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.

Singer-songwriter #folk #pop #singer-songwriter. Releasing about a song per month at lauramarie.bandcamp.com . New full length album Stars Apart on iTunes and lauramariemusic.com .

Pink Hedgehog is a record label based in Weymouth, a seaside town on the south coast of England. Since 1994, our aim has always been to shine a light on some of the great music that is being made by the underground stars and unsung heroes of the truly independent pop scene. Run on a strictly "not for profit" basis for 25 years now, we release music we love, made by artists we care about.  What began as a music fan releasing cassettes for his favourite local bands, has grown into a truly global family of song writers, musicians and friends; a family which also includes the many music lovers, writers and DJs who support us. We now have artists based on both sides of the Atlantic; from homegrown talent here in the UK's West Country, to Cambridge, Wales, London, Berlin and California.

Ex frontman of 'What were the chances' .......the greatest band to have ever come out of sunseekers.........probably! And waiting to  master a plethora of new songs.missing me old band mates Johnny,pavi,Bill and Greg.

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