Jane Bom-Bane
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Jane Bom-Bane is a singer, songwriter and poet who accompanies herself on harmonium and guitar. Sometimes she wears mechanical hats which illustrate her songs.
Born Jane Bayley in Leek, Staffordshire, then moving to Coventry, Jane sang in local folk clubs before becoming lead singer with The Swinging Cats, whose single 'Away/Mantovani' was produced by Jerry Dammers
and released on his 2 Tone
label. The song 'Away' which Bayley co-wrote with John Shipley and Toby Lyons was included on the compilation album 'The 2-Tone Collection-A Checkered Past' on the Chrysalis label. Moving to London in the early 1980s Jane formed and toured with the Round-a-way Wrong Chamber who released a single and video: 'Boy/yoB' (Wrong) - produced by David Cunningham
of The Flying Lizards.
In 1994, Jane made her first appearance in the Edinburgh Fringe where she was to perform each year until 2006 when she opened her own café/venue in Brighton, East Sussex.
Throughout the 1990s she was featured on Channel 4 and BBC television and radio, and wrote the music for Steve Hawley’s film The Man from Porlock (harmonium and voice) which previewed at the NFT, where she was later to appear as part of David Thomas
' Disastodrome' and Thomas' 'Mirror Man
' at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, alongside Linda Thompson and Peter Hammill
. A live recording of the show was released on the Cooking Vinyl label: 'Act 1: Jack and the General'. Three albums of Jane Bom-Bane songs were released during this period on the 'Wrong' label (see discography).
The millennium saw collaborations with singer/songwriter Kath Tait, then multi-instrumentalist/composer Nick Pynn
. In 2002 she produced a show of palindromic songs and music with him called 'The Year of the Palindrome'. The songs were released on an album called 'Rotator'.
Touring her shows 'Jane Bom-Bane's Greatest Hats' and 'The Hat Lady Sings', 2005, Jane performed at the London Cabaret Convention at the Greenwich Theatre with Kit and the Widow
, and received the 'Spirit of the Fringe Award' in Edinburgh for original music. In 2006, she opened Bom-Bane's music café in Brighton, which features a set of mechanical tables which she designed and made with partner Nick Pynn, and in 2007 won a 'Three Weeks' Brighton Festival award for the café. In 2008 she wrote 'Bom-Bane's: The Musical', a site-specific food and song experience, featuring all the café staff. The show is regularly repeated throughout the year. She also performs regularly at the cafe solo, with Nick Pynn or with Rosi Lalor.
Round-a-way-Wrong Songs (Wrong) 1995 re-issued 2004
Rotator (with Nick Pynn) (Round) 2002
I've Got a Goldfish Bowl on my Head (Wrong) 1998
Underwonderworld (Wrong) 1997
It Makes me Laugh (Wrong) 1996
Round-a-Way Wrong Chamber: Boy/yoB (Wrong) single / video 1984
The Swinging Cats: Away/Mantovani (2Tone) single 1979
The Swinging Cats album track: This are Two-Tone 1980
Guest appearances:
'Mirror Man: Act 1: Jack and the General' David Thomas and the Pale Orchestra Cooking Vinyl
Kath Tait; Vive le Trafic 2001
'Afterplanesman' Nick Pynn 2004
'The Colours of the Night' Nick Pynn 2009
Born Jane Bayley in Leek, Staffordshire, then moving to Coventry, Jane sang in local folk clubs before becoming lead singer with The Swinging Cats, whose single 'Away/Mantovani' was produced by Jerry Dammers
Jerry Dammers
Jeremy David Hounsell "Jerry" Dammers is a British musician who is a founder and keyboard player of the Coventry, England based ska revival band The Specials, The Special A.K.A...
and released on his 2 Tone
2 Tone
2 Tone is a music genre created in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s by fusing elements of ska, punk rock, rocksteady, reggae, and New Wave. It was called 2 Tone because most of the bands were signed to 2 Tone Records at some point. Other labels associated with the 2 Tone sound were Stiff...
label. The song 'Away' which Bayley co-wrote with John Shipley and Toby Lyons was included on the compilation album 'The 2-Tone Collection-A Checkered Past' on the Chrysalis label. Moving to London in the early 1980s Jane formed and toured with the Round-a-way Wrong Chamber who released a single and video: 'Boy/yoB' (Wrong) - produced by David Cunningham
David Cunningham
David Cunningham lives and works in London. Cunningham's work has ranged from pop music to gallery installations, including work for television, film, contemporary dance, and a number of collaborations with visual artists...
of The Flying Lizards.
In 1994, Jane made her first appearance in the Edinburgh Fringe where she was to perform each year until 2006 when she opened her own café/venue in Brighton, East Sussex.
Throughout the 1990s she was featured on Channel 4 and BBC television and radio, and wrote the music for Steve Hawley’s film The Man from Porlock (harmonium and voice) which previewed at the NFT, where she was later to appear as part of David Thomas
David Thomas (musician)
David Lynn Thomas is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.He was one of the founding members of the short-lived protopunkers Rocket From The Tombs , where he went by the name of Crocus Behemoth, and of punk group Pere Ubu . He has also released several solo albums...
' Disastodrome' and Thomas' 'Mirror Man
Mirror Man
Mirror Man is the fifth studio album by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band. It contains material which was recorded in 1967 for Buddah Records, and which was originally intended for release as part of an abandoned project entitled It Comes to You in a Plain Brown Wrapper...
' at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, alongside Linda Thompson and Peter Hammill
Peter Hammill
Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill is an English singer-songwriter, and a founding member of the progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Most noted for his vocal abilities, his main instruments are guitar and piano...
. A live recording of the show was released on the Cooking Vinyl label: 'Act 1: Jack and the General'. Three albums of Jane Bom-Bane songs were released during this period on the 'Wrong' label (see discography).
The millennium saw collaborations with singer/songwriter Kath Tait, then multi-instrumentalist/composer Nick Pynn
Nick Pynn
Nick Pynn is a British musician and composer noted for his use of bass pedals and live looping with electroacoustic stringed instruments...
. In 2002 she produced a show of palindromic songs and music with him called 'The Year of the Palindrome'. The songs were released on an album called 'Rotator'.
Touring her shows 'Jane Bom-Bane's Greatest Hats' and 'The Hat Lady Sings', 2005, Jane performed at the London Cabaret Convention at the Greenwich Theatre with Kit and the Widow
Kit and The Widow
Kit and The Widow are a double act, performing humorous songs in the vein of Tom Lehrer or Flanders and Swann; they also cite Anna Russell as an influence. They are Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Richard Sisson . They have performed at the Edinburgh Fringe and in West End theatres, and accept private...
, and received the 'Spirit of the Fringe Award' in Edinburgh for original music. In 2006, she opened Bom-Bane's music café in Brighton, which features a set of mechanical tables which she designed and made with partner Nick Pynn, and in 2007 won a 'Three Weeks' Brighton Festival award for the café. In 2008 she wrote 'Bom-Bane's: The Musical', a site-specific food and song experience, featuring all the café staff. The show is regularly repeated throughout the year. She also performs regularly at the cafe solo, with Nick Pynn or with Rosi Lalor.
Discography
Bom-Bane's:The Musical (Wrong) 2008Round-a-way-Wrong Songs (Wrong) 1995 re-issued 2004
Rotator (with Nick Pynn) (Round) 2002
I've Got a Goldfish Bowl on my Head (Wrong) 1998
Underwonderworld (Wrong) 1997
It Makes me Laugh (Wrong) 1996
Round-a-Way Wrong Chamber: Boy/yoB (Wrong) single / video 1984
The Swinging Cats: Away/Mantovani (2Tone) single 1979
The Swinging Cats album track: This are Two-Tone 1980
Guest appearances:
'Mirror Man: Act 1: Jack and the General' David Thomas and the Pale Orchestra Cooking Vinyl
Kath Tait; Vive le Trafic 2001
'Afterplanesman' Nick Pynn 2004
'The Colours of the Night' Nick Pynn 2009