There have been a few over the last two years. Drums: Rob Bray,Luke Goddard, and curently Jonny Mattok Bass: Luke Goddard and now Pat Fish. Backing Vocals have been provided by: Sara Spade, Kath Schaer, Lisa Mason-Green and Esther Schnieder.
Influences
Lightnin’ Hopkins, Skank, The Kinks, Sam Cooke, Tim Hardin, Fred Neil, Bo Diddley, Jonny Fantastic, The Beta Band, John Coltrane, Roland Kirk, Late Nights, Bert Jansch, The Velvet Underground, Early mornings, Stan Getz, Bob Dylan, Roy Harpper, T-Bone Walker, Mum and Dad, Ray Charles, The Tell Tale Hearts, Wizz Jones, Pat Fish, Jesse Morning Star, Buffy Saint Marrie, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Micky Greeny, Love, William B Caruthers, My Gran, Josh White, Nina Simone, Leonard Cohen, The Coasters, Jonathan Richman
Sounds Like
Me........................
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I've been playing in public for a couple of years round England and people keep asking me back. Recently I went to Germany and did a mini tour. In Marburg this appeared in the press:
Joe Woolley was first to mount the stage which was sparsely set with a table and a barstool. This lanky youngster from the little village of Long Buckby near Northampton, worked nervously, and smoked his cigarette with trembling hands. He told us about his stressy journey from Berlin where he had performed the previous day, and how pleased he was to return to Marburg.
It seemed as if he wanted to talk the tension out of his soul, and you would hardly have thought this hectic bundle of nerves could produce the fine performance with which he enthused his audience.
Woolley talked himself into a hole, spilled beer, feigned coolness, and yet after a few numbers it was clear; the man has got the blues and he is a talented guitarist. For a whole hour he alternated original compositions and cover-versions, which demanded everything of both singer and guitar, and which condemned the feet of the audience to tapping along.
I had a great time, thanks to everyone involved
I am curently working with a tabla player, we'll record soon.
Its been a long time my old friend joe wooley. and I must say, im still completely in love with ur song fair skin blues, my god I must have lived those lyrics nearly 100 times. Thank you for writing such an incredible song. 1 day im gonna come over there, an we are gonna jam, so u watch out. U might run across me.
Hey Joe! The Strides are playing our Hammond groove a go-go tunes at Decades Bar on Gold Street, Northampton, Friday night at 9pm. Hoping you can come. The Strides
Hey Joe, how about a Northampton folk blues revival? All we need is a venue and some like minded talent!!! Beat Wednesday upsairs in the labour club was great are you going to start that up again soon?
Evening fella, would just like to say thanks for a splendid evening at the Vic last night. Those tunes really remind me of our Shropshire trip... I think the Vic may put some kind of chemical in their ale which makes one happy and jovial while at the same time losing all of their inhibitions...
By the time you read this you probably will have already played the Racehorse; hope you had fun...
