Crosscut Saw are a well established three piece original blues band from Leeds, England. Consisting of powerful front man Alex Eden on vocals, electric guitar and harmonica; Richard Ferdinando on Drums and Richard Green on bass.
Their material ranges from exceptional contemporary originals to covers of legends like BB King, Buddy Guy, R.L. Burnside etc.
The band has played all over Britain and Europe, including various blues festivals such as Colne Great Rhythm and Blues Festival, Burnley Blues Festival and Bishops Stock Blues Festival.
Crosscut Saw recorded their first album in 2003 produced by Richard Green [The Somatics, Ultrasound] and sales are going from strength to strength. They receive airplay on UK, American, Spanish, French, South American and Tenerife radio stations.
Alex won the prestigious Blues Musician of the Year in 2003 with D-Marie and the Blues Donor, as a result they were entered into the International Blues Challenge in Memphis USA, and made it to the semi-finals!
With a combined 45 years worth of experience playing with some of the worlds leading musicians; Otis Grand, Sugar Ray, Ian Siegal, King Rollo, Freddy James, Cecil Zinyuku, James OHara, Little Toby Walker, TJ Norton, Bob Hall, The New Mastersounds, and The Haggis Horns to name but a few; Crosscut Saw know how to put on a great show.
It is a really exciting time for the band. They are currently working on a new album, European tours and nationwide gigs, thriving in the current resurgence of blues music internationally.
"Its bands like Crosscut Saw who are keeping this genre of music alive" Steve Lally (Blues Matters)
worth searching out and going to see Blueprint magazine
"Leeds' finest exponents of the blues" Yorkshire Evening Post
Dear friends! We are happy to see a good year go towards a good end. Again we will be playing our Christmas Show in the Moscow Megasphere - and that really makes us happy. The Moscow crowd is one of the best in the world and we would love to have you all with is. It's gonna be one hell of a rock party! Our website is undergoing major updates at the moment, but as soon as it's back we highly recomment that you pick up your free Single and DVD "Chase the Dragon" and tell us what you think. In the meantime Rozencrantz is back in the studio, working on brand new material. As always, we will keep you updated. Best regards, Horatio
Salut Crossut Saw C'est une grande joie pour moi de te compter parmi mes amis sur myspace, bienvenue dans mon univers musical et je te souhaite beaucoup de succès dans tes projets à + Michel
