Sean Lakeman
| Sean Lakeman | |
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Sean Lakeman (left) performing with his brother Seth
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| Background information | |
| Born | 29 January 1974 |
| Origin | Devon, England |
| Genres | English folk, folk rock, electric folk, acoustic folk |
| Instruments | acoustic guitar, guitar, |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | iScream Music, WEA, Rough Trade, Putumayo |
| Associated acts | Kathryn Roberts, Seth Lakeman, Sam Lakeman, Equation, The Lakeman Brothers, Cara Dillon, Kate Rusby, Levellers (band), |
| Website | http://kathrynrobertsandseanlakeman.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| Guitar | |
Sean Lakeman (born 1974) is an English folk musician and record producer.
Sean was brought up in Buckland Monachorum, near Yelverton, Devon with his brothers, fellow folk musicians Seth Lakeman and Sam Lakeman. He began playing guitar at the age of six, and was noticed as a prodigious musical talent from an early age. He played with his parents, Geoff and Joy Lakeman, and with his brothers in a family band. He also made up a quarter of the BBC Radio 2 'Young Tradition Band' alongside Catriona MacDonald, Luke Daniels and Simon Thoumire.
In his early career he partnered folk fiddle veteran Tom McConville on the UK folk club circuit, and from the early 1990s, played guitar as part of the ’Lakeman Brothers’, with brothers Seth on violin and Sam on piano. The trio wrote and produced the album Three Piece Suite (1994), upon which Kathryn Roberts was a guest singer for two tracks.
Kathryn Roberts and Kate Rusby asked the Lakeman Brothers to accompany them as a backing band for a tour of Portugal in September 1994. On their return to the UK the five agreed to form a permanent band and Equation was born.
The name of the band refers to the initials of the band members' names, KR2 + SL3.
Shortly after forming, Irish singer Cara Dillon replaced Kate Rusby and in the summer of 1995, they signed a record deal with Blanco y Negro (Warner Music Group).
The group recorded their debut album at Peter Gabriel's Realworld Studios in 1995-'96. The album, entitled Return to Me, was produced by David Bottrill (Tool, Muse, King Crimson). There was a single release, "He Loves Me", with an accompanying promotional video. The band performed on MTV and VH1, but weeks before the release of the album the record label shelved it. It was not released in 1996, but in 2003 it saw a release under Rough Trade after Geoff Travis (the band's A+R) bought its rights.
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