Flight Brigade

Flight Brigade is the coming together of two families the Baines and the Hughes. Ollie Baines (lead singer) grew up on a farm in Ohio before moving across the pond to a sleepy Hampshire village. At the other end of his street lived two sisters, Miriam and Dorry Hughes. Ollie and Miriam got married and, with sister Dorry, rallied local friends to form the 7 piece Flight Brigade. It proved to be a melting pot of contrasting influences, Ollie had absorbed the Americana of his childhood, but shared Thomas’ (guitarist) and Neil’s (drummer)love of heavier bands. Miriam and Dorry meanwhile were more influenced by the music of their childhood, their parents being part of the 70’s British folk scene.

Having supported Grouplove, Dry The River, Stornoway, King Charles and Seth Lakeman, the band also won two live competitions to play main stages at Hop Farm and Blissfields festivals. Alongside live sessions for BBC Radio 2, BBC Introducing, TOMS and Lee Cooper the band’s EP has been played on national radio in Canada (CBC Radio 2) as well as BBC 6 in the UK (Steve Lamacq and Tom Robinson) and Bob Harris (BBC Radio 2). The band were also commissioned to compose the music for an ITV documentary about Syria and Haiti as well as a campaign for Unicef. They are currently finishing their debut album, co-produced by Gavin Monaghan (Kings of Leon, The Editors).