Pollyanna

Biography

There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) Pollyanna was an Australian alternative rock band. 2) Pollyanna is a French band founded by Isabelle Casier. 3) PollyAnna is a Dutch alt-pop artist Britt Pols. 1) Pollyanna was an Australian indie/alternative rock band formed in 1993 as Blue Trike by Matt Handley on lead vocals and lead guitar (ex-Catherine Wheel) and Maryke "Rayke" Stapleton on bass guitar and vocals. The band consisted of, at various times, Matt Handley, Maryke S...

There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Pollyanna was an Australian alternative rock band.
2) Pollyanna is a French band founded by Isabelle Casier.
3) PollyAnna is a Dutch alt-pop artist Britt Pols.

1) Pollyanna was an Australian indie/alternative rock band formed in 1993 as Blue Trike by Matt Handley on lead vocals and lead guitar (ex-Catherine Wheel) and Maryke "Rayke" Stapleton on bass guitar and vocals. The band consisted of, at various times, Matt Handley, Maryke Stapleton, Ace Moley, Andy Strachan, Shaun Lohoar, Glenn Maynard and Serge Luca.
The band was originally from Sydney but relocated to Melbourne in 1997. They were signed to the Mushroom Records indie label Bark Records. Some of their widely known singles include Lemonsuck, Effervesscene, Keep Me Guessing and Brittle Then Broken.
Releases: Longplayer (March 1996), Junior Rock (January 1997), Hello Halo (Oct 1997), Delta City Skies (May 1999), Didn't Feel A Thing (August 2001). Also, various singles and EPs - Fordgreensilverrocket (1994), Junior (1995), Lemonsuck (1995), Piston (1996), Keep Me Guessing (1996), Potomac (1996), Effervescence (1997), Peachy Keen (1997), Brittle Then Broken (1998), Hermit Inertia (1999), Feeding Circle (1999), Rebound Girl (2001).
In 2001 they played a lot of gigs with Bluebottle Kiss.
Subsequently, singer/guitarist, Matt Handley released a solo album, "Won't Get Over You", in 2005.
More here: http://www.amo.org.au/artist.asp?id=1551

2) Pollyanna is a French band founded by Isabelle Casier who delivers melodic tunes through her delicate folk guitar. Her songs are personal, melancholic and dreamy. She is no longer alone on stage, since David Lopaz has joined her to play drums, guitars and various south American instruments they borrowed from Casier’s father. Together they are reminiscent of the grande dames of folk, Suzanne Vega or Shannon Wright for the voice and the songwriting.

3) PollyAnna is a Dutch alt-pop artist Britt Pols. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.