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The Bastard Fairies

 
Artist: The Bastard Fairies
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Group Members:

Yellow Thunder Woman, Robin L. Davey

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Influenced By:

Fiona Apple, Peaches
  • Formed: 2003, Minneapolis, MN
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Memento Mori

Biography

Controversial Los Angeles-based duo the Bastard Fairies are Native American vocalist Yellow Thunder Woman and multi-instrumentalist Robin Davey. The Fairies originated when Yellow Thunder Woman and Davey met in Minneapolis when Davey relocated from the U.K. to work on a record for Indigenous. The two allowed their unconventional anti-folk to be downloaded free from their website and eventually pressed a proper full-length debut CD titled Memento Mori, which appeared in April 2007. The act gained notoriety when their promotional video of a young girl discussing political and social issues was discussed on news talk show The O'Reilly Factor and called child abuse. The band responded with a statement that the girl was acting as a fictitious character in a commercial for the band. The video has since received over a million views on YouTube. ~ Kenyon HopkinYouTube. ~ Kenyon Hopkin, All Music Guide
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The Bastard Fairies
Origin Los Angeles, California
Genres Indie pop, Alternative, New Weird America, Anti-folk
Years active 2005-present
Labels unsigned
Website bastardfairies.com
Members
Yellow Thunder Woman
Robin Davey

The Bastard Fairies are an American musical group from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2005. They are described as an "internet phenomenon," becoming at one point the #18 Most Subscribed (All Time) Musicians and #31 Most Viewed (All Time) Musician on YouTube.[1] They achieved a measure of fame for a non-musical reason, after releasing a promotional video that received media attention on Fox News.[2] The band's debut album, Memento Mori, was released on April 10, 2007.

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Band biography

The band's website describes the group as being composed of two members, singer/lyricist Yellow Thunder Woman and guitarist/songwriter Robin Davey. Yellow Thunder Woman is a Native American ("Yellow Thunder Woman" being the English translation of her birth name, Wakinyan Zi Win), while her band mate Davey is a British expatriate from Great Cheverell, near Devizes, Wiltshire, formerly in The Davey Brothers with his brother Jesse.[3] The Davey Brothers album 'Monkey Number 09' was released on AN Records, a label owned by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics. Robin Davey and Yellow Thunder Woman, with Dave Steward as executive producer, created an award-winning documentary film called The Canary Effect, which "takes an in-depth look at the devastating effect that U.S. policies have had on the Indigenous people of America."[4] The Canary Effect won 'The Stanley Kubrick Award For Bold and Innovative Film Making' at Michael Moore's Traverse City Film Festival in 2006[5], and 'Best Music Video' Award at The American Indian Motion Picture Awards in 2006.[6]

The band recorded their album Memento Mori "on a Mac" and has released twelve of its songs for free on their website as a means of "spreading the word about their music"; the version in stores includes five additional tracks.[1] A track from that album, "The Boy Next Door," was featured on The L Word, episode eleven of the third season.

Controversial video

The band released a promotional video entitled "The Coolest 8 Year Old In The World Talks About O'Reilly," featuring a young girl discussing a number of political, religious, and social issues.[7] The video was featured on The O'Reilly Factor, whose host is mentioned in the title, and was described as "child abuse" and "emotional abuse" in a discussion between host Bill O'Reilly and lawyer/"child advocate" Wendy Murphy, who recommends shunning the child and her family.[2] The band clarified the content of the video on the video's YouTube page:

“ OFFICIAL STATEMENT: THIS VIDEO FEATURES A TALENTED YOUNG ACTRESS PLAYING A FICTITIOUS CHARACTER. IT IS A COMMERCIAL FOR THE BAND 'THE BASTARD FAIRIES' AND DIRECTED BY AN AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKING TEAM.[7] ”

As of September 11, 2007, the video has received more than 1.6 million views and holds several honors on YouTube, including a ranking as the #10 all-time most-discussed video for news and politics.[7]

Discography

References

  1. ^ a b "The Bastard Fairies Get Ready To Release Debut Album". PlugInMusic. 2007-03-08. http://www.pluginmusic.com/news/archive.php?id=1319. Retrieved 2007-03-18. 
  2. ^ a b "Internet Abuse?". Fox News. 2006-12-06. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,234824,00.html. Retrieved 2007-03-18. 
  3. ^ "Interview with The Davey Brothers". BBC News Online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/entertainment/music/daveybros.shtml. Retrieved 2007-03-23. 
  4. ^ "Biography". TheBastardFairies.com. http://www.thebastardfairies.com/biography/index.html. Retrieved 2007-03-18. 
  5. ^ "2006 Traverse City Film Festival Awards". Traverse City Record-Eagle. 2006-08-07. http://www.record-eagle.com/2006/aug/08ff-awards.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-22. 
  6. ^ "American Indian Motion Picture Awards Show Award Recipients". American Indian Film Institute. http://www.aifisf.com/aifi/aiff/2006/winners.php. Retrieved 2007-04-22. 
  7. ^ a b c bastardfairies (2006-11-01). "The Coolest 8 Year Old In The World Talks About O'Reilly". YouTube. http://youtube.com/watch?v=k8x14cLGh5o&mode=related&search=. Retrieved 2007-03-18. 

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