Phatfish – Heavenbound (2001)

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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . *Find sources:* "Phatfish" – news **·** newspapers **·** books **·** scholar **·** JSTOR *(October 2023)* *(Learn how and when to remove this message)* *(Learn how and when to remove this message)* Phatfish Also known as Purple Phatfish Origin Brighton , England Genres Worship , Christian rock , CCM Years active 1994–2014 Labels Kingsway , Authentic Past members - Lou Fellingham - Nathan Fellingham - Luke Fellingham - Mike Sandeman - Jos Wintermeyer - Ben Hall - Rachel Head - Mike Blow - Adrian Watts - Alan Rose Website phatfish .net **Phatfish** were a Christian rock , CCM and worship band from Brighton , England, active from 1994 to 2014. During that time they released nine studio albums and several live releases, as well as a compilation, *15: The Anniversary Collection*, in 2008. The principal members of the band were Lou Fellingham (lead vocals), Nathan Fellingham (drums), Michael Sandeman (keyboards), and Luke Fellingham (bass). Their worship songs "Holy, Holy", "There is a Day" and "Amazing God" have become part of the Christian music canon internationally. ### History [ edit ] #### Early years (1994–2000) The band was formed by Dave Fellingham in Brighton in January 1994, under the name 'Purple Phatfish'. The name was taken from a keyring belonging to one of the band members, of a small fat purple fish which blew air out when squeezed. [ 1 ] The band started life as a jazz-funk / rap group, and spent the first year performing their own songs in music clubs, mainly in the Brighton area. Most of their early songs were not overtly Christian in content. Rapper Rachel Head left the band at the end of 1994, and the band was renamed as 'Phatfish'. [ *citation needed* ] In 1997, the band moved towards more explicitly worship-orientated songs, and released their first album, *We Know the Story*. In mid-1998, guitarist Mike Blow and percussionist Adrian Watts left Phatfish. Guitarist Alan Rose joined, and the band started writing again, moving away from jazz-funk towards rock. They made demos with producer Alan Shacklock, and subsequently signed with US label Pamplin , recording their next album, *Purple Through the Fishtank*, in Nashville in spring 1999. The album increased their profile, and they began touring in Canada, the US and Europe. In 2000, Phatfish released an album of their older music, entitled *An Audience With God*. #### 2000s In 2001, they released the album *Heavenbound*, touring the UK in Autumn 2001 in support of the album. They recorded three unplugged gigs in the UK in January 2002 for the *Hope* album, with guests Stuart Townend , Kate Simmonds and Brian Houston; the gigs and album raised money for Hope HIV, a charity supporting AIDS orphans in Africa. *Nothing But the Truth* was released in May 2003. Guitarist Alan Rose departed in August 2003, and the band went on hiatus for a year. *Faithful – The Worship Songs* featured studio arrangements of many of the band's more 'congregational' worship songs. "The Faithful Tour" took them across England and Scotland, supported by guitarist Dan Wheeler. The album *Trinity* was released in 2006, a compilation of tracks from many artists including Phatfish. The band appeared several times on the BBC's *Songs of Praise* during 2006 and 2007. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] They also supported lead singer Lou Fellingham and Stuart Townend on the 'Stu + Lou tour' of the UK. At the end of 2006, Phatfish released an instruction CD called *Working as a band*, with advice for aspiring church worship musicians intending to start a band. *There Is A Day – The Video Collection* was also released at the end of 2006, incorporating music videos, an unplugged concert and interview footage. In July 2007 Phatfish released *Guaranteed*, their first studio album since 2003. [ 4 ] In December 2008, the band released a double-CD greatest hits compilation, *15*, to celebrate their 15-year anniversary. In January 2009, guitarists Ben Hall and Jos Wintermeyer joined Phatfish, and the band returned to the studio to record their album *In Jesus*, released that summer. #### Final years In December 2010, Phatfish released a new compilation album, *Anthems for Worship*, a collection of their most popular worship songs for congregational use. The album featured remastered tracks and some new recordings. Recorded in their own studio during summer 2011, *Higher* featured more pop-orientated songs and intimate tracks such as the hymn " And Can It Be ". Phatfish toured the album around the UK through 2011 and 2012 and accompanied Lou Fellingham on her solo tour in Autumn 2012. In January 2014, Phatfish announced two final farewell concerts after 20 years together. [ 5 ] On 14 and 15 March, they played at Wessex Christian Centre. They were joined on stage for some songs by former guitarists Mike Blow and Alan Rose. The shows were recorded for their final double album *Phatfish LIVE*. ### Band members Band Role Year *1994* *1995–1997* *1998–2003* *2004–2008* *2009–2014* Lead Vocals Lou Fellingham Guitar Jos Wintermeyer Lead Guitar Mike Blow Alan Rose Ben Hall Bass Luke Fellingham Drums Nathan Fellingham Percussion Adrian Watts Keyboards Michael Sandeman Rapping Rachel Head ### Legacy Mike Rimmer of Cross Rhythms wrote in his review of *Faithful - The Worship Songs* that the "influence of the Phatfish guys on the British worship scene should not be underestimated. Whether as songwriters or as part of the Stoneleigh worship band, they have played a major part in the last 10 years." [ 6 ] Phatfish have contributed many worship songs to the modern church canon, both in Britain and internationally. In an interview with New Word Alive , Nathan Fellingham described *Holy Holy* as being the band's most popular song that has "travelled furthest around the world". It also featured on Tim Hughes ' *When Silence Falls* and The Livingstone Collective's *Portrait of Worship*. The band's songs have been included on many compilation, live, studio and instrumental albums internationally, and several of their songs, such as *There Is A Day*, *Amazing God*, and *Awake Awake O Zion*, have been covered by other artists. ### Discography This list includes only Phatfish releases, and does not include other recordings on which the band featured. - 1994 *Purple Phatfish* (three song demo, cassette only) - 1995 *River of Life* (cassette only) - 1996 *Neworldisorder* (six song EP) - 1997 *We Know the Story* - 1999 *Purple Through the Fishtank* - 2000 *An Audience with God* (compilation with some re-recorded material) - 2001 *Heavenbound* - 2002 *Hope – Unplugged Live* - 2003 *Nothing But The Truth* - 2004 *Faithful: The Worship Songs* - 2006 *Trinity* (compilation with other artists) - 2006 *Working As A Band* (Music resource for Church musicians) - 2006 *There Is A Day – The Video Collection* (DVD) - 2007 *Guaranteed* - 2008 *15 – The Anniversary Collection* - 2009 *In Jesus* - 2010 *Anthems For Worship* - 2011 *Higher* - 2014 *PHATFISH LIVE* ### References - ↑ "Interview with Nathan Fellingham" . Wesley Owen. 2007 . Retrieved 6 April 2007 . - ↑ "Songs of Praise, factsheet for Sunday 29 January 2006" . *(Appearance by Lou Fellingham)*. BBC Online. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007 . Retrieved 6 April 2007 . - ↑ "Songs of Praise, factsheet for Sunday 5 November 2006" . *(Phatfish were backing band for worship leader Stuart Townend)*. BBC Online. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007 . Retrieved 6 April 2007 . - ↑ "Review of album Guaranteed" . Eden.co.uk. 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2008 . Retrieved 22 April 2008 . - ↑ "Phatfish announce final farewell concert" . Retrieved 10 January 2014 . - ↑ "Faithful Review" . *Cross Rhythms review of Phatfish album Faithful - The Worship Songs*. Cross Rhythms . Retrieved 22 April 2008 . ### External links - Official website - Interview with Phatfish at Premier.tv - STREETBRAND Magazine Interview - Phatfish – artist profile at Cross Rhythms - Word on the Web (Church Army) – Interview with Nathan Fellingham (Dec 2004) - v - t - e - Michael Sandeman Studio albums - *We Know The Story* - *Purple Through The Fishtank* - *Heavenbound* - *Nothing But The Truth* - *Faithful - The Worship Songs* - *Guaranteed* - *In Jesus* - *Higher* Compilations and EPs - *Purple Phatfish* - *River Of Life* - *Neworldisorder* - *An Audience With God* - *Trinity* - *15 - The Anniversary Collection* - *Anthems For Worship* Live albums and other projects - *Hope - Unplugged Live* - *Working As A Band* Video albums - *There Is A Day - The Video Collection* Tours - North Of The Border Mini Tour - Canadian Tour - Hope Unplugged Tour - North America and Canadian Tour - The Truth Tour - The Faithful Tour - Phatfish and Lou Fellingham Concerts - The Light Tour - The Higher Tour Authority control databases International - ISNI - VIAF National - United States Artists - MusicBrainz Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phatfish&oldid=1369254741 " Categories : - English Christian musical groups - English rock music groups - Musical groups established in 1994 - Musical groups disestablished in 2014 - Rock music groups from Brighton and Hove Hidden categories: - Articles with short description - Short description is different from Wikidata - Wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from December 2014 - Articles with topics of unclear notability from May 2023 - All articles with topics of unclear notability - Music articles with topics of unclear notability - Articles needing additional references from October 2023 - All articles needing additional references - Articles with multiple maintenance issues - Use British English from December 2014 - All Wikipedia articles written in British English - Use dmy dates from May 2026 - Articles with hCards - All articles with unsourced statements - Articles with unsourced statements from December 2024