Maid of Ace

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Maid of Ace
OriginHastings, Sussex
LabelsMaid of Ace Records
MembersAlison Cara Elliott
Anna Coral Elliott
Amy Catherine Elliott
Abby Charlotte Elliott

Maid of Ace are a punk rock band based in Hastings, England. The line-up consists of local-born sisters Alison Cara Elliott (Lead vocals/guitar), Anna Coral Elliott (vocals/guitar), Amy Catherine Elliott (bass/vocals) and Abby Charlotte Elliott (drums). The band have achieved press coverage in the music magazine Vive Le Rock , [1] website Louder Than War . [2] as well as the website for BBC Radio 6 Music , which posted video footage of the band's performance on the BBC Introducing stage at the 2015 Glastonbury Festival. [3] [4]

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History

The four band members are sisters and played their first gig in 2005 at their secondary school. They have to date self-released three albums. Second album Maid in England was reviewed by Ged Babey for Louder Than War [2] They have also made several high-profile festival performances including the Glastonbury Festival in 2015, from which their performance of song "Bone Deth" was filmed by the BBC and uploaded as a video to the BBC 6music website [3] [4] and the Rebellion Festival, at which their performance at the 2017 festival was reviewed in Vive Le Rock magazine. [1]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

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