e/Polly and the Billets Doux

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has gloss	eng: Polly and the Billets Doux is a Winchester based band who performed their first gig unamplified in the middle of a smoky venues backroom in 2006; belting it out so the crowds at the back could hear. The four-piece band take their influences from jazz greats like Billie Holiday and add a quintessentially English twist, with divine harmonised vocals; theyve been described as a sumptuous blend of jazz, blues, country, folk and gospel. .They are about to set off on their second tour of England and Scotland in support of their debut album 'Fiction, Half-Truths & Downright Lies.’ After Signing to Bleak Mouse Records, they released the ‘Head of Steam’ EP, which charted at number 21 on the Radio 1 Indie Chart. Featured in ‘The Word’ Magazine’s Best New Music, they have also been championed by Bob Harris & Terry Wogan on Radio 2 as well as performing live sessions with Cerys Matthews on Radio 6, ‘Loose Ends’ on Radio 4 and BBC regional stations throughout the UK.
lexicalization	eng: Polly and the billets doux
instance of	c/British jazz ensembles