Sally Timms
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Sally Timms is an English singer and songwriter
. Timms is best known for her long involvement with the Mekons whom she joined in 1985.
She recorded her first solo album, Hangahar (an experimental improvised film score), at the age of nineteen with Pete Shelley
of the Buzzcocks
in 1980. Prior to joining The Mekons she was in a band called the She Hees. She has released several other solo CDs, Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat in 1988, To the Land of Milk and Honey in 1995, and a country album, Cowboy Sally’s Twilight Laments for Lost Buckaroos, for Bloodshot Records in 1998. Her latest solo recording "In the World of Him" was released in 2004 on Touch and Go Records.
Timms sang “Give me Back my Dreams” on The Sixths’ Hyacinths and Thistles and has recorded with Marc Almond
, the Aluminum Group, Jon Rauhouse’s Steel Guitar Show, the Sadies, Andre Williams
and A Grape Dope. She participated in Vito Acconci
’s “Theater Project for a Rock Band” as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Next Wave Festival in 1995 and also performed with Kathy Acker
in her lesbian pirate operetta "Pussy, King of the Pirates" at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago
and elsewhere. Timms sang several songs on The Executioner’s Last Songs CDs, which raised funds for the Illinois Moratorium Against the Death Penalty, and participated in Jon Langford
's multi-media performance project "The Executioner's Last Songs". She occasionally writes crude broadsheets on pop culture and recently directed a Christmas pirate panto
"Catfish Girl and her adventures amongst mermaids and pyrates" at the Hideout Bar in Chicago.
Her musical style is often placed under the genre of alternative country
.
She was married to musician and comedian Fred Armisen
from 1998 to 2004.
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
. Timms is best known for her long involvement with the Mekons whom she joined in 1985.
She recorded her first solo album, Hangahar (an experimental improvised film score), at the age of nineteen with Pete Shelley
Pete Shelley
Pete Shelley is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the leader of Buzzcocks.-Biography:...
of the Buzzcocks
Buzzcocks
Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton in 1976, led by singer–songwriter–guitarist Pete Shelley.They are regarded as an important influence on the Manchester music scene, the independent record label movement, punk rock, power pop, pop punk and indie rock. They achieved commercial...
in 1980. Prior to joining The Mekons she was in a band called the She Hees. She has released several other solo CDs, Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat in 1988, To the Land of Milk and Honey in 1995, and a country album, Cowboy Sally’s Twilight Laments for Lost Buckaroos, for Bloodshot Records in 1998. Her latest solo recording "In the World of Him" was released in 2004 on Touch and Go Records.
Timms sang “Give me Back my Dreams” on The Sixths’ Hyacinths and Thistles and has recorded with Marc Almond
Marc Almond
Marc Almond is an English singer-songwriter and musician, who originally found fame as half of the seminal synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell...
, the Aluminum Group, Jon Rauhouse’s Steel Guitar Show, the Sadies, Andre Williams
Andre Williams
Andre Williams is an American R&B and punk blues musician who started his career in the 1950s at Fortune Records in Detroit.-Biography:...
and A Grape Dope. She participated in Vito Acconci
Vito Acconci
Vito Hannibal Acconci is a Bronx, New York-born, Brooklyn-based designer, landscape architect, performance and installation artist.-Education:...
’s “Theater Project for a Rock Band” as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Next Wave Festival in 1995 and also performed with Kathy Acker
Kathy Acker
Kathy Acker was an American experimental novelist, punk poet, playwright, essayist, postmodernist and sex-positive feminist writer. She was strongly influenced by the Black Mountain School, William S...
in her lesbian pirate operetta "Pussy, King of the Pirates" at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is a contemporary art museum near Water Tower Place in downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The museum, which was established in 1967, is one of the world's largest contemporary art venues...
and elsewhere. Timms sang several songs on The Executioner’s Last Songs CDs, which raised funds for the Illinois Moratorium Against the Death Penalty, and participated in Jon Langford
Jon Langford
Jon Langford born October 11, 1957, Newport, Monmouthshire is a Welsh-born musician and artist who is presently based in Chicago. He is the younger brother of science-fiction author and critic David Langford...
's multi-media performance project "The Executioner's Last Songs". She occasionally writes crude broadsheets on pop culture and recently directed a Christmas pirate panto
Panto
Panto may refer to:* Pantomime, a theatrical style* Pantoprazole, a proton pump inhibitor* Pantograph , an overhead current collector for a tram or electric train...
"Catfish Girl and her adventures amongst mermaids and pyrates" at the Hideout Bar in Chicago.
Her musical style is often placed under the genre of alternative country
Alternative country
Alternative country is a loosely defined sub-genre of country music, which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream or pop country music...
.
She was married to musician and comedian Fred Armisen
Fred Armisen
Fred Armisen is an American actor, comedian and musician best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and portraying off-color foreigners in various comedy films such as EuroTrip, Anchorman and Cop Out...
from 1998 to 2004.
Discography
- 1980 - Hangahar
- 1988 - Somebody's Rockin' My Dreamboat
- 1995 - It Says Here
- 1995 - To the Land of Milk and Honey
- 1997 - "Cowboy Sally"
- 1999 - Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments for Lost Buckaroos
- 2000 - Songs of False Hope and High Values (with Jon LangfordJon LangfordJon Langford born October 11, 1957, Newport, Monmouthshire is a Welsh-born musician and artist who is presently based in Chicago. He is the younger brother of science-fiction author and critic David Langford...
) - 2004 - In the World of Him
External links
- Sally Timms page at Club Mekon
- Sally Timms collection at the Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
's live music archive