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The Bobby McGee's are a twee indie pop, anti-folk or "tweecore" musical group based in Brighton, UK and signed to Cherryade Records. Formed by Jimmy Cairney and Eleanor Callaghan (born 19 November 1983), after the pair met at a concert of The Libertines. They have been praised for their “rambunctious” and lively performances “Legendary” music critic Everett True described them thus;

“a missing link that no one in their right mind would have wanted to investigate as lost in the first place – burbling and hibernating and covering itself all over with white face-paint and ukuleles in the space between Chris Morris Clara Rockmore, Calvin And Hobbes, Dostoyevsky, Lonnie Donegan".

They have toured the UK and played a number of music festivals, including Glastonbury Festival, Latitude Festival, Bestival, Indietracks and Emmabodafestivalen in Sweden.

The Bobby McGee’s Commedia dell'arte stage makeup and elaborate costumes have drawn comparison to The Dresden Dolls.

They cite varied musical influences including Herman Dune, Arab Strap and ukulele players, Duke Marmapants and George Formby.

Discography
Their first ep Yes Please, was released on Cherryade Records in July 2006. The track Ivor Cutler Is Dead, came in at Number 16 in 2006 Festive Fifty

The second EP S'Amuser Com Des Fous was released on Cherryade Records in November 2007.

The Bobby McGee's debut album, L'Appropriation Bourgoisie De La Bobby McGee's was released in July 2009 on Cherryade Records and Happy Happy Birthday to Me in the US. It was a contender for the Xfm new music award 2010.

A single from the album, L.O.V.E. was released on 7" vinyl on the Twee as Fuck label on 18th May 2009.

Instrumentation
Both Cairney and Callaghan are ukulele enthusiasts. Cairney himself claimed to have qualified for BBC quiz show Mastermind on the Subject of George Formby.

Described by Al Wood of Ukelele fansite,Ukulele Hunt as "Great Britain’s premier ukulele group". . They also ran an open mic night in Brighton for 18 months called T.U.R.D.S (The Ukulele Research and Development Society).

Notable Appearances
The Bobby McGee’s Poetry Brothel won best literary event at the 2007 BBC Brighton Festival. The band also appeared in the 2009 Dizzee Rascal promo for Dirtee Cash