Unwed Sailor is a mostly instrumental band formed in 1998 by Johnathon Ford. Unwed Sailor's recordings range from instrumental rock to ambient drones. The band's touring and recording line-ups have largely been in rotation over the years(see below), with the core member being the band's founder, Johnathon Ford (bass). Unwed Sailor has consistently toured throughout the United States and Europe since its inception in 1998. The band is booked in the U.S by Noise Problem Booking, and in Europe by Toutpartout. The band's most recent album "Little Wars" was released on Burnt Toast Vinyl on 18 March, 2008.
Johnathon Ford has also played with Roadside Monument, Pedro The Lion, Warlord, Scientific, Seldom, Damien Jurado, Rosie Thomas, Ester Drang, Early Day Miners, Decahedron, and Ryan Lindsey. [edit] Collaborators The following artists have played with Unwed Sailor at some point: - Pedro the Lion's David Bazan played drums on the Firecracker EP, and played drums for spot shows in 1998 and 1999.
- Casey Wescott of The Vogue, Seldom and Fleet Foxes played guitar on Firecracker.
- Melissa Palladino, who has performed with Damien Jurado, Jen Wood and Danielson Famile played violin on the Firecracker.
- Nic Tse of The Lovesong, Mersey Paradise and Mika Bomb was a core member of the band from early 1999 to mid-2003. He co-wrote/performed on "The Faithful Anchor", " The Magic Hedge", "Stateless", "The Marionette and The Music Box", and "Little Wars". He also recorded the guitar parts for Shadows from "The White Ox". Since 2003 he has been an off and on touring/studio member of the band.
- Dan Burton of Early Day Miners and Ativin recorded the 2001 release, The Faithful Anchor, "The Magic Hedge" 7" and the 2006 releases, Circles, and The White Ox. He also plays various instruments on each of these records.
- Matt Johnson of Blenderhead and Roadside Monument played drums on the 2001 release, The Faithful Anchor.
- Matthew Depper and Matthew Putman, both of Eso-Charis, Lovedrug, Snailhuntr, Living Sacrifice, and Bear Colony toured extensively in the early 2000s recorded and played on The Marionette and the Music Box and played various instruments on "Little Wars". Both have played live with the band off and on from early 2000s to present. Matthew Putman has also done remixes of various Unwed Sailor songs.
- Nathan Richardson of The Casket Lottery, The Appleseed Cast and Coalesce worked with Unwed Sailor as a touring drummer in the early 2000s.
- Christian Wargo of Scientific, The Crystal Skulls and Fleet Foxes played guitar on various tours in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
- Stephen Tucker of Two Spines and Bear Colony played guitar on "Little Wars." He wrote the song "Lonely Bulls" that will appear on this release.
- Andy Haldeman was a touring member of Unwed Sailor, and recorded on "Little Wars".
- Patrick Ryan of Straight Lines and Bear Colony played drums on the summer and fall tours of 2007 and also played percussion on "Little Wars."
- Brooks Tipton of Bear Colony has been the keyboardist for Unwed Sailor for the past 5 years. As well as touring he has also recorded on the album "Little Wars."
- Zach Reeves is a member of Two Spines and played the Fredericia, Denmark Forma Nova Festival performance in 2005 and the United States "Keyboard Tour."
- Jonny Humble played the Fredericia, Denmark Forma Nova Festival performance in 2005 and the United States "Keyboard Tour.".
- Kyle Smith of Bear Colony played drums on the Fredericia, Denmark Forma Nova Festival performance in 2005, the August Tour 2005, and the United States "Keyboard Tour."
- Phillip Blackwell of Questions in Dialect appears on "The White Ox", and the "Circles" ep, and remixed "Lonely Bulls" for the "Little Wars" double vinyl release.
[edit] Discography
The band has also been featured on a split 7" with Toboggan, and soundtracks for short films Stateless (2002) and For Jonathan (2004).
[edit] External links |
