Slick Mick with the Quick Pick, Mighty Al Sanchez, Fat Bottom Brown, The Percussion Twins, Highway Dave
Influences
Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Electric Light Orchestra, Roy Wood, David Bowie, Slade, Deep Purple, King Crimson, Rolling Stones. Oh, and Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd.
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Highway Dave and the Varmints The Lowdown on the Hoedown
'I like your sound, its a mix of Honky-tonk, the Burritos and the Byrds' - when guitar supremo Albert Lee gives a compliment like that, you just gotta take notice. Add the spirit of Johnny Cash and a dash of Worcestershire sauce and you'll have some idea what these Varmints are about.
The band recently completed work on their new album Bucket Town, slated for release on New Mountain Music with distribution from Proper. Bucket Town was recorded and produced by ex-Decca and Stax veteran Dave Williams at his Norfolk based Grange Studios, which specialises in delivering great authentic results for blues and roots artists through the use of top quality analogue tape equipment.
While no click tracks, drum machines or cutting and pasting were used in the recording, the album has been mastered for CD using up to the minute digital technology by David Mitson. David, who in a bizarre quirk of fate went to school with Highway Dave and Varmints guitarist Mick South, has recently returned to the UK after 20 years in Los Angeles, where he was senior engineer for Sony and responsible for mastering many of the world’s most famous artists.
Since 2004, Highway Dave and The Varmints have been a firm favourite support for bands like Albert Lee and Hogans Heroes, The Country Joe MacDonald Band, James Burton's TCB Band, Los Pacaminos, Hayseed Dixie, Eve Selis and The Hacienda Brothers. As a six-piece band, with full drum kit and two percussionists, earning them the title "The Santana of Country!", Highway Dave and The Varmints deliver a high energy, foot stompin' blend of authentic Americana and Alt Country that's not to be missed. As was overheard at a recent gig, "They are to country what the Pogues are to Irish music".
'Alt.Americana Country sound right from England Very Unusual!' Rich Palmer, Miami Valley Podcast.
'A new brand of in-your-face country music. This self-described black country and western music is catchy and beguiling from the start to the finish.' Country Music Round-Up
'This gang, well, they're very good indeed. These are black country boys with a sense of humour. They've certainly come up with a hugely enjoyable album.' David Callister, New Cool Country, Album Of The Week , Manx Radio
'Amazing!' Marie Crichton, BBC Radio Shropshire, Hereford and Worcester, Stoke.
So What'cha gonna do? Well, just keep it down to 85 and git yerself along to a Highway Dave and The Varmints gig real soon to find out for yerself.
Sure, you can run from this band but you'll only get tired!
Checkout the first album at www.cdbaby.com/highwaydave. Second album Bucket Town coming very soon now, yes, very soon....
Highway Dave and The Varmints's Friend Space (Top 22)
Hi Folks, McKenZie will be playing at the Lincoln Country Music Festival at 11am on Friday July 4th at the Lincoln Showground, and will be featured on Rick O’Shay’s country show on Cheshire FM at 8pm, July 15th. Tune in on the net on www. cheshirefm. com Thanks for the add!
Worcester Music Festival 22nd - 24th August Free Entry - The Ultimate Celebration of Live Music In Worcester Also supporting local charities www. worcestermusicfestival. co. uk
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McKenZie are playing at the Hemnall Club at 7.30pm in Hemnall Street, Epping, Essex this Sunday April 27th, it would be great to see you there. They are also talking to Ken McLeod at Tay AM Radio (www. tayam. co. uk) on Wednesday April 30th at 8pm on his country music show. Tune in on the net or at 1161/1584 AM. thanks for the add! Zoe & Kenny
Hi guys, hope you’re doing well, thanks for being friends, enjoyed your tunes!
Dave Cash played songs from our album Walking on Steel on his country music show on BBC radio Kent on April 6th, listen again at www. bbc. co. uk/kent
On Sunday April 13th at 8 PM McKenZie will be talking to Paul West who presents The New Country Show on Hope FM Radio about their album, Walking on Steel. Please tune in to www. hopefm. com (90.1 FM) to hear a great country music show, thanks for the ad!
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Haha, box carrying... yeah... i woulda offered to help... had i not been so lazy :p Hope you dont have a bad back from all that lifting :p
And whats that supposed to mean about the visitors?? lol, as it happens, i dont check who it is, but i saw that you were online when i posted my comment the other day and thought i'd try and catch u whilst you were online :) coincidence that you were on my profile? probably.
Cya tomorow for the emulsion throwing... (onto the walls of course =P)
I hope everyone is in fine health, of body and mind, and the road is prooving smooth and true.
Please enjoy our new Video for our single 'Nature of This Town' wich was released last monday (on Butterfly Recordings). We filmed it where we live in South East London, Mundania Court, Peckham Rye, One Tree Hill and Gipsy Hill. Spot our pretty little Miss Brian Ferret's camio. Thanks to Andy Hankdog for letting us borrow his house with living room swings, and to our favourite chippy fisherman at the Dolphin Fish Bar. And shame on the Manhatten Loft Corporation who are turning our beautiful Honor Oak Baptist Church into flats. nice one.
24 Oct 2007 20:00 Leytonstone Ex-Servicemen’s Club London, London and South East 1 Nov 2007 20:00 Glee Club Birmingham, Midlands 7 ..ransmusicales, Salle de la Cite Renne 8 Dec 2007 20:00 Renne Maximum Security Women’s Prison Renne 12 ..he Luminiare London 18 ..he Social London, London and South East 28 Dec 2007 12:00 Royal Festival Hall London, London and South East
"Yeah.. Keith Urban man he’s real cool And that Kenny Chesney he’s nobody’s fool But aw ..Man that Brooks and Dunn They know how to get’ R’ done They can bring it all it just one song Aw.. man… I wish I could write a country song."
Hey Y'all have a great Day & thanks for the add. Songwriter,Danny
