The Outcast Band

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The Outcast Band
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Background information
Origin Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Genres Alternative rock, Folk-rock
Years active1991–1996
2008–present
Labels Thirsty Dog Records
MembersDamien Kay
Paul Godfrey
Tom Price
John Forrester
Matt White
Helen Leask [1]
Past membersDave Browne
Miffy Davies
Phil Mills
Ryan Daniel
Mike Agate
Mark Edwards
Jake Gosling
George Whitfield
Dominic Coles
Website outcastband.co.uk OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Outcast Band are a high-energy folk-rock band from Stroud, Gloucestershire. [1] The band have played over 500 shows to audiences from London to Berlin, at festivals including Glastonbury, Guilfest, Wychwood, Trowbridge, The Acoustic Festival of Britain, and Heineken Big Tops, as well as a 52 date UK university tour and a number of European festivals. [2]

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The band toured extensively in the 1990s, including on the festival circuit, and have been reported as one of the biggest bands on local scenes at that time. Following a break in 1996, they reformed in 2008 with a new lineup. [3] [4] [5] [6] The band plays regularly in their hometown of Stroud, and are known to pull large crowds when headlining the Fringe Festival. [7] [8] The band are represented by Eden Music Management. [9]

The Longest Mile

In December 2009, the band met with record producer Phil Tennant, who is known for producing albums for artists such as The Levellers, The Waterboys, and The Saw Doctors, and for discovering Pixie Lott. [5] [10] After listening to demo tracks, Tennant agreed to produce their next album. [5] Tennant and the band recorded the album, The Longest Mile, at Rockfield Studios in Wales with engineer, Adam Whittaker. [4] [11]

The album was released in November 2010, after reported high anticipation with it reaching #2 on the Amazon pre-order chart. [12] [13] [14] The first single from the album was "Orphans". [10]

The "Longest Mile" has been reviewed as "an ambitious record that creates a dark and brooding atmosphere, contrasted by lighter and sweeter moments. Featuring distinctive vocals, raw folk instrumentals, and fresh, poetic lyrics". [15] In the review by Paul Kerr for Maverick Magazine, he stated that "The Longest Mile" was "an album to be listened to with the seatbelt strapped on". [16]

Personnel

Discography

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