Steamchicken are a cèilidh-swing and jazz roots band, based in Warwickshire, England, and formed in 1993 by Bill Pound, Andrew Sharpe and Ted Crum.[1] They have been described as "a band with attitude"[2] and as musically mixing together "folk and Cabaret era swing jazz with panache and style".[3] Their 2017 CD release Look Both Ways, in which they use a full brass section and a driving rhythm section,[4] has been acknowledged as demonstrating their "knowledge of both folk and jazz, polishing traditional gems into sparkling arrangements, and adding successful original compositions to create an eminently hummable album".[2]
Amy Kakoura also performs as a solo artist and as a duo with Andrew Sharpe. They have also written a musical together. Songs From a Ledge, in which Amy Kakoura played and sang one of the roles and Andrew Sharpe and Becky Eden-Green provided musical accompaniment, was performed in a production directed by Lana McIver at the Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham in 2014.[7]
Founding band member Ted Crum, who performed on harmonica, bass and melodeon, died in April 2020.