Leonardo's Bride
| Leonardo's Bride | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Folk-pop |
| Years active | 1992–2001, 2013 |
| Labels | Mushroom, PolyGram |
| Website | leonardosbride |
| Members |
Abby Dobson Dean Manning Jon Howell Patrick Wong |
| Past members | Antero Ceschin Alex Hewetson Jason Johnston John Gauci Mark Howard David Sanders |
Leonardo's Bride is an Australian pop band that formed in 1992. It consists of Abby Dobson on lead vocal and acoustic guitar; Dean Manning on electric guitar, piano, wurlitzer and hammond; Jon Howell on drums; and Patrick Wong (aka Patrick Hyndes) on bass guitar, backing vocals and cello. They released two ep's, Debut (12 May 1992) and Temperamental Friend (6 October 1994) and two albums, Angel Blood (28 April 1997) and Open Sesame (June 2000), before disbanding in 2001.
They were nominated for three ARIA Awards at the 1997 awards with their album Angel Blood and single "Even When I'm Sleeping". "Even When I'm Sleeping" was voted "Song of the Year" at the 1998 APRA Awards. In March 2013 Leonardo's Bride reformed to perform at the Byron Bay Bluesfest for two sessions.
In 1989 two founders of Leonardo's Bride, Abby Dobson on lead vocals and Dean Manning on acoustic guitar performed as a duo for the first time at an open mike night at the Crossroads theatre in Sydney. In March 1990 the duo began writing tracks together and then travelled around Europe and United States busking and playing in clubs and bars, doing 250 shows over sixteen months. Some of the gigs included; Sin-e in New York City, Les voultes de lutece in Paris, Hen & Chickens in London and Zorba's bar in Santorini, Greece. A New York performance was described as "all acoustic, mostly original and startlingly beautiful. A typical set is a blend of folk ballads with strong harmonies, upbeat pop with a faint rock edge, and standards from around the world".
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