Caroline Crawley

Caroline Crawley (8 August 1963 – 4 October 2016) was an English singer who sang for various bands.

Caroline Crawley
Born(1963-08-08)8 August 1963
Bournemouth, England, UK
Died4 October 2016(2016-10-04) (aged 53)
UK
Occupation(s)Singer
Associated actsShelleyan Orphan, This Mortal Coil, Babacar

Career

Caroline Crawley was the co-founder of Shelleyan Orphan alongside guitarist Jemaur Tayle. They met in their mutual home town of Bournemouth, England,[1] where they had a shared appreciation of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.[2]

The name of the band comes from the Shelley poem "Spirit of Solitude". Crawley was the lead vocalist in the band[3] that went on to release four albums, Helleborine (1987), Century Flower (1989), Humroot (1992) and We Have Everything We Need (2008). In 1991, Crawley was approached by 4AD Records founder Ivo Watts-Russell who asked her to appear on four tracks of This Mortal Coil's album Blood. Crawley was permitted to do her own interpretations of the tracks, and appeared in the video for the Syd Barrett cover, "Late Night".

In the early 1990s, Crawley formed Babacar along with bassist Roberto Soave, guitarist Rob Steen, and drummer Boris Williams. They made their live debut playing four songs at the 4AD Records 13 Year Itch celebration on 22 July 1993 at the ICA, London.[4] They released one album, Babacar in 1998, which also featured Porl Thompson, and were later joined by Jemaur Tayle.[5]

Death

Crawley died on 4 October 2016 after a long illness. She was survived by her daughter.[5]

Discography

Albums
as part of Shelleyan Orphan
  • 1987-1988: Helleborine (UK and US Versions)
  • 1989: Century Flower (UK, Brazil and US Versions)
  • 1992: Humroot (UK, Brazil and US Versions)
  • 2008: We Have Everything We Need
as part of This Mortal Coil
as part of Babacar
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References
  1. "Shelleyan Orphan - Interview". pennyblackmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate; ISBN 1-84195-335-0, pp. 500-01
  3. "Caroline Crawley of Shelleyan Orphan and This Mortal Coil has passed away", Post-Punk.com; accessed 7 November 2016.
  4. "Facing The Other Way: The 4AD Story" by Martin Aston book issued 26 September 2013 The Friday Project
  5. Robert Ham. "The World Should Remember Caroline Crawley's Voice". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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