About The Shirehorses

Band created by comedy duo Mark Radcliffe and Marc Riley (Mark & Lard) of BBC Radio fame. Well known for being the most unlucky and ripped-off band in the whole world. During their short musical career, they created true gems but never hit the mainstream. This changed when big name bands (Oasis, Coldplay, Supergrass etc) unashamedly rerecorded some of their songs and changed the lyrics to suit the larger audiences. At least that's what they say. Their two albums (so far) are true comedy moments : their instruments are put through such torture that you have to wince sometimes. The singing is frankly awful and seems to ignore all basic rules of music.