Ej Cranny(guitars and voice)
Fabrizio Zidarich(bass)
Willy Behan(drums)
Influences
LITTLE FEAT, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, CLASH, AC DC, THIN LIZZY,JOHNNY WINTER,BB KING,GRAM PARSON and the burrito brothers, JOHNNY CASH, rodney crowell, dwight yokam, LYNYRD SKYNRD, dubliners,stevie ray vaughan, cajun, bluegrass
the dukes at dirty south
The Brixton Hillbillies are an inner city London based rock blues band that has been working hard since 2005. From the most infamous pubs of the “Black Pudding” circuit to some of the most prestigious venues in London and internationally acclaimed Blues Festivals. Ej, Willy and Fabrizio have been around the London musical scene for many years and they decided to create an unique style from the roots of blues passing through country , funk and the energy of the ’70 rock and the Celtic jigs and reels.
An imminent release of the album is due this year, a product of their musical maturity of a very high standard but without loosing the rawness of the roots music. The lyrics are a collection of street tales, hillbilly folklore, love, misery, and the desire to go back to homeland Ireland.
Venues and Festival played this year:
Fordham Festival (UK) www.fordhamfest.co.uk
Monaghan Blues Festival(Ireland) www.harvestblues.com
The Forum (London) www.kentishtownforum.com
2 Support slot for ALABAMA 3 at the Dirty South and the Jamm
Support slot for Eric Bell
Many pubs in the Irish circuit in London
The Band’s Biography:
EJ Cranny (voice and guitars).
He has been a member of StreetTalk (with the song “123” they had 1 top 20 hit in Holland,3 top 10 hits in Ireland, toured Germany and Holland, supported Hot Chocolate in Ireland)). With his own EJ ED James band supported Thin Lizzy and Rory Gallagher. He has played with different show bands across Ireland including Roly Daniel’s. When he moved to London in 80ies he played with Eric Bell, Ed Deane (the Blues Band, the Frank Miller band) and he had the opportunity to jam with the Burrito Brothers!
Fabrizio Zidarich(bass and producer).
He has been a member of Garden Wall and Elisa in Italy. In England he has played with different artists including Marcus Malone, Abdelkader Saadoun, Melvin Reeves, Michael Snaith (Galliano),Babarluck(King Prawn),Winston Bennett & Merger , supported Alexander O Neil at the Hammersmith Apollo.
Willy Behan (drums).
A veteran drummer that has been playing live with Eric Bell, The Climax Blues Band , The Foundations, Barclay James Harvest, The Dublin Cowboys , Ace, The Treat ( supporting Deep Purple in the ‘60 ), The News, The Crickets (supporting Tom Jones, the Kinks).
BRIXTON HILL BILLIES aka THE DUKES's Friend Space (Top 7)
BRIXTON HILL BILLIES aka THE DUKES has 440 friends.
One of my fantasy businesses would be to francise the redneck swimming pools over in the UK in the summertime. We could drive the redneck pools around and set-up by where a crop circle had appeared and where the tourists visiting and walking circles all day long could treat themselves to a nice cool dip at the end of the day. Perhaps we could have an ice chest filled with bottles of lagers and bitters. Now that would be the life......wouldn't it boys.
I am so delighted that I have cousins over in the UK. If you ever find yourself in Arkansas, there's plenty of hillbilies all over the place. I've lived in the UK twice and loved it over there.
Hola vecio mio...quando che te vol...che pronti (nel senso già scritti, solo de far un minimo de pre-produzione 96 tochi!!!)...magari mi buto zò due follie e te mando...stame ben vecio!!!
5,6 e 7 settembre dunque.....adesso vado a lurkare le tariffe Ryanair, e magari combino:mi piacerebbe davvero. Nel frattempo stasera dirigo il gruppo gospel al mitico Agosto Ronchese (WOW !!!!)....avev monsieur Nadir alle percussioni.....
Camden Calling aims to help homeless people access the arts scene in Camden. Our First major fundraising event is on 08.08.08. Our headline act is THE THIRST who will be supported by The Penny Black Remedy, Motiv, The Brixton Hillbillies, Redtrack & The New Adventures. We have a live DJ set from Bugz in the Attic + Londons premiere homeless DJ. 6 Bands 2 DJ"s @ �12.50 to help a good cause. Visit www. camdencalling. org for tickets.
Hey F, how r u? i m very sorry 2 announce that my jam ming days in 'Albert' r over b4 they began...no money there... will let u no about any possible future ones... also, dnt remember whether texted already: wnt b able 2 make ur 25.07 gig - going away, till mid Aug... have a gd 1! x
wee omo qua come sempre stress e senza el mar, el 9 luglio vado a monfi fino al 26 se te vien so fame saver, in novembre se non vado a new york forse vegno dalle tue party.
Thank you very much for letting me join your circle of friends. I hope to see you out on the road real soon. Keep the blues alive and keep on keeping the faith! Peace and Love! Shirley King, Daughter of The Blues
A big thanks to the Brixton Hillbillies for supporting the homeless by performing at this event. It is going to be fantastic and we have a host of equally fantastic bands. For those of you that may be interested the artwork for this event has been designed by a homeless person
Hey! Hope you are doing good. I wanted to let you know about a show i'm doing in London on Sunday, June 1st.
I'm touring with Tommy Allsup. He played guitar with Buddy Holly, and is the guy playing on songs like "Heartbeat", "It's So Easy", etc, etc.....he is 76 and still going strong.
He is a character.
Anyway, i would love to see you at the show. I think as a fellow musician that you will really appreciate seeing Tommy play, and listening to his stories! He is THE guy that flipped the coin with Ritchie Valens.
If you want to see Tommy in action....check out my blog. There is a video from last week in Nashville from the studio.
Take care, the music is sounding great, and i hope to see you soon!
Sincerely,
Kevin Montgomery
http://www. kevinmontgomery. fanbridge. com
