Shadowdance (Chris White album)
Shadowdance is the first solo album by English saxophonist Chris White, who had previously performed with Dire Straits and The Notting Hillbillies.
Edmund Welles
Edmund Welles( full name Edmund Welles: The Bass Clarinet Quartet) is an American bass clarinet quartet from Oakland, California.
Its members are Cornelius Boots, Jonathan Russell, Jeff Anderle, and Aaron Novik, playing what the group refers to as" heavy chamber music."
The group performs many different genres of music, including avant- garde, gospel, jazz, and heavy metal.
They have performed cover versions of songs by such groups as Radiohead, Primus, Black Sabbath, The Residents, Iron Maiden and Spinal Tap, as well as approximately 50 original compositions.
Steve Phillips (musician)
Steve Phillips( born 18 February 1948) is an English blues and country musician, as well as guitar maker( under the name" N.S. Phillips") and painter.
He is mainly renowned for being part of the supergroup
The Notting Hillbillies along with the Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler and Brendan Croker.
Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time
Missing ... Presumed Having a Good Time is a studio album by The Notting Hillbillies, released on 6 March 1990 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros.
Records in the United States.
The Notting Hillbillies
The Notting Hillbillies were a country rock project formed by British singer- songwriter Mark Knopfler in May 1986.
The group consisted of Knopfler( guitar and vocals), Steve Phillips( guitar and vocals), Brendan Croker( guitar and vocals), Guy Fletcher( keyboards and vocals), Paul Franklin( pedal steel), Marcus Cliffe( bass), and Ed Bicknell( drums).
They gave their first performance at a small club in Leeds, and followed up with a tour.
The Notting Hillbillies recorded just one album," Missing ... Presumed Having a Good Time", released on Vertigo in the UK( Warner Bros. in the US) in 1990, before returning to concentrate on their primary musical outlets.
The Notting Hillbillies reunited several times for charity gigs.
In May 1997 the Hillbillies went on an 11 show tour in the UK.
The Town& Country Club in Leeds on 3 July 1993 only featured the Knopfler- Croker- Philips trio.
The set list included the only known live performances of two Dire Straits songs:" Ticket To Heaven" and" How Long".
The Notting Hillbillies had previously performed" When It Comes to You" in 1990, before it was actually recorded and issued by Dire Straits on their final album" On Every Street", in 1991.
At the height of their fame, the Notting Hillbillies were the musical guest on the 19 May 1990 episode of" Saturday Night Live", hosted by Candice Bergen.
The concert at The City Hall in Newcastle on 6 July 1993 featured Alan Clark on keyboards, his only appearance with the band.
Ed Bicknell and Marcus Cliffe were also present.
This was the last time that Clark played with Knopfler within a full band.
In 1993, two shows were performed, both without Guy Fletcher.
Notting Hill Carnival
The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event that has taken place in London since 1966 on the streets of the Notting Hill area of Kensington, each August over two days( the August bank holiday Monday and the preceding Sunday).
It is led by members of the British West Indian community, and attracts around two and a half million people annually, making it one of the world's largest street festivals, and a significant event in Black British culture.
In 2006, the UK public voted it onto a list of icons of England.
Despite its name, it is not part of the global Carnival season preceding Lent.
Rhaune Laslett
Rhaune Laslett( 15 April 1919 – 28 April 2002) was a community activist and the principal organiser of the Notting Hill Fayre or Festival, that evolved into the Notting Hill Carnival.
Brendan Croker
Brendan Croker( born 15 August 1953 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) is an English musician, who has recorded albums under his own name and with occasional backing band; The Five O'Clock Shadows.
He was also a member of The Notting Hillbillies.
During the late 1980s, he was an auxiliary member of The Mekons and a full- time member of Sally Timms and the Drifting Cowgirls.
He has recorded with Eric Clapton, Tanita Tikaram, Mark Knopfler, Kevin Coyne, and Chet Atkins.
Transmission Recordings
Transmission Recordings is a record label owned and operated by the Notting Hill Music group plc.
The company was founded in 1993 by the Notting Hill Music group plc.
1958 Notting Hill race riots
The Notting Hill race riots were a series of racially motivated riots that took place in Notting Hill, England, between 29 August and 5 September, 1958.

Question: Are The Notting Hillbillies and Edmund Welles from the same country?
Answer: no