guitar] Naíma Acuña [Drums] Paco Charlín [Bass] Alex Salgeiro [Keyboards] Helena 'Hels' Watt [Violin] |
| Past members | Kevin Weatherill Paul Weatherill Andy Ross Peter Ross Barry Wickens Paul Skidmore Ian Devlin Brian Betts Nick Thomas Alex Valentine Adam Fuest Phil Redfox Osullivan Christian Pattemore Phil Andrews |
Immaculate Fools were a pop group formed in 1984, who had their biggest success in 1985 with the single "Immaculate Fools", and continued until 1997, releasing six studio albums before splitting up. In 2015 Kevin Weatherill reformed the group with new members.
The band was formed in Kent, England by two sets of brothers: Kevin Weatherill (vocals, guitar) and Paul Weatherill (bass, vocals), and brothers Andy Ross (guitar) and Peter Ross (drums), the sons of saxophonist Ronnie Ross.
The band's single "Immaculate Fools" reached No. 51 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1985. Their debut album, Hearts of Fortune, reached No. 65 in the UK Albums Chart the same year. The band toured Europe extensively, building a strong following in Spain, where they made several television appearances.
In 1987 the band's second album, Dumb Poet, was well received by critics (including a five-star review in Sounds magazine), although it did not repeat the first album's commercial success. The album did, however, give the band a second charting single with "Tragic Comedy."
The band underwent a major line-up change when the Ross brothers left, with Barry Wickens (violin), Brian Betts (guitar), Paul Skidmore (drums) and Ian Devlin (keyboards) joining for the Another Man's World album. The band set up a recording studio in a farmhouse (Woodhouse) on the Welsh borders near Ludlow. For the band's final two albums, Woodhouse and Kiss and Punch, the Weatherill brothers were joined by Wickens, Betts, and Nick Thomas (drums).
They continued to record music and occasionally tour until they formally split up in 1997.
Kevin Weatherill, who was not only the lead vocalist but also the main songwriter of the band, continues to record and tour both in the UK and Europe under the name Dirty Ray. In 2010 he worked with Miles Hunt (of the band Wonderstuff) and violinist Erica Nockalls to produce the album Big World for a Little Man.
Andy Ross went on to work with Basia, Howard Jones, Miguel Bosé, and Tori Amos. In 2013 Andy Ross won an award at the Reel Earth Environmental Film Festival in New Zealand for his short film, Well Beyond Water, about the plight of drought affected farmers in New South Wales.
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