Phelan Sheppard are musicians Keiron Phelan and David Sheppard. They are based in London

London

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, England

England

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, and play mainly instrumental

Instrumental

An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....

 music. Phelan and Sheppard have long been associated with each other, having first met as teenagers with a mutual appreciation of Can

Can (band)

Can was an experimental rock band formed in Cologne, West Germany in 1968. Later labeled as one of the first "krautrock" groups, they transcended mainstream influences and incorporated strong minimalist and world music elements into their often psychedelic music.Can constructed their music largely...

, Cluster

Cluster (band)

Cluster is a German experimental musical group who influenced the development of contemporary popular electronic and ambient music. They have recorded albums in a wide variety of styles ranging from experimental music to progressive rock, all of which had an avant-garde edge. Cluster has been...

 and Brian Eno

Brian Eno

Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...

 and formed a band.

In 1996, the pair united after some time in other projects. This partnership recorded under their own names and, with percussionist Jon Steele, as State River Widening

State River Widening

State River Widening, named after the title of a Chinese propaganda photo, are a London based trio, comprising multi-instrumentalists David Sheppard and Keiron Phelan, along with drummer/percussionist Jon Steele....

.

Sheppard is also a founder member of Ellis Island Sound

Ellis Island Sound

Ellis Island Sound are an instrumental band from London, England. They started as a duo consisting of multi-instrumentalists Peter Astor and David Sheppard , and have since expanded to 12 members, including Darren Hayman, formerly of Hefner.The band formed in 1997, and have recorded for a number...

 and is a member of Smile Down Upon Us, The Wisdom Of Harry

The Wisdom of Harry

The Wisdom of Harry was an experimental electronic music ensemble from London, England. The group was formed by Peter Astor, formerly the singer/songwriter of Weather Prophets and The Loft, in 1997 and began doing remixes for musicians such as Cornelius and Andrew Weatherall...

, and Continental Film Night. Phelan is founder member of Smile Down Upon Us (with Japanese singer moomLooo) and is a member of Orla Wren. Both have collaborated with numerous other musicians and undertake arrangement and production work. Their music has been widely featured on television.

Originally styling themselves as Keiron Phelan, David Sheppard they released the album O Little Stars on Rocketgirl in 2002.
Subsequently Phelan Sheppard released the album

Album

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, Harps Old Master, on The Leaf Label

The Leaf Label

The Leaf Label is an independent record label based in Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Initially known as an electronic music label, releasing mainly instrumental music, the company's approach has broadened over the last few years and now features an eclectic range of artists, with a focus on strong...

 in 2006.
A collaborative single with Niandra Ladies on Static Caravan was released in 2007.