Hello. Who are you? We are Papa Truck from the U.K. Pleased to meet you. Tell us about yourself. To become an honorary "Trucker", just join our friends list. Honk!
Have a listen to the tracks here and at CDBaby. Enjoy the music and namaste, dudes!
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PAPA TRUCK: Papa Truck
Great songs from a leading group of UK bluegrass boys, with influences from The Beatles to Van Halen and George Formby to Union Station.
Hear clips of the whole album at CDBABY.com Click on the mini album cover directly above.
Like the clips at CDbaby and on this page? Debut album now available. Limited edition card digipack format.
1. U.K. fans can get it direct from us on CD. £10 inc UK P&P. email us here or at thepapatruck@yahoo.co.uk. Orders also taken by cheque or paypal (will send you paypal account email)
2. U.S. and the whole world can buy through CD Baby link above.
"Great CD! GREAT MUSIC!!! You can quote me on that!" Gracie Muldoon. WWB.
"I've finally got the album, Yay! It sounds fantastic!!! All I've been listening to since! " K.S.
" It is just a highly enjoyable album altogether."
Geoff Morris
WALL-TO-WALL BLUEGRASS
www.worldwidebluegrass.com
"Rebound Love is still humming round my brain!" M.B.
"the humour is good-natured and ebullient, furnishing songs such as ‘Rebound Love’ with the same droll quality you’d find on a John Hartford record....with bands like this emerging, the future of home-grown bluegrass looks bright!" www.americana-uk.com
"Love the album fellas. Sounds great in the car." M.W.
"I had gotten an invitation to become a friend and when I went there I LOVED your music and decided right away to go get the cd!" C.C.
All instruments were played live over 2 days with a few overdubs cos Martin only has two arms. Vocals were added on the 3rd day. Mixed on the 4th.
Guitar and Banjo Lessons
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Dan is available for professional guitar and 5-string banjo lessons. Most styles of guitar; acoustic and electric, from classical to metal.
Also available for recording sessions. Want some banjo on your band's track or just want to improve your playing and learn the neck?
Please send a message with any enquiries.
The Truck Story
Papa Truck came together when Martin Selman brought his songwriting talents along to jam with newly converted banjoist, Dan Abram. Having played the guitar for over 20 years, Dan was charmed and inspired by the earthy sounds on the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" film and bought his 1st banjo (Beyonce) in 2004. (The Thrills are are also to blame for using the instrument on their fantastic 1st album.) Selman and Abram soon had a short set of 5 songs: Bledlow Ridge, about an infamous local robbery; Hurley Marina, the story of marriage and fishing; Bubba's Big Mama's Bar and Grill, about forgetting your wallet; Blue Kind of Something Nice, a description of some very tight jeans; and 500 Miles From Here, a song about cars and that.
They were soon joined by Simon R Poulton on upright bass and Mark Leppard on lead guitar (a Santa Cruz, no less!) but both met with bizarre skiing accidents.
Their replacements were Sparkie on double bass and Ryan Quartermaine on guitar and a new phase in Papa Truck's history was born. (can a "phase" be born? hmm...) The 2 new members brought with them fine harmony vocals and great arranging skills. Britney also took over from Beyonce.
By this time the band had written enough songs for the album you find here. As you can see, they have a wide range of influences which have produced an eclectic mix. Have a listen and buy it if you like it. Which you will, I am sure. (unless you have no taste, of course!)
Britney has now been superseded by Bjork the banjo. (A Nechville Nextar!)
Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
hey, Tomorrow night we are playing the luminaire in kilburn, we would really appreciate it if you could make it down, we really wanted to make the London show really speacial and with your help we can, do you think you can come along? :)
Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane.To those who don't know me, I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
We hope you can come to our gig at Bush Hall, Shepherd's Bush on Friday. Spread the word to your friends. It'll be a great party.
Its the launch party for our new album "Baka Beyond the Forest" that was released on Monday
You can hear clips on our website (www.baka.co.uk) and our Myspace page.
One Love!
As a boy whose ancestral roots run through Watlington to West Wycombe on to Lacey Gren and Bledlow Ridge your Chiltern Hills fair stirs my heart. Thank you.
Hello! Our second single ‘Bill Hicks’ is now available for pre-order on download, 7" and CD, and it's currently #1 on the play. com download pre-order chart.
We are self-managed, self-published, and self-released on our own record label and our debut single "Trauma Town" entered at #9 in the Official UK Indie charts. We're hoping to make this one go even bigger -
The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website.
You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
Great set @ The Wheatsheaf in Leighton Buzzard on Friday. Good crowd for an unknown band & a great atmosphere. Keep rocking, looking forward to the next time !!
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