About Eagle & Feather
Before meeting each other Feather had previously trained as green berets under the legendary Colonel Trautman, Eagle and had MC’ed for John Virgo on his UK tour. And Feather was very aware of being a jew.
Whilst saving the beaver and with Grey Owl in Canada they both went foraging for food (things like mashed bread and Robin Morley’s smelly cheese). But instead they uncovered a nuclear bunker where the US government had dumped video tapes, saved for future generations.
The first tape they played featured Cleethorpes Rastafarian and Bob Marley chancellor Irie White singing ‘Bye Bye Dobbin’. The second tape was an incontinence self help video ’Out and about and dry’. They were hooked. Returning from the bunker as prophets to The Midlands and Slaithwaite, they set up a monastery to spread the gospel of what they called KIPPLE.
They were ignored for many years until, by chance, Melvyn Bragg was introduced to KIPPLE by Gail Porter. He immediately got them involved in the filming of the Granada show ‘An Audience with Cliff Richard Possessed’ and choreographing the fight scenes for Cliff Richard’s Heathcliff.
Eagle and Feather were now unstoppable going on to start their own fashion label for tractor drivers (Brotherhood Fashions) endorsed by celebs like Peter Fonda and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. They also sponsored Jan Johnson in his failed ‘Portraits from Space’ and Olympic pole-vault bid. The duo’s range of cuddly toys based on the ‘furry’ (the incredible Japanese headless dogs) is launched this fall. They also got themselves a pizza ad out of it.
Catch them here in Halifax for their warm up show before their London Palladium live parade, starring Paul Wheater (Paul has always been a drinker), the ‘better than Jolson’ sounds of Clive Baldwin and Timothy Dalton’s performance with his trained wolves (‘A Wolf-able experience’ – Peter Ustinov, Daily Telegraph). The young Jonathan Pryce may also make an appearance with the Florida Jets display team.
Eagle and Feather also gain inspiration from the following works of VHS art:
Fish for a Quid, The Bream Machine, Carp on the Long Pole, Introducing the new Velux Roof Window System, Electronic Monitoring for Offenders, How to Hang Wallpaper, Creative Routing for the Home Craftsman, How You Can Win Competitions, The Legion Players Present The Wind in the Willows Gaiety Theatre 8th to 10th November 2001, Born 2B Gangsta?, Egyptian Belly Dancing for Intermediates, Get to Know God Video, Happy to be a Muslim, The Kingdom of Ticky Tack, The Story of the Red Mason Bee, Ceramic Tiling, The Making of ‘Seasonal Gardening’, Ray Reardon Master Class, Food Processor Cooking: Tasty Tips from the Craft Cook, Traction Engines: The Millers Trail Vol 1, Learn the Skills of Rugby League, Tom’s River, Master Bakers: A Golden Opportunity, Start the Day with Great Taste: Exclusive video from Nescafe featuring Susannah & Trinny, Tony Allcock’s Art of Bowls, Get That Job, Game for a Job, Is Work for Me?, Learning Tenor Banjo, Darrin’s Dancing Grooves, British Rail Today, Kleeneze: What does Success Mean to You?, Horse Sense for Riders, Super Tours in Super Somerset, Discover Fish, Learn to knot Vol 1, Retailing, Resources in Training and Education Ltd, Sports Boat, Tile it Yourself, The Fun of Cake Decorating, Fimo Modelling Projects: Fill your Doll’s House / Shop / Market Stall, Jersey Battle of Flowers, Safe Moving and Handling for Carers at Home, Breastfeeding: A Gift for Life, What you Really Need to know about Problems with Fertility, Out and About and Dry.
