Well lets see...................... Dylan, Prine, Quo, Faces, Rolling Stones, Pogues, Chas 'n' Dave, Johnny Cash, Bert Jansch, Ralph Mctell, Steve Earle, Jethro Tull, Mandolin and Fiddle and Acoustic guitars and some Electric guitars and open C tuning and other similarsuchlikethings.....!
Sounds Like
Dylan, Prine, Quo................perhaps? or perhaps not? you got the ears man!
Dave Sutherland born in London. In the nine years since he started struggling his way through the few chords he knew down the London pubs, Sutherland’s learned to pick guitar like a wizard, paid his dues as support act to Glenn Tilbrook and Bert Jansch (who produced his debut), toured the US and recorded two albums.
This is his third, delivered in a slightly nasal honeyed sandpaper voice that variously bears traces of Dylan (on the opening title track, a marvellous song about former cop confined to a wheelchair after a shooting) Roger McGuinn, John Prine, and, for the real 70s obscurists among you out there, Jimmy Stevens (and if anyone knows what happened to him I’d love to hear). With the banjo driving bluegrass stomper Candyman (that’ll be drugs then), waltz time swayer
Dead In Her Head, folk-blues shuffle Sugar Babe
and lost love song Where Are You Now?
it’s amply evident that he’s steeped in a rootsy mixture of American country-folk and Celtic, but as
Happier Blue and the frankly quite brilliant I Don’t Play With The Rolling Stones And She Don’t Sing The Blues
(a title Shel Silverstein would have killed to have written) reveal, he’s also more than capable of kicking up the folk-rock dust too.
The album’s laced with a reflective melancholy - even on
Going Down To Georgia’s tale of a guy (a fugitive?) who’s gota gun to a hostage’s head - that finds perfect expression in the closing From The Vauxhall Tavern ...to the Deptford Broadway
with its lines ’where we stood now stand houses when they levelled all the land," its cascading mandolin accompaniment and a feel that’s best described as Martin Stephenson if he were Don McLean.
It’s barely been off my player since it arrived, its unassuming acoustic simplicity, imaginative arrangements and Sutherland’s warm vocals and beguiling melodies making him the most welcome surprise discovery of the year so far. And, just for the ’where are they now?’ Brigade, please note the credits list Annabel Lamb on backing vocals.. Right, now to track down the other albums.
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Tune in to episode 12 of the Lantern Society Radio Hour, featuring the creme de la creme of the capital's most comely crooners. Stunning live performances beautifully captured for your listening pleasure, at London's Finest Folk Club, The Lantern Society.
And, why not join us for the next Lantern Society - Thursday 18th June.
The Betsey Trotwood, Farringdon Rd, London. EC1R 3BL
Mr Sutherland, how splendid. I trust you are ok. Tunes sounding good. I will be in Greenwich on the 27th for the Champions League final. I am sure a trip to Ollies will happen shortly after the game. See you soon pal.
Hello Dave Sutherland. This is our first headline London show for a very long time, to celebrate finishing our new album which will be out later this year. So come on down and have a good time with us.
...and of course don't forget London's Finest Folk Club, The next Lantern Society - Thursday 7th May at the Betsey Trotwood, Farringdon Rd, EC1R 3BL. Neartest tube Farringdon.
Hello Dave Sutherland. The new episode of The Lantern Society Radio Hour is now on the air. As recorded at London's Finest Folk Club on 16th april 2009. Click the banner below to subscribe for free at iTunes, or simply use the player to tune in.
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And do come along to the next installment of the Lantern Society at The Betsey Trotwood, Farringdon Rd, on Thursday 7th May.
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Thank you mate:)) it was a great night, I didn't know when I was being filmed LOL..........hope you can make it to Harwich over Easter we plan to party well, need to get some more photos of you, as for the song on My Space, well I happen to be your BIGGEST FAN, ALWAYS WILL BE..........
Love and Cuddles Sally XXX you sounded fantastic at Ollies:)) brilliant
Thought you might like to have these :-) Haunted Stereo are playing on 4th April at The Good Ship in Kilburn and on 8th April at The Half Moon in Putney. Would be great to see you if you're free :-) xx
Sorry to have missed you during your brief run to GA! Hope to see ya the next time, or better yet, maybe I'll see you on your side of the pond again! If you know of anyone in GA or in the SE that would enjoy my latest endeavour, please send them to the N. GA mountains! Hope you're well!
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Hey Suthie, Dave gave your play list a great mention on his show tonight and is well proud of you......he. also played his favourite song of yours, 'Dreams of Beautiful gilrs'..
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