The Bastard Fairies
| The Bastard Fairies | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Los Angeles , USA |
| Genre (s) | Indie , Alternative , New Weird America , Anti-Folk |
| founding | 2005 |
| Website | www.thebastardfairies.com |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Yellow Thunder Woman (Wakinyan Zi Win) |
guitar |
Robin Davey |
The Bastard Fairies (dt. The Bastard Fairies ) is an American musical duo from Los Angeles , which as Internet phenomenon is described.
history
The duo founded in 2005, consists of singer / poet Yellow Thunder Woman (the English translation of her birth name Wakinyan Zi Win ; dt. Yellow Thunder Woman ), a Uramerikanerin , and guitarist / songwriter Robin Davey, an Englishman from Great Cheverell in Devizes , Wiltshire , who formerly formed The Davey Brothers with his brother Jesse .
The duo, who often perform with guest musicians, recorded their first album Memento Mori “with a Mac” and made twelve of their songs (bizarre lyrics and uncomplicated melodies) available for free download on their website “to make their music known”. The commercial version contains five more songs. The Bastard Fairies were in 2007 No. 18 of the "Most Subscribed (All Time) Musicians" and No. 31 of the "Most Viewed (All Time) Musician" on YouTube .
Robin Davey and Yellow Thunder Woman also recorded the documentary The Canary Effect , which shows the impact of US politics on Native American Indians. This film won The Stanley Kubrick Award For Bold and Innovative Film Making at the Michael Moore Traverse City Film Festival in 2006. The duo also won the Best Music Video award at the American Indian Motion Picture Awards that year 2006.
Controversial video
The duo released a promotional video called The Coolest 8 Year Old In The World Talks About O'Reilly (dt. The coolest eight year old in the world speaking on O'Reilly ), in which a small girl commented politics, religion and social issues. The video was featured on The O'Reilly Factor talk show on the Fox News Channel and was described as " child abuse " and "emotional abuse" in a discussion between TV host Bill O'Reilly and child advocate Wendy Murphy .
The Bastard Fairies then stated in the opening credits of the video:
"Official Statement: This video features a talented young actress playing a fictitious character. It is a commercial for the band 'The Bastard Fairies' and directed by an award winning documentary film making team. "
In German:
Official Statement: This video shows a talented young actress playing a fictional character. It's a promotional video for the group 'The Bastard Fairies' and was directed by an award-winning documentary team. "
As of September 11, 2007, this video had been viewed more than 1.6 million times and has won several awards on YouTube, including 10th place in the “Most Discussed Videos” category in the “News and Politics” category.
Discography
- Memento Mori (CD album; April 10, 2007)
Web links
- Official website
- The Bastard Fairies at Myspace
- Interview with Yellow Thunder Woman on WickedInfo.com (English)
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The original version of this article is based on the translation of the English Wikipedia article, version dated June 10, 2008.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interview with The Davey Brothers . BBC News Online. Retrieved March 23, 2007.
- ↑ a b The Bastard Fairies Get Ready To Release Debut Album . In: PlugInMusic , March 8, 2007. Retrieved March 18, 2007.
- ↑ Biography . TheBastardFairies.com. Retrieved March 18, 2007.
- ↑ 2006 Traverse City Film Festival Awards . In: Traverse City Record-Eagle , August 7, 2006. Retrieved April 22, 2007.
- ↑ American Indian Motion Picture Awards Show Award Recipients . American Indian Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 30, 2006. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 22, 2007.
- ↑ a b c bastardfairies: The Coolest 8 Year Old In The World Talks About O'Reilly . YouTube . November 1, 2006. Retrieved March 18, 2007.
- ↑ Internet abuse? . In: Fox News , December 6, 2006. Retrieved March 18, 2007.
