The Accidental (band)

The Accidental
OriginUnited Kingdom
GenresFolk
LabelsThrill Jockey Records
Past membersStephen Cracknell
Sam Genders
Hanna Caughlin
Liam Bailey
Websitewww.theaccidental.co.uk

The Accidental were a folk[1] band from the United Kingdom, made up of members of The Bicycle Thieves, Tunng and The Memory Band.[2] The band members were Stephen Cracknell of The Memory Band, Sam Genders of Tunng, Hanna Caughlin of The Bicycle Thieves and singer-songwriter Liam Bailey.[3] Other members of The Memory Band and harpist Serafina Steer also contributed.[4] Their debut album, There Were Wolves, was recorded in Cracknell's London apartment with a computer and a pair of microphones,[5] and was released by Thrill Jockey Records in April 2008.

  1. ^ The Accidental: There Were Wolves < Music | PopMatters
  2. ^ Edwards, Mark (20 April 2008). "The accidental There Were Wolves The Sunday Times Review". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  3. ^ Parker, Tristan (20 June 2008). "The Accidental - Brighton Hanbury Ballroom". Clash. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  4. ^ The Accidental Aren’t Quite Another Wolf Band[usurped]
  5. ^ The Accidental: 'Wolves' : NPR Music