Margot Escargot are Dorset based purveyors of traditional English guitar rock, strong on melody, universal lyric and the odd surprise for those who crave it. They believe in real songs being written and performed by real people on real instruments. 

"A talent show semi-finalist sitting in a room somewhere, having a song written for him, hopefully getting coke blown up his asshole, has nothing to do with music. No one has an acoustic guitar out, trying to write a middle eight. We are writing that middle 8 right now."

Formed in 2014 initially as a songwriting experiment between Steve Butler (singing) and Jamie Pinnow (electric bass) who drafted in drummer Rick Veall, a hugely in demand drummer in Dorset and guitarists Peter Roberts and Andrew Hurst. The two guitarists play both rock and classical as well as traditional stringed instruments such as lute and mandolin, and ethnic instruments such as sitar between them. Lucy Hackett, on keys and vocals, is a professional music teacher in Dorset schools, musical director for stage productions and all-round sweetie. 

Out of this confetti of musical differences emerged a sound that combines The Beatles with the Beach Boys, the Kinks with The Who, while also managing to include progressive elements reminiscent of Yes and Genesis. 

Margot Escargot are releasing the single When You Were My Girl on The Animal Farm on (date)

Someone WAS once 'your girl' and her current lifestyle might make you want to puke with regret, and we have all 'laughed until we've cried.. until the stitches fray and fall away..' 

It's only life eh? And life can only be sung about by those who've lived it.

Victoria Pearce is a singer/songwriter hailing from the open fields and woodlands of the Devon countryside. Victoria writes and performs yearning and soul searching songs about the human condition, love and desire and ice and fire and is blessed with a unique voice and viewpoint.

Her debut single 'The Trap That Binds' is released on May the 1st on The Gravity Drive's new record label 'Tallulah Tunes' and will be available on all good digital retailers.

Victoria will be releasing more new music in the next few months with a debut album to follow.

Contact: Elijah at Tallulah Tunes
Email:tallulahtunes@thegravitydrive.com
Phone: 07805294511

I love music that moves me. I play the guitar badly and the keyboard even worse but one day when I have time I plan to create something soooooo special that all wars will end and only love will reign. Or it might trigger Armageddon...Personally i'd prefer the former.

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