GD Kelly - Vocals, Keyboards, Harp /
Mark Hubbard - Bass /
Andy Thornton - Drums /
Rich Gibson - Guitar
Influences
Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, J.B. Lenoir, Little Walter, John Mayall, Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, Sonny Boy Williamson, Bo Diddley, Eric Clapton, The Band, ZZ Top, Mississippi John Hurt,
Sounds Like
Midnight Special have an organic sound, from instruments without a lot of effects. We are trying to put our own stamp on some very old blues and soul recordings.
We use piano / organ, harmonica, guitars through valve amps, bass and drums.
Think back to the British Blues Boom when stars of the future such as The Rolling Stones, John Mayall, The Yardbirds, The Animals were cutting their teeth on Jimmie Rogers, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Sonny Boy Williamson etc. But also think about how Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds have updated the blues and you’ll have some idea.
Also the band are exploring the songs from the time when Rock and Roll and Soul were very young, and it was very hard to separate them, many songs fitting into both genres.
Come down and see us and have some fun!
This is a newish blues / soul / r & b band, playing the Leeds and Bradford circuit.
Leeds music man Mark Hubbard (bass), manager of the now legendary Old Chapel Rehearsal Studios and friend to many approached musical friend Rich Gibson (guitar) with the idea of forming a new blues band.
Mark has played in a number of bands before including: Act Natural, Freud Squad, Ibn Ghazi, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry.
Rich still plays original music in Spring on vocals and guitar, but has also had spells in Bagman etc.
Next up was GD himself on vocals / keyboards / harp who has played in many bands around Yorkshire.
Andy Thornton has joined most recently on drums. Andy also plays in Coaltrain.
Hope you're all good, we'd just like to invite you to pay a visit to our new website www.bluesistruth.co.uk home of the most uncompromising blues band in Britain. Also, if you know of any good new blues acts get in touch with Ian's radio show on www.ukjazzradio.com we're looking for the next big thing in blues!
This is the poster for the upcoming Pendle LoveMusicHateRacism Event. It will take place on Sunday 4th October at the new ACE Centre in Nelson. Over 30 acts wil be performing over 3 diverse stages. It starts at 2pm and will last allday. £3 for over 9 hours of live music! Under 12 year old's get in free. Please help us spread the word. Hope to see you there www.lmhr.co.uk Check the website for the full line-up. (:
Without further a do we are pleased to announce the studio is open.
The large live room has acoustically isolated zones, vocal booth, digital capabilities and extensive analogue mixing and mastering facilities.
Contemporary interior design with furniture from bmw and deep shag pile carpets, provided together with excellent engineers, affordable rates, fresh coffee and a private terrace we have created one of the best studios in the north for you.
Hi Chaps. Thanks for asking me to dep for you last night. Really enjoyed it and it kept me on my toes. See you soon with your proper line up....great drummer by the way.
brill gig last night at the roscoe, really enjoyed it. Had a quick listen to the recording last night and it sounded very good (after a bottle of wine :-) can't wait to get started on it. See you soon.
We are proud to be currently working alongside BAM (Bradford acoustic music), a new goverment initiative trying to promote musical talent in Bradford. BAM offer advise and help to up and coming bands and solo artists. They are currently helping two of Bradfords most promising up and coming bands get signed.
If you would like to be involved, please come down to one of our Live @ The Lounge acoustic and open mic nights commencing on the Wednesday 14th November and running every wednesday. Calling all have a go heroes... All welcome!
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