Oli 'n' Clive

Cello, drums, ukuleles, saw, cornet and harmonica are just some of the instruments the headlining duo employ to make their alt.country/folk. Time Out



"Oli ‘n’ Clive are lovely – they remind me of another band with two names and an ampersand." Sam, Rare FM Hall & Oates perhaps?



".it could catch on who knows!" The Beat Surrender



".charming slab." Ragged Words



"I caught sight of one of the girls in the group playing." Biz Buzz



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OLI 'N' CLIVE RELEASED THEIR DEBUT SINGLE ON 3RD SEPTEMBER 2007!



Those lovely people at Trial & Error Recordings released Excuse Me. AVAILABLE NOW!



Stemming from the green pastures of the West Country, Oli 'n' Clive met on the road to London carrying drums, cello, ukuleles, bass, cornet, harmonica, musical saw, guitar, violins, autoharp and eggs. Oli is the singer, and Clive is the rest of the band. Sometimes sounding like the raw end of Dolly Parton and sometimes the blithe end of Tom Waits, it’s hard to pinpoint their main influences but they’d definitely include, as well as Dolly and Tom, Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci and Evan Dando. Perhaps more influential, perhaps, would be beer, strange east-European alcoholic spirits, dogs and Larry David…