{{Short description|Celtic rock band from Cardiff, Wales}} {{Other uses|Blue Horse (disambiguation){{!}}Blue Horse}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{more citations needed|date=September 2013}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Bluehorses | image = Bluehorses_robin_collage.jpg | caption = Bluehorses live | image_size = 275 | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Cardiff, Wales | genre = Celtic rock, Folk rock | years_active = 1994&ndash;2007| label = Native Spirit | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = Lizzie Prendergast<br />Nic Waulker }} '''The Bluehorses''' (also known as '''The Blue Horses''')<ref name="ntsp001"/> were a Celtic rock band from Cardiff, Wales, blending a mixture of rock and electric folk, and notable for being fronted by two fiddle players. They built critical acclaim for their live performances and have been described by Allmusic as "one of the roots scene’s most exciting live acts."<ref name="allmusic">{{AllMusic | class = artist | id = mn0001009792 | tab = biography | label = BlueHorses | accessdate = 6 September 2013 }}</ref>

The band was formed in 1994 by singer and multi-instrumentalist Liz Prendergast, violinist Emily Grainger and drummer Nic Waulker.<ref name="ntsp001">{{cite AV media notes|title=Cracking Leather, Skin and Bone|others=Blue Horses|publisher=Native Spirit|year=1997}}</ref> when they were students at the Welsh College of Music and Drama.<ref name="allmusic"/> Throughout its life from 1994 to 2007, Bluehorses core comprised Prendergast and Waulker, who wrote the bulk of the material.<ref name="ntsp001"/><ref name="ntsp003">{{cite AV media notes|title=Dragons, Milk and Coal|others=Bluehorses|publisher=Native Spirit|year=1999}}</ref> After building a live following and releasing several EPs, the band released their first full-length album, ''Cracking Leather, Skin and Bone'' in 1997.<ref name="ntsp001"/> The group subsequently received an endorsement from Bridge Instruments, manufacturer of electric violins.<ref name="ntsp003"/>

==Members== *Lizzie Prendergast (vocals, electric violin, Electric Celtic Harp, Mandocaster, synthesizer) *Nic Waulker (Drums, programming, arrangements, producer)

==Discography== * ''Cracking Leather, Skin and Bone'' * ''The Live Album'' * ''Dragons Milk and Coal'' * ''Ten Leagues Beyond the Wild Worlds End'' * ''Skyclad'' * ''Live at Saul Festival'' (DVD) * ''Thirteen Fires'' 2007

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==External links== * [http://www.bluehorses.info/p/introduction.html Official Band Website]

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bluehorses}} Category:Rock music groups from Cardiff Category:Musical groups established in 1994 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2007 Category:1994 establishments in Wales

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