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A crooner for the 21st century. David Simnel is leader of The Pimpernels. Vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, playing piano, guitar, accordion, dulcimer, mandolin, hurdy gurdy, drums, bass, vibes, marimbas and strings and brass arrangements. Hails from the south coast of England, and spends much time commuting between there and London. Influences range from other crooners like Mel Torme, Johnnie Ray, Jack Jones, Frank Sinatra, Scott Walker, Serge Gainsbourg and the girls too such as Dusty Springfield, Dinah Washington, Nina Simone, Nancy Sinatra, Shirely Bassey. Grew up in the late 70's early 80's so there is a large influence of Blondie, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Marc Almond, Soft Cell, Yazoo, Blancmange, Associates, Billy MacKenzie, Kirsty MacColl, The Smiths, Morrissey, The Cure, Altered Images, Echo and the Bunnymen, ABC, Scritti Politti, The Ramone, Talking Heads, David Byrne, Talk Talk, B-52s, kd lang, Bjork, and more recently Mercury Rev, Elbow, Filthy Dukes, Rufus Wainwright, Blur, Kasabian, but tastes do vary widely and often, and a fondness for classical music is quite prevalent. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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David Simnel and the Pimpernels
A crooner for the 21st century. David Simnel is leader of The Pimpernels. Vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, playing piano, guitar, accordion, dulcimer, mandolin, hurdy gurdy, drums, bass, vibes, marimbas and strings and brass arrangements. Hails from the south coast of England, and spends much time commuting between there and London. Influences range from other crooners like Mel Torme, Johnnie Ray, Jack Jones, Frank Sinatra, Scott Walker, Serge Gainsbourg and the girls too such as Dusty Springfield Read more on Last.fm
Releases
The Trials Of A Troubled Mind
2019 · 0 tracks
Elavator Music - David Simnel and the Pimpernels
2019 · 0 tracks
Cabaret Club E.P
2019 · 0 tracks
Bold As Brass
2019 · 0 tracks
Eye Opener
2019 · 0 tracks
Travelogue E.P
2019 · 0 tracks
Electric Heart
2019 · 0 tracks
Greenlit
2019 · 0 tracks
The Paradigm Shift
2019 · 0 tracks
Rarities
2019 · 0 tracks
Letting Go
2019 · 0 tracks
Bold As Brass E.P.
2019 · 0 tracks
I'm Losing You
2019 · 0 tracks
Hanging My Tears Out To Dry
2019 · 0 tracks
Are You Still Afraid Of The Dark?
2019 · 0 tracks
Under Your Spell
2019 · 0 tracks
Glycerin Tears
2019 · 0 tracks
Run Mascara Run
2019 · 0 tracks
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2019 · 0 tracks
David Simnel and the Pimpernels
2019 · 0 tracks