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The High Plane Drifters
Psychedelic / Garage / Blues

Debut album out now as heard on CSI Miami!



Stockton On Tees
United Kingdom

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Member Since11/1/2005
Band Websitethehighplanedrifters.co.uk
Band MembersTimothy James Oxnard

(Guitar and Vocals)

The High Plane Drifters at The Dirty Water Club London (Chris and Lily Jet Lag Photography)

Wesley John Stephenson

(Percussion)

The High Plane Drifters at The Dirty Water Club London (Chris and Lily Jet Lag Photography)

Photographs by Lily and Chris - Jet Lag Photography.

InfluencesMore influences than you can shake a stick at!
Sounds LikeWe like to refer to it all as Psychedelic Garage Blues music, although we also attempt to stick as many ideas into the pot as is possible, without keeping within personal boundaries too much, sprinkle a little freeness maybe? compose it into a piece of aural painting and Bob is your Uncle! Turn it up loud and beat it hard with a stick, lovingly of course to try and recreate the thunder of God. I think we'll stick to refering to it as Psychedelic Garage Blues music as that is our mystery, though meltdown is never far away.

The High Plane Drifters perform "Shake Shake" at The Glasgow Barfly

The First Ever High Plane Drifters U.S Gig Flyer!

The High Plane Drifters tour of America begins with The Bohannons in Atlanta and will feature 16 shows in 16 days most of which will be with The Black Diamond Heavies concluding in Louisville, Kentucky.

Deep Blues Festival 2009

The High Plane Drifters will be appearing at this years Third Annual Deep Blues Festival in Minneapolis, please click on the flyer for further details.

The High Plane Drifters - Sweet Poppy Jean/ White Star Lightning

Download the new songs "SWEET POPPY JEAN" and "WHITE STAR LIGHTNING" from I-Tunes due out July 6th.

Record LabelDon't Tell Clare
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 11 2009 8:00P
The Star Bar Atlanta, U.S.A, Georgia
Jul 12 2009 8:00P
Mo’ Daddys Asheville, U.S.A, North Carolina
Jul 13 2009 8:00P
The End Nashville, U.S.A
Jul 14 2009 8:00P
JJ’s Bohemia Chattanooga, U.S.A, Tennessee
Jul 15 2009 7:30P
Off Broadway St Louis, U.S.A, Missouri
Jul 16 2009 8:00P
RIBCO Rock Island, U.S.A, Illinois
Jul 17 2009 8:00P
KC Hall, 180 Main Dubuque, U.S.A, Illinois
Jul 18 2009 8:00P
The Deep Blues Festival Minneaopolis, U.S.A, Minnesota
Jul 19 2009 8:00P
Deep Blues Festival Minneapolis, U.S.A, Minnesota
Jul 20 2009 8:00P
High Noon Saloon Madison, U.S.A, Wisconsin
Jul 21 2009 8:00P
Brass Rail Ft Wayne, U.S.A, Indiana
Jul 22 2009 8:00P
Frankies Toledo, U.S.A, Ohio
Jul 23 2009 5:00P
School Of Rock - St Clair Shores 5pm Show Detroit, U.S.A, Michigan
Jul 23 2009 8:00P
Belmont Bar Detroit, U.S.A, Michigan
Jul 24 2009 8:00P
Cincinnati TBC Cincinnati TBC
Jul 25 2009 8:00P
Z Bar Louisville, U.S.A, Kentucky
Aug 1 2009 3:00P
The Riverside Festival - 3PM Teesside, Cleveland U.K, Northeast
Aug 4 2009 7:00P
Marc Riley Live Session On Your Radiogramme
Sep 12 2009 8:00P
Festival in Montpellier - France Montpellier, France
Sep 20 2009 8:00P
The Cluny Newcastle, U.K, Northeast

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   About The High Plane Drifters
Biography

The High Plane Drifters are a Psychedelic Garage Blues two piece from Nothern England consisting of Wesley Stephenson on Drums and Timothy Oxnard on vocals and guitar.

Together they have inspired and excited many with their exciting live set, betraying their audiences ears with their full sound. Their music is nothing new, but comes from so many sources that it renders the music fresh, though it echoes half a century of rock and roll heritage, The High Plane Drifters are totally original.

Described as “like having all your birthdays arrive at once, well that’s if you like your tunes packed with what sounds like a bastardised concoction of raw as you like early primitive JMC going head to head with the more gritty garage ensembles, imagine John Spencer and Co dropped dead centre of the 60’s beat scene – yeah that f**king good, listen a little closer and the detachment of early Warsaw / Joy Division begins to eke into view”.

Their self released output of Two E.P's and an LP have sold around the globe. Although they have had interest from many major and minor record labels their LP was financed by the winnings of the PRS ATOM AWARD , a nomination only award that they won, being only one of three winners in the UK, the only band from the North of England to do so.

They have also landed themselves a publishing deal in the United States with Hunnypot Publishing , based in Los Angeles, who approached them to sign the deal, they have had music used in C.S.I Miami and Breaking Bad as well as being touted for Tarantino movies amongst other things. They join a staple of artists as diverse as Clutch and The Victorian English Gentlemens Club .

Shortly before he died John Peel was impressed enough to play their demo version of “Trouble In Mind” , and this was long before they released any records, they have also been played by Mark Lamarr on Radio 2, Vic Galloway on Radio 1, Steve Lamacq and a heap of local BBC shows, good underground stations like Artrocker and Resonance, plus a host of other stations in America, New Zealand, Ireland, Croatia, Portugal, France, Israel, Malta, Slovenia and Argentina .

They have toured all parts of the British Isles and are now set to tour Europe and the United States after invites from promoters there including Chris Johnson from The Deep Blues Festival in Minnesota where the band are set to perform in 2009. They have played gigs with Stateside bands such as the The Black Diamond Heavies, The Immortal Lee County Killers, The Soledad Brothers, The Hentchmen, Whirlwind Heat, The Bravery, Dooley Wilson who they also released a Split E.P with, as well as acoustic artists such as Benjamin Wetherill and Serious Sam Barrett .

“This pair sound like a three-, even four-piece band at times, and they achieve this more subtly than by just blasting the room with wall-to-wall racket. Drummer Wesley John Stephenson's fulsome and varied percussive palette is crucial to this illusion - as is frontman Timothy James Oxnard's use of his guitar alternately as rhythm engine, lead instrument, surrogate bass, even as a kind of modernist cello when he grinds a bow futuristically across six strings, propelled by appropriately Krautrock express-train drums”.

Considering this is a group that have achieved this with their self released records on their own label, and have organised their own tours with limited resources and hard work they remain optimistic, open minded and excited about the future and what it is to offer, and it seems right now that the world is ready to offer it a great deal more than obscurity.

RELEASES...

“Hot Property E.P” - Vinyl 7”

“The High Plane Drifters and Dooley Wilson Split E.P” - Vinyl 7”

“Georgian Ghosts, Archer Street Blues and The Candy Factory” - Vinyl LP and CDR

COMPILATIONS...

Blighty’s Still Smokin’ (Free Compilation with Issue 30 of Carbon 14 Magazine)

The Ballroom Of Romance (Free Compilation Issued at The Lower Deck, Dublin, 28th April 2005)

Spearhead In The City (Promotional Compilation sponsored by Orange and Generator North East)

CONTACT INFORMATION...

If you would like to book the band get in touch through myspace or

thehighplanedrifters@hotmail.com

The debut LP titled "Georgian Ghosts, Archer Street Blues and The Candy Factory" is now available to buy along with the previous “Hot Property E.P” and “THPD and Dooley Wilson Split E.P” . The records are available to buy online from the Don't Tell Clare Webshop.

www.donttellclare.co.uk/shop.htm

Alternatively you can order releases from all good record shops with Cargo Distribution or contact the band directly and to see what they can do.

If you want to know anything else just get in touch! THPD are always looking for gigs and opportunities to release more records and they would love to hear from you if you have any Videos / Photographs / Reviews.

Get in touch also for promos if you want to DJ or review the music .

God bless you all


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The High Plane Drifters's Friends Comments
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Atomic Suplex





Jul 11 2009 9:59 PM

WELCOME BROTHERS....YOU GOT GOOD TASTE!!

CLICK HERE



Hans Rosenberg





Jul 10 2009 2:00 PM

RiCK HUSSEiN SAUNDERS





Jul 10 2009 1:03 PM

Appearing at The Deep Blues Festval:
HiGH PLANE DRiFTERS!

http://realdeepblues.blogspot.com/2009/06/high-plane-drifters.html

http://www.deepbluesfestival.com/
Jasmin





Jul 9 2009 9:08 AM

Congrats on the USA gigs! I can say from experience that Nashville, Cincinnati and Louisville are all awesome places.

Have fun!
Jasmin xx
CRACKTOWN





Jul 8 2009 10:07 AM

Dash it all, but you still sound awesome, gents!
Best of luck with your US rampage; don't forget to get into a drunken argument with some local berk about the War of Independence - they can't get enough of it, you know.
Keep it gangsta,
CrackTown
THE P!NCH





Jul 6 2009 10:06 PM

John





Jul 5 2009 6:54 PM

Have a good trip. Schedule looks hard work.
Make sure you enjoy yourselves too!
Sal Paradise





Jul 5 2009 8:31 AM

Good luck on your usa tour!
DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL





Jul 4 2009 4:18 PM


The 2009 Deep Blues Festival Poster


See you soon


BBC Radio Bristol Introducing





Jul 3 2009 12:22 PM

Hi there HPD,

Hope things are good with you. We’re playing "Sweet Poppy Jean" on BBC Radio Bristol Introducing this Saturday morning between 1-4am (repeated on Sunday 1-4am). Hear it “live” or online on the i-Player anytime in the 7 days after broadcast, there’s a link on our myspace profile.

Happy Dynamic Living!

Richard Pitt & Gary Smith
BBC Radio Bristol Introducing
Mudlow





Jun 30 2009 12:59 PM

Good luck at DBF keeping up the British contingent's presence!!
Have a blast!

all the best
Mudlow
DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL





Jun 27 2009 12:23 AM

Looking forward to meeting you folks in person and to hear your songs live. It's been a long process, but we're almost there. Travel safe.
The Indecent Elephant Boy of Bayroot





Jun 25 2009 1:05 PM

Hey guys...

Long time no speak hope all is well and dandy, good luck on the up coming tour...

jarl





Jun 13 2009 11:29 AM

tim & wes..would just like to say what a great gig you played at the studio in hartlepool last night .always blown away by how great you guys really are!! great adventures await in the usa ,good luck on the road ...jar(
Nelson





Jun 2 2009 2:53 PM

Photobucket
Shametown





Jun 1 2009 12:21 AM

I heard you guys this week on an episode of "Breaking Bad." Very cool.
THE P!NCH





May 26 2009 4:06 PM

I still fucking love you though I'm sorely saddened - but you're on for later btw...

enjoy the States gentlemen
Silver Lion’s 20/20





May 25 2009 6:31 AM

Sorry, lads, about 'Boro. Hate to see y'all go down. On the other hand, Toon deserves it I'm afraid.

UP THE BORO!
SONS OF MAN





May 20 2009 10:58 AM

yo its ringo!

us tour, all looking good!

need a roadie?????
DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL





May 18 2009 6:46 PM

Offices of Raoul Duke





Apr 20 2009 12:04 PM

How about trying for Pittsburgh, PA USA.
31st Street Pub-Call them or the Smiling Moose maybe??? Call em, get booked, and bring sum records with ya for us all to buy! Great sound!
Hunnypot Radio





Apr 16 2009 5:39 PM

Killer new songs!!!
Das Wanderlust





Mar 28 2009 10:54 AM

Hurry and finish your new recordings - they sound AWETHOME!

x
Chief





Mar 27 2009 7:06 PM

heard you guys are finally making it to the states. i'll hopefully be running into you while you're over here.
DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL





Mar 24 2009 1:44 PM

We'll be featuring a different 2009 festival band each day on our myspace page right up through the July events.




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