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Born in Warnsveld (Netherlands) on 7 October 1967, Ellen ten Damme grew up in the village of Roden. She studied Dutch at the University of Groningen. She then…

American folk band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, consisting of Nona Marie Invie, Marshall LaCount, Todd Chandler, Jonathan Kaiser, Watt McClements, Brett Bullion, Adam Wozniak and Mark Trecka. Formed in…

Formed in 1990, Dark Orange is an ethereal wave band from Hamburg, Germany. They debuted with the album ‘Oleander’ in 1991. Big success followed a year later with…

Born in Argentina and raised throughout Europe, Dattola composes his music, writes and sings his lyrics and produces his music himself as well. His demo was conceived in…

Assistant engineer at Abbey Road between 1977 and 1986, Danny Dawson worked during sessions for the single December Will Be Magic Again and the album The Dreaming. After…

Born in London (UK) on 29 March 1946. His father, Yorke de Souza, was a jazz pianist who arrived in the UK from Jamaica and performed, most notably,…

Poem written by Kate Bush, published in the school magazine at St. Joseph’s Convent Grammar School in 1970/1971.

‘December Will Be Magic Again’ is a song written by Kate Bush. It was originally recorded in 1979 and premiered during the Christmas Snowtime Special in December 1979,…

Born as Pauline Matthews in Bradford, England (UK) on 6 March 1947. At age 10 she won a talent contest. Six years later, she was working at Boots…

‘Deeper Understanding’ is a song written by Kate Bush. It was originally released on her sixth studio album The Sensual World, it was re-recorded for her 2011 album…

A series of TV programmes, accompanied by 3 volumes of books, in which Delia Smith describes all sorts of cooking. In an episode broadcast on 29 February 1980…

‘Delius (Song Of Summer)’ is a song written by Kate Bush as a tribute to the English composer Frederick Delius. The song was inspired by Ken Russell’s film…

Frederick Theodore Albert Delius was born on 29 January 1862 in Bradford, Yorkshire (UK). He was sent to Florida in the United States in 1884 to manage an…

Born in Calabasas, California (USA) on 10 September 1964, Donna Delory is an American singer. She made her professional singing debut at the age of eight singing a…

In 1972 and 1973 Kate recorded several tapes of songs. Reports vary about the amount of songs that were recorded, but there must have been dozens. 20 to…

Unofficial album, featuring demos recorded by Kate Bush during the 1970’s. Track listing The album consists of the following tracks: Humming Atlantis Cussi Cussi Need Your Loving Something…

Born as Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny on 6 January 1947, Sandy Denny was an English singer-songwriter who was lead singer for the folk rock band Fairport Convention. She…

Born as Kat Elwynn Devlin. As an actress, she is known for the movie ‘Last Summer in the Hamptons’ (1995). In the late 1990’s she started performing Kate…

Diamond Jim Greene was born and raised in Chicago. He learned to play the guitar after meeting Blind Arvella Gray, a street performer in Chicago. He performed in…

The didgeridoo is a wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians of northern Australia potentially within the last 1,500 years and still in widespread use today both in Australia…

Born in Dungiven (Ireland) in 1964, Mary Dillon is an Irish folk singer. She was raised in a musical household and one of her five siblings is fellow folk…

Born in Corbridge, Northumberland on 13 December 1953, Judy Dinning was a singer/songwriter who performed her own compositions as well as those of contemporary writers from the USA…

Director’s Cut is the ninth album by Kate Bush, released by Fish People on 16 May 2011. The album was written, composed and produced by Kate. It is…

‘Disbelieving Angel’ is a song written by Kate Bush. It was recorded as a demo, presumably in 1976. The song has never been released officially, but it did…

Discoring was an Italian music show broadcast by RAI 1 from 1977 to 1989, created by Gianni Boncompagni, aired mainly on Sunday. The program could be considered analogous…

Studio project produced by Remco van Overbeek and Ben Fransoi. In 1998, Distance released a single, a cover version of Running Up That Hill with vocals by Devona…

Orchestral pop band from Northern Ireland, formed in 1989 and fronted by Neil Hannon. He was joined by John McCullagh and Kevin Traynor. Their debut album ‘Fanfare For…

Born as Roel Schutrups, DJ Isaac can be considered as one of the founders of Hardstyle. He has released many 12″ singles but no albums. One of his…

‘Do Bears…’ is a song written by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson. On 4, 5 and 6 April 1986 Kate Bush performed live for British charity event Comic…

Song recorded by Zenima. Cover version of The Man With The Child In His Eyes, with Italian lyrics by M. Zenima Granieri. Released in 1999 on Zenima’s self-titled…

‘Don’t Give Up’ is a song written by Peter Gabriel. It was originally released on his fifth studio album ‘So’ in 1986. Also released as a single from…

‘Don’t Push Your Foot On The Heartbrake’ is a song written by Kate Bush. It was originally released on her second album Lionheart, the song was written a…

Born in Rho, Italy on 23 September 1967, Cristina Donà developed a passion for music as a teenager. She studied at Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in…

Born as Donovan Philips Leitch in Mayhill, Glasgow on 10 May 1946. In 1956, his family moved to Little Berkhamsted near Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. Influenced by his family’s…

After graduating from Berkeley High in 1984, Shelley Doty headed south for college and spent four years at UC San Diego focusing on biology before changing to a…

Geoffrey “Geoff” Downes was born in Stockport on 25 August 1952. He moved to London to pursue a music career. In 1977, he formed the Buggles with Trevor…

Julian Doyle was born in London. He went to Haverstock School and left to join Nobel Prize winner Prof. Peter Medawar’s team as a junior technician at University…

Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show were an American rock band, formed in Union City, New Jersey. They enjoyed considerable commercial success in the 1970’s with hit singles…

Simon Drake was born as Simon Alexander in Surrey on 1 March 1957. Both sides of his family were connected to the medical profession for some generations. At…

Draped Urn is a black/death metal band from Brazil. In May 2016 they released the album ‘Degenerate’. In October 2016 they released a split album with the band…

Dream Tiger was formed in Cincinnatti, Ohio (USA) by Liz Wolf and Sarah Winters. The name Dream Tiger was first used when Liz recorded solo material for the…

‘The Dreaming’ is a song written by Kate Bush. It was originally released as the lead single from her fourth album The Dreaming on 26 July 1982. The…

The Dreaming is the fourth studio album by Kate Bush, released by EMI Records on 13 September 1982. Almost two years in the making, it was the first…

Dreaming Fairies was a German fanzine (in English) dedicated to Kate Bush and Stevie Nicks, with a focus on collecting. The fanzine was run by Peter Borbe and…

Book written by Laura Shenton and published by Wymer Publishing on 9 July 2021. In this book, the author offers an in-depth perspective on The Dreaming from a…

‘Dreamtime’ is a song written by Kate Bush. Originally released as the B-side of The Dreaming, it was described as “instrumental version”, but it was actually a longer…

Dreamtime is an unofficial album released in 1987 by Pharting Pharoah. The album features live tracks from Kate’s performance at the London Palladium in 1979, recorded from the…

Dreamtime was a fanzine, set up in 1983 by Ricky Williams in Carmel, Western Australia. At least 23 issues were published, but it seems the fanzine folded by…

American singer/songwriter who debuted in 1997 with the album ‘Gathering My Name’. It was followed later in the year by ‘Illinois’, which featured a cover version of Under…

Lighting director for the Tour Of Life. On 2 April 1979, after a show at the Poole Arts Centre in Dorset, the equipment had been loaded for the…

Born on 12 August 1943, Lesley Duncan was an English singer-songwriter, best known for her work during the Seventies. At 19, while working in a London coffee bar,…

Assistant engineer at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin for Kate’s album Hounds Of Love. Dunne was also (assistant) engineer on albums by Davy Spillane, Liam O’Flynn, Moving Hearts and…

Tom Dunning made a name for himself by taking over Hoot Nights – themed multi-artist events – in Chicago.  A theme, two surprise cover songs from each act,…

British singer/songwriter and pianist Tophy Dye trained at Leeds Conservatoire. His self-penned debut album Skeletons was released at the end of 2021. The album incorporates folk, rock, pop,…