Artist description Pavlov's Cat: an English 'new acoustic' band (or new folk, folk rock, folk punk - whatever!) centred around singer-songwriter James Hibbins' melodic vocals & spartan acoustic guitar.Darren contributes virtuoso keyboards & Nick impossibly elastic, fluid bass. The songs are intelligent & miserable as sin (but there's a little fun in there as well).

Music Style Pop/Folk/Singer Songwriter

Musical Influences Joni Mitchell, Roy Harper, Richard Thompson, Boo Hewerdine, Clive Gregson

Similar Artists product may contain traces of: Roy Harper, REM, Richard Thompson, Neil Young, Bert Jansch, Nick Drake, Ani DiFranco, Elliott Smith, John Martyn ....

Artist History Formed in 1998. James & Nick played together in the eccentric blues-rock band Nexus. Darren is veteran of many folk-rock outfits including Blyth Power & is also currently to be seen & heard with The Wickermen & Jilt. New boy Ken has played alongside legendary fiddler Tommy Peoples & Irish banjo virtuoso Gerry O’Conner. Darren has recently taken to playing without his fabled hat.

Group Members James Hibbins,Darren 'The Hat' Tansley,Nick Andersonstop press: April 2001 - New Member, outstanding Bodhran Player, Ken Holland !!

Instruments James - vocals, acoustic guitar & bodhran; Darren - keyboards, harmony vocals, bodhran & whistles; Nick - Bass & vocals; Ken - Bodhran

Albums Stripped to the Bone; Thumbnails EP

Press Reviews "a remarkable, agreeable looseness... a Drakeish air & an English drift" - Folk Roots Magazine, 'Stripped to the Bone' review, March 2001"The cats capture the intense feelings of a few moments in their songs" - Jen Hausmann, Besonic.com James…. demonstrates a talent for finely crafted contemporary tales of life" - Netrhythms.co.uk

Location Colchester, Essex - United Kingdom

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