Blueboy special with Paul Stewart

<p>Blueboy special with Paul Stewart in conversation with David Eastaugh</p> <p> </p> <p>Blueboy formed around 1989 and initially consisted of Keith Girdler (on vocals) and Paul Stewart (on guitars), formerly of little-known band Feverfew. They soon signed to <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Records'>Sarah Records</a>, releasing the home-recorded <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_(music)'>single</a> "Clearer" in 1991, and took on more members, including singer/<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cello'>cellist</a> Gemma Townley and second guitarist <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Williams_(musician)'>Harvey Williams</a> (of <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Field_Mice'>The Field Mice</a>/<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_Sunny_Day'>Another Sunny Day</a>).</p> <p>"Clearer" was followed by several singles and two <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Album'>albums</a> on Sarah, If Wishes Were Horses and Unisex. In October 1994, Blueboy recorded a session for <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Peel'>John Peel</a>'s <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radio_1'>BBC Radio 1</a> show.<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blueboy_(band)#cite_note-bbc-3'>[3]</a> Their final release, The Bank of England, was released in 1998 on Sarah head Matt Haynes' new label, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinkansen_Recordings'>Shinkansen Recordings</a>. By then, Girdler and Stewart were the only original members of the band. Girdler and Stewart were also involved in two other bands, Arabesque and Beaumont,<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blueboy_(band)#cite_note-Ankeny-1'>[1]</a> and Girdler also recorded with Lovejoy. Townley later joined <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trembling_Blue_Stars'>Trembling Blue Stars</a>, as did Williams.</p>