Shady Bard

Shady Bard
OriginBirmingham, England
GenresIndie rock, lo-fi, folk-influenced
Years active2004–present
MembersLawrence Becko
Tom Rogers

Shady Bard are an indie rock band formed in Birmingham, England in 2004, by multi-instrumentalists Lawrence Becko and Tom Rogers.

Their music is characterised by complex arrangements and unusual instrumentation of lo-fi folk-influenced indie music. Lyrically their work revolves around issues of ecology and the environment. Their music has featured as part of a global warming campaign on MTV and within American TV programmes such as Grey's Anatomy and The Vampire Diaries.

Discography

Albums

Year Title
2007 From The Ground Up
  • Released: 28 May 2007
2010 Trials
  • Released: 10 November 2010

References

  1. 1 2 Shady Bard, AllMusic, retrieved 10 July 2013
  2. 1 2 Gourlay, Dom (11 October 2010), Shady Bard - Trials, Drowned in Sound, archived from the original on 26 September 2013, retrieved 1 July 2013
  3. ↑ "Music: Birmingham group Shady Bard gets primetime US exposure on Grey's Anatomy", Birmingham Mail, Birmingham: Trinity Mirror Midlands (published 7 May 2010), 6 May 2010, retrieved 1 July 2013
  4. ↑ Richenthal, Matt (6 October 2011), The Vampire Diaries Season 3 Episode 5: "The Reckoning" Music, retrieved 7 May 2021