Mike Perrett vocals & guitar Andrew Stafford double bass Alan Wallace mandolin & accordion Andy Phillips drums
Charlie Newell fiddle
Influences
Earth, Wind and Firewater, Strong Coffee (not Hot Chocolate), the Bountiful North (not The Beautiful South), Flat Caps, Flatt & Scruggs, Cash (esp. Johnny), The Clash, 4-4-2, One-nil, The Only Ones, Pernice Brothers, Coen Bros, Scud Mountain Boys, Grandaddy, Grandads Don't Indicate, Gram, Mike & Micky (Chinn & Chapman), New York Dolls (not Pussycats), Summer (Donna or Indian), Day Dreaming, Ryan not Bryan, Sunday suits, chips, dips, Paris (not Hilton), Theakstons (not Jamies), The Handsome Family, The Rockingbirds, The Long Ryders, the lone ranger, the great outdoors, The Grateful Dead and we especially love Benjamin Thomas, Grantura, The Southern Tenant Folk Union, Jeremy Mendoncka, Green Rock River Band, The Cedars and not forgetting The mighty Coal Porters
'Just Another Saturday is a great little country record . . The fiddle playing absolutely shines in “Kit’s Song” and “Let the Bottle Take the Heartache Away”, with the latter employing a mournful accordion to produce a Pogues-like barroom lullaby'
'The Gobblers Knob' – Read Revue
'The “five boys in black” have been doing the rounds of the UK’s country/Americana circuit over the past couple of years to increasing acclaim, and they now consolidate those live appearances by releasing this five-track EP (produced, interestingly by Davy O'List, formerly of The Nice and The Attack) . . . Tight, well-crafted, catchy and addictive self-penned songs with a stomping rootsy vibe, all propelled along by a keen fiddle melody line '
Dave Kidman, Folk and Roots – Read Revue
'Anglo-Americana in the finest tradition.
The Dog Roses are to be congratulated for their fine sense of melody. Every one of the five songs here is gloriously catchy and delivered with a compelling forcefulness . . . it has a certain quality which American acts, for all their authenticity, could never hope to capture. It’s the same quality you can find on a Brinsley Schwarz or a Rockingbirds album'
Kai Roberts, Americana UK – Read Revue
"Addictive twangy tunes" says the press release and that about nails it. The songs are well written and combine both homegrown and Americana elements. Despite the infectious foot-tappers the stand out track for me is the slower country tearjerker "Let the Bottle Take the Heartache Away" ‘No Depression' – Read Revue
Sounds Like
Fixtures 99-09
HOME
12 Bar Club, Denmark St - The Borderline, Manet St - What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone - Come Down and Meet The Folks, Camden & Kentish Town - The Windmill, Brixton - The Boogaloo, Highgate - The Alma, Crystal Palace - Dog House, Kennington - The Betsey Trotwood, Farringdon - The Apple Tree, Farringdon - Hope and Anchor, Islington - Easycome Acoustic Club, Peckham - The Green Note, Camden - Moriarty’s, Islington - White Hart, Whitechapel (happily gone out of business) - Fusilier & Firkin, Camden - Chill on the Hill, Crouch Hill - The Arts Café, E1 - The Half Moon, Putney - The Fiddler’s Elbow, Chalk Farm - The Glad, Borough - The Boogaloo, Highgate - Filthy McNasty's, Islington
AWAY
Leamington Spa Peace Festival - The Crow, Brussels - Acoustic Gathering, Scarborough - Nouveau Casino, Paris - Cambridge Folk Festival - Dentdale Music and Beer Festival - Musician, Leicester - State of the Art Tattoo Festival, Derby - House of Live, Paris - Merci Charlie, Paris - A Boat on the Seine, Paris - Ely Folk Festival - Hoo St Warburg Yacht Club - Beached Festival, Scarborough - Cambridge Folk Festival - Wal-fest, Wallington - The Royal Oak, Holmbury St Mary - Pistols,(Don't Go To)Coulsdon - Bear and Ragged Staff, Crayford - The Three Crowns, East Grinstead
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Congrats on the new CD, and I'm bummed that the distance between northern California and London will prevent me from being there for the release party! All the best, Geoff
Thank you sir, no worries at all, I know the pain of not having an essential piece of equipment at a gig, especially from my band days. Cheers for that too, it was a great night, you were all on immaculate form -as always- and I hope we can do another one together soon!
Hey fellas, fancy playing our club 2nd April? Week after our gig together at the Sheep Walk - second date - could be a beauitful thing! its the Ram Jam Club in Kingston Upon Thames www. grey-horse. co. uk/rjc