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Bird Rock Dulcimers - The Red Kite - sound sample - 27 May 11.wmv Play Video

Bird Rock Dulcimers - The Red Kite - sound sample - 27 May 11.wmv

Sound sample of The Red Kite mountain dulcimer available from Bird Rock Dulcimers in Wales, UK.

For The Anteaters - Red Kites Play Video

For The Anteaters - Red Kites

Song from the upcoming For The Anteaters album, "Forget Me Gently". For The Anteaters - Red Kites All music by me (Jonny Howells, Exoking, H-sie, For The Anteaters) www.soundcloud.com/cyberflys

RED KITES - Beat In Time Play Video

RED KITES - Beat In Time

"Red Kites" playing their original song "Beat In Time", full band. From left to right: Ben Golding, Andrew Reeves, Moteh Parrott, Liam Trevor. Red Kites (c) 2011.

RED KITES - Hold Fast Play Video

RED KITES - Hold Fast

Liam Trevor & Moteh Parrott from the band Red Kites playing their latest song "Hold Fast" (c) 2011.

Red Kites - Cast Away (Live Full Band) Play Video

Red Kites - Cast Away (Live Full Band)

Live full band version of 'Cast Away' Performed by Red Kites Moteh Parrott Liam Trevor Ben Golding Andrew Reeves Thanks to Ash Woodward for the recording. (c) 2012 Red Kites

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The Red Kites Biography

Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band that formed in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire comprising Simon Neil (guitar, lead vocals), James Johnston (bass, vocals) and Ben Johnston (drums, vocals). Currently signed to 14th Floor Records, they have released five studio albums, two of which, Puzzle and Only Revolutions (2009) reached the top five in the UK Album Charts.

After their first three albums, the band expanded their following significantly with the release of their fourth, Puzzle in 2007 creating more mainstream songs with simpler rhythms and distancing themselves from their more unusual dissonant style that was present in the previous three albums. Puzzle peaked at number 2 on the official UK album charts on 16 June 2007. The album went Gold in the UK, selling over 100,000 units and later went Platinum in the UK in 2012 selling over 300,000 copies. Biffy Clyro's popularity was built upon further in 2008 and 2009 with the release of the singles "Mountains" and "That Golden Rule", which both reached the top 10 of the UK singles chart.

Their latest album, Only Revolutions, reached #3 in the UK chart and went gold within days of its release in 2009, later going platinum in 2010 and was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. Only Revolutions includes the UK hit singles, " Mountains", "That Golden Rule" and "Many of Horror" all of which reached the UK Top Ten singles charts. The latter reached number eight on the UK Singles Charts after The X Factor 2010 winner, Matt Cardle covered the song. It became the UK number one Christmas single for the year of 2010.

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The Red Kites Discography

The Red Kites albums.

  • Puzzle - 04/06/2007 (14th Floor Records/GB)
  • Infinity Land - 03/10/2004 (Beggars Banquet/GB)
  • The Vertigo of Bliss - 16/06/2003 (Beggars Banquet/GB)
  • Blackened Sky - 11/03/2002 (Beggars Banquet/GB)

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