we are a diy blues outfit, formely from belfast , now based in Nottingham



 we play simple blues with bass, drums and female vocals

we have a few albums, 2 organic awards for music and a rover car
advert to our credit.

Originally from Liverpool, Jan & Oli started song writing in 1994,
working in Derry, Northern Ireland, they produced several albums of
acoustic guitar tracks, at the Nerve Centre, Derry and in Galway
recording an inspired session with Derek Murray from the Saw Doctors.

They went on to form 'bellybutton', a five piece fun loving band that
created a strange blend of Ska, touring throughout the republic of
Ireland, including a residency at the Hair of the Dog in Moville.


In 1998 they formed the first version of EWF, with the aim of blending
strong blues vocals with earthy beats, ska and a low blue groove.
Guitarist Tom Watkiss completed the trio and good times were spent
hanging out in the vibrant Derry music scene, with the likes of 'The
Screaming Bin Lids', the Bunch of Chancers poetry group and deep fried
funk Djs.  At this time EWF performed across Northern Ireland,
including a gig at the Belfast Literary Festival, 2000 (where Jan won
an award for best performance) and also at the 2000 Woodstock Festival
in America.

During the following 2 years EWF produced a live album and 2 studio
albums, taking on a DIY approach to recording and releasing the albums
and performing extensively to promote themselves. They received the
'organic award for music' from the Belfast Musicians Collective in
1999.


In 2001 Tom went his own way, Jan and Oli  moved to Belfast and EWF
was reborn, this time with punk drummer, Petesy Burns and keyboard
player Dr. Iain McCurdy.  The band produced 3 albums (title track of
the third album 'Whiteman Who Would Be God' featured on the 2004 Rover
MG Urban TV advert), played numerous gigs from the back streets of
Belfast to the Eurockzik festival in Paris and toured Italy, Czech
Republic & England, they received their second 'organic award for
music' in 2003.

In  2005 Jan and Oli disbanded the line-up, moved to Nottingham and
regained a low blue groove sound introducing drummer Victor Scott. The
latest album 'Little Miss Mousey' was recorded by Oli on analogue half
inch reels at Retrorec studios in Nottingham between March and August
2006. The album concentrates largely on emotional vocals supported
with solid bass and beats. Each song offers an insight into the life
and love of Little Miss Mousey, complex, calm, sensitive and
explosive, Miss Mousey is sexually aware passionate and hell bent in
her pursuit of love.



EWF host a jazz café at the Maze Club in Nottingham on the last
Tuesday of each month and are due to play in Italy and France again in
the spring of 2007.

Over the years EWF have gained a wide range of experiences, recorded
and live radio appearances on BBC Northern Ireland, local radio in
Italy and France and community radio such as Northern Visions FM,
Radio Regen and Faile Radio, various websites have EWF music, they
have been interviewed by Hotpress in Ireland and had features in
alternative 'zines' such as 'Saggy Pants' and 'Warzone'.



To add to the publicness of performance Jan and Oli have also featured
on channel 4's 'wife swap' programme.

The most recent interview can be found at www.saggy-pants.com
alternative music review.

( go to saggy pants then click on new magazine, then interviews, then
Last Tuesday café)

The most recent jukebox appearance can be found at www.creaturemag.com
online arts review magazine.

( go to creaturemag, then issue 3, then jukebox)

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