ABOUT THE BAND

Among the clang of electric guitars Taynee Lord sits upon her vocal throne, producing a heady mix of anthemic hooks and commanding lyrics. Taynee claims to be “No queen bee” but prepare yourself for high octane country twang, walking bass and songs that tuck themselves into a bed of twisted pop. Taynee Lord & The Crookes give you music for sunsets and highways from Bristol to Nashville.

The 5 piece band quickly took shape in Bristol in late 2018 recording their debut EP 'If Only' in January 2019 in Somerset, U.K. On release day the band’s single ‘Blue Jeans’ made its first radio debut on BBC Radio Bristol on the Steve Yabsley show March 14th 2019 and ever since they have been a rising force amidst the burgeoning British Country Music Scene with their transmitting connection to the roots of Americana. The band were nominated for British Country AirPlay Artiste of The Year 2019 and made their television performance debut on Sky TV Showcase in December 2019 playing live on the UK Americana Bar Show.    

In early 2020 the band recorded their new music at producer Gareth Young’s Cube Recording Studios in Turo, Cornwall. With their single ‘No God Of Mine’ charting at Number 1 in the iTunes U.K. country music Charts & soaring to over 30,000 streams on Spotify. Resulting in the band getting the honour to perform for Glastonbury Festival Founder Michael Eavis at The Pilton Stage.    

2021 saw the band release their singles ‘Bet on You’ & ‘I Don’t Want Flowers’, where the corresponding music videos were shown on Sky TV’s Fresh Country Music Show. In the same year Taynee Lord & The Crookes made their debut appearance at Buckle & Boots Country Music Festival in Manchester, U.K.   

Their new 2022 single ‘Love Moves like a Train’ has been featured on BBC Introducing in the South & in the West and the band were honoured to be featured as BBC Upload's Live In Session Band of the Week in May 2022. With their music continued to be played and supported by many regional radio shows around the country & featured on Country Line Radio (formerly Chris Country Radio). The band has also captured the attention of many radio stations in the USA & around the world.  

Taynee Lord & The Crookes headlined the 2022’s Glastonbury Calling Festival and supported Scouting for Girls at multiple festivals around the UK.

This year also included them performing at festivals such as The Godney Gathering Festival, headlining Bristol International Balloon Festival, Outfield Festival, Foodies Festivals, Bristol Harbour festival & many more. They recently released their new single 'Boy with the Eyes' in October 2022 and have had lots of interest from radio stations internationally. The band have an exciting future ahead with upcoming new music releases & festival appearances for 2023.