AMAZONNE- Celtic Folk Metal

Perryn is also an Internationally acclaimed Sculptor, with many public commissions under her belt.  http://www.perryn-butler.co.uk    She is also working with the Cauldrons and Furnaces Project, having composed 3 songs, which she and Amazonne will be performing in the St Davids Bishops Palace.

 Gaynor Colbourn is a classically trained pianist, and the composer of the bulk of the music alongside Perryn for Amazonne.  She is the producer and sound engineer for all the music which they both write and the whole band perform. Gaynor qualified as a Classical Pianist, but went straight on the road with a heavy rock band called Fusion, learning the ropes the hard way. At that time her equipment was a Hammond C3, a Leslie 760, a Hohner Pianette, and 2 mellotrons, ( and 2 roadies). Her classical training blended well with the rest of the band, and she learned a lot about performance as well as composing and playing. Fusion, who were a five piece band with two drummers toured extensively, playing huge venues to audiences of many thousands, and alongside very well known bands of the time. The music they played was not that dissimilar to the Symphonic Metal of Opeth. She enjoyed several years of this, before becoming a session musician and composer.

 

Gaynor has concentrated on being a composer for many years now, having composed theme music for the BBC, Ronnie Corbett's 'Sorry' back in 1981, being one of the most well known pieces of theme music. Looking at You Tube, it is apparent that this theme tune has Cult Status! She also composed  the Sir Benfro Symphony, which had BBC radio coverage of the live concert, and various other music for Film and TV. Working as Butler-Colbourn, she and Perryn have written more than 50 songs together, and the Musical Tutankhamun, as well as another musical in progress. She is somewhat of a Keyboard Wizard, and has a very well respected reputation as a superb musician.

Currently, as well as working with Amazonne, Gaynor is Lecturing around the UK, running Clinics, and creating competition music for Dressage to Music. Along with Felix, she is also playing live with the Lega C Dance Company for the Cauldron's and Furnaces Project, and running a recording studio.

 

 

Felix Hughes.  Felix on drums and percussion into the band, to give a fuller and more contemporary sound. Felix, alongside Harley, has added a new element to the band, allowingAmazonne to perform a real cross-over of Rock, Folk and Metal, with the Symphonic Rock slant. A very meaty sound and melodic!. Felix, as an all rounder coming from a metal band, has a style unique to him, with a large kit integrating Doumbak, Djembe, Bongos, 3 snares, gong. His double bass drum technique gives power, whilst his percussion technique brings in an ethnic over pattern.

Harley David Watson. Now fully integrated, both playing and recording now with Amazonne. He is a real bonus to the band,a really talented guitarist who is also bringing in his own influences and giving a lot of breadth and energy. Harley and Gaynor work closely together, with their now signature twin flying solos, really unusual between keyboard and guitar. Harley also came from a metal background, but now he is an absolute genius at everything the band throws at him. He has a big selection of guitars, so can use the right tool for the job in every song.