the Warbirds

Lincolnshire Indie rock band The Warbirds were formed after a chance meeting between two singer-songwriters who shared a passion and vision for creating inspiring music born out of hope, fear, love, and change. Andrew McEwan and Chris Willows soon found out they shared a love for melody and timeless classic songwriting within artists such as Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Ryan Adams, and The National. In the autumn of 2010 home-made demo’s were swapped and the seeds of The Warbirds were sown. The music they each wrote had echoes from these shared influences but on hearing the basic acoustic ideas it was immediately apparent these songs required a band to emphasis some of the songs drive, energy, and soul. Dale Simpson joined the pair on keyboard and hammond organ after replying to a local add, and it was a huge slice of luck to hook up with someone who shared similar influnces and had a huge passion and love for the music they had created. With Chris’s previous bandmate Sean Hanley joining the band soon after on lead guitar, all the elements were in place. With help from session players Chris Wade and James Middleton, The Warbirds recorded their eponymous debut EP in June 2011. In late 2011, the band were joined by bassist & vocalist Dan Smith and drummer Andy Hutton who added their own irrepressable playing to the Warbirds sound. With Andy leaving to concentrate on other projects, the band were joined by the one-of-a-kind Neil Richards on drums in October 2012, finalising the line-up. The Warbirds have played locally and nationally to great acclaim and have been featured artists on BBC Introducing and Co-Op Artist of the Week. With a focus on beautifully intertwined melodies and incredible three part harmonies, 2013 has seen the band grow and evolve through a combination of full line-up gigs and more intimate acoustic settings featuring stripped down alternate versions of The Warbirds repetoire. The band's second EP, 'Broken By Clouds' was released in August 2013, with a further EP being recorded in December 2013. www.thewarbirds.co.uk thewarbirds@yahoo.com