Sadie and the Hotheads

Sadie and the Hotheads
Sadie and the Hotheads performing in London, 2012. (Left to right: Lizzie Deane, Elizabeth McGovern, Terl Bryant, Simon Nelson)
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Folk, Roots rock, Americana[1]
Years active	2007 (2007)–present
Labels	Absolute Warner Music Mi5 Recordings
Members	Elizabeth McGovern Simon Nelson Steve Nelson Nick Lacey Terl Bryant Danica Chapman Andy 'Wal' Coughlan
Past members	Ron Knights Lizzie Deane Rowan Oliver

Sadie and the Hotheads are a UK-based European Americana band formed in 2007 when American actress Elizabeth McGovern was encouraged by her guitar teacher, Steve Nelson of The Nelson Brothers, to write songs. Nelson then introduced McGovern to his brother Simon Nelson and together, they began to collaborate with other local musicians including Rowan Oliver from Goldfrapp on drums, Ron Knights on bass and Lizzie Deane on backing vocals.