Nizlopi
Nizlopi are an English folk duo from Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. The duo … Read Full Bio ↴Nizlopi are an English folk duo from Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. The duo is comprised of Luke Concannon (vocals, guitar, bodhran) and John Parker (double bass, beatbox, guitar, backing vocals). They were initially school friends friends who formed the group while still in their teens in 1993. They take their band name from a Hungarian girl that Luke had a crush on at school.
Nizlopi released their first album, Half These Songs Are About You, in 2004 under FDM Records. It featured the singles "JCB" and "Girls". In 2007, Nizlopi received an 'Impala Platinum' award recognising sales of Half These Songs Are About You in Europe.
"JCB" was written about the dyslexia suffered by Luke at school and his escape to accompany his father at work, and was released as a single in June 2005, reaching number 160 in the UK Singles Chart. The single was then re-released in the UK on 12 December 2005, reaching number one the following week on 18 December 2005, selling more than twice the number of copies than their closest competitor, Westlife. Dermot O'Leary gave the track extensive airplay on his BBC Radio 2 show. Some bookmakers put it in the running for the honour of Christmas number one, but it was beaten by the winner of the second series of the UK version of The X Factor, Shayne Ward's debut single, "That's My Goal." "JCB" topped the charts for five consecutive weeks, giving them a Gold Single in the UK and a Double Platinum Single in Ireland. Both the single and video spent time at #1 on iTunes in the UK and Europe, with 100,000 plus downloads and 1,000 full track downloads to cell phones in one week.
A mini-EP containing six songs, titled ExtraOrdinary, was released on 4 September 2006. The six tracks included two that had been released before — "Helen" and "Yesterday" which were previously released on the JCB and Girls EPs respectively.
The band's second album, Make It Happen, was released on 31 March 2008. The album includes Martyn Barker (percussion/drums), Andy Simms (piano), Jonnie Fielding (violin), Jack Hobbs (vocal/scratching), Rory Simmons (trumpet), Kadially Kouyate (kors & Senegalese vocals), The Individuals Dedicated to the Ministry of Christ choir and a contribution by the poet Benjamin Zephaniah.
On 10 February 2010 an e-mail was sent out to all mailing list subscribers confirming that the band had split up after being together for 17 years. Luke Concannon stated "And that after many wild meanderings and much confusion I feel I must go on, on my own from here. That my dream is now to do another project, not Nizlopi, and to build a new life. So.this is good bye from Nizlopi. We are no more! Wow, there you go I said it. Scary as it is."
In 2012, the duo announced they would perform at the Union Chapel as a tribute to their friend Tony Moore. They officially announced their reunion in 2013, posting on their website that "Nizlopi have decided that we would love to play some shows together this year. So we are!" They have since played several festivals and headlining shows in the UK and Europe.
Nizlopi released their first album, Half These Songs Are About You, in 2004 under FDM Records. It featured the singles "JCB" and "Girls". In 2007, Nizlopi received an 'Impala Platinum' award recognising sales of Half These Songs Are About You in Europe.
"JCB" was written about the dyslexia suffered by Luke at school and his escape to accompany his father at work, and was released as a single in June 2005, reaching number 160 in the UK Singles Chart. The single was then re-released in the UK on 12 December 2005, reaching number one the following week on 18 December 2005, selling more than twice the number of copies than their closest competitor, Westlife. Dermot O'Leary gave the track extensive airplay on his BBC Radio 2 show. Some bookmakers put it in the running for the honour of Christmas number one, but it was beaten by the winner of the second series of the UK version of The X Factor, Shayne Ward's debut single, "That's My Goal." "JCB" topped the charts for five consecutive weeks, giving them a Gold Single in the UK and a Double Platinum Single in Ireland. Both the single and video spent time at #1 on iTunes in the UK and Europe, with 100,000 plus downloads and 1,000 full track downloads to cell phones in one week.
A mini-EP containing six songs, titled ExtraOrdinary, was released on 4 September 2006. The six tracks included two that had been released before — "Helen" and "Yesterday" which were previously released on the JCB and Girls EPs respectively.
The band's second album, Make It Happen, was released on 31 March 2008. The album includes Martyn Barker (percussion/drums), Andy Simms (piano), Jonnie Fielding (violin), Jack Hobbs (vocal/scratching), Rory Simmons (trumpet), Kadially Kouyate (kors & Senegalese vocals), The Individuals Dedicated to the Ministry of Christ choir and a contribution by the poet Benjamin Zephaniah.
On 10 February 2010 an e-mail was sent out to all mailing list subscribers confirming that the band had split up after being together for 17 years. Luke Concannon stated "And that after many wild meanderings and much confusion I feel I must go on, on my own from here. That my dream is now to do another project, not Nizlopi, and to build a new life. So.this is good bye from Nizlopi. We are no more! Wow, there you go I said it. Scary as it is."
In 2012, the duo announced they would perform at the Union Chapel as a tribute to their friend Tony Moore. They officially announced their reunion in 2013, posting on their website that "Nizlopi have decided that we would love to play some shows together this year. So we are!" They have since played several festivals and headlining shows in the UK and Europe.
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Nizlopi Lyrics
- JCB Song Well, I'm rumblin' in this JCB. I'm 5 years old…
01 Fine Story Well, well, well, well Fine story to tell This lovemaking is…
All My Life Darling, I've been waiting for you All my life Crossed tow…
Bonus Track It comes running through the hillside, And it sleeps in…
Call it Up You filled me up, you fed me fruits Like my Grandma's…
Drop Your Guard Been in and out of love For so many years Given out…
Extraordinary She draws my very depths for me In moments of astounding…
Faith Oh well, faith is my brand new story It's been a…
Feel Inside Well I'm calling out through this ice age The system is…
Find Me I'm gonna move on down to Elliston Let my hair grow…
Fine Story Well, well, well, well Fine story to tell This lovemaking is…
Flooded Quarry Well I followed my word and I followed my heart…
Freedom Call me up and that's all I need Bring your loving,…
Girl They go for you with their love and fear They go…
Helen Hey Helen. Your eyes shining, you're beautiful, So I just ha…
JCB Well, I'm rumbling in this JCB I'm 5 years old and…
JCB Song Well, I'm rumblin' in this JCB. I'm 5 years old…
JCB Songs Well, I'm rumblin' in this JCB. I'm 5 years old…
Last Night In Dakar Nagadef je suis Mamadou I love Africa But I′m leaving her To…
Lay Down One of these days, IÂ'm gonna lay down Let go, and…
Long Distance Well well well well well well Well I can't help…
Love Is We worked it out Now we are home Now angels sing to…
Love Rage On No, I won't say anything I won't say a word, just…
Sandra You've gone away and the seas are grey Nothing here makes…
Sing About It Coming to me on this wind and rain beach And I…
Sorry Sometimes when you leave someone, seems like your leaving ev…
Start Beginning Woah woah ohh ohh Hello my love It's good to see you Shining…
The JCB Song Well, I'm rumblin' in this JCB. I'm 5 years old…
Wash Away And so your love sits down next to you And her…
Without You Without you My hands don’t know what to do... Without you My…
Worry It's time to throw away your doubt Throw away your blues Wak…