Never the Bride
{{Short description|English band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Never the Bride
| image = File:Never the bride (6030406304).jpg
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| caption = Never The Bride performing at Reykjavík Gay Pride in 2011
| background = group_or_band
| years_active = 1991–present
| origin = United Kingdom
| genre = Rock, blues, country, soul, jazz, classic rock
| label = Lock Stock and Barrel Records
Atlantic Records
| current_members = Nikki Lamborn
Catherine Feeney
YoYo Buys
Fergus Gerrand
Murray Gould
David Levy
Richie Newman
Neil Raymond
}}
Never the Bride are an English band founded in the early 1990s. The group is led by singer Nikki Lamborn (formerly known as Nikki "B" Bentley) and keyboardist/guitarist/singer Catherine "Been" Feeney, who co-write the music. The band's sound incorporates classic rock, blues, soul, and country. They have supported musicians including The Who, Elton John, Roger Daltrey, and Paul Rodgers.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}
History
Their self-titled debut album was released by Atlantic Records in 1995.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}} Also in 1995, Never the Bride recorded the song "Going to California" for the Led Zeppelin tribute album Encomium.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}} Never the Bride toured with British Rock Symphony in 1999.{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/212089/British-Rock-Symphony/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071121154657/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/212089/British-Rock-Symphony/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 November 2007|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|author=Tracie Cooper|date=2007|title=British Rock Symphony (2000)|accessdate=7 December 2011 }} In 2001, Lamborn and Feeney founded Lock Stock and Barrel Records to release subsequent Never the Bride albums plus material by other artists.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}
Their song "The Living Tree" was recorded by Shirley Bassey for her 2007 album Get the Party Started. The album was produced by Lamborn and Feeney. The song and album were released by Lock Stock and Barrel Records and both charted in the United Kingdom.{{cite web|title=Shirley Bassey: The Living Tree|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/the%20living%20tree/|publisher=UK Singles Chart|accessdate=8 May 2018}}{{cite web|title=Shirley Bassey: Get the Party Started|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/get-the-party-started/|publisher=UK Albums Chart|accessdate=8 May 2018}}
Members
Discography
- Never the Bride (1995)
- While U Wait (2001)
- Surprise (2002)
- Live at ULU (2004)
- Vancouver 97 (2009)
- In Concert at the Stables Theatre (2012)
- Passing Through (2012)
- Licensed to Bitch (2013)
- Jealousy (2014)
- Surprise (2016)
- Long Live (2017)
- For Better For Worse (2019)
References
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