• THE EXPERIENCE •
La Cage - the punks, goths and bikers all cramming in to listen.
The Wedgewood Rooms - encored to the rafters on the venue's first stage.
Blues At The Fort - a performance that had jaws dropping and pints left untouched.
Guilfest - blistering heat, blistering blues, blisters galore, whistles, applause and cheers.
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard - a band on fire in the freezing rain, and still they danced.
• THE BAND •
An incarnation of four unrelated siblings who live, breathe and play searing, vibrant
Rhythm and Blues. Veterans of stages shared with Dr Feelgood, Blues'n'Trouble, Snowy
White, Denny Laine, The Hoax, Sherman Robertson, & Mica Paris.
• THE COMMITMENT •
Powerhouse urban electric blues ... solid, edgy guitar work from Mash, singing like his
life depends on it, cool chords from Paul's keys, all propelled by the 'engine room' -
Martin and Dirk on bass and drums.
The Riotous Brothers ... fiery ... heartfelt ... honest.
• THE MUSIC •
A cup of Jay Owens ... two spoons of Johnny Guitar Watson ... steep in the skinny
harp-hop of Honey Pot and muddy-minors of I'm Ready ... add strong original material,
the anguished She Don’t Sleep at Night and raucous I’ve Had My Fill, alongside carefully
chosen, unusual covers ... When a Blind Man Cries ... Strange Face of Love.
• THE FUTURE •
The Riotous Brothers mix it up to create maximum groove, maximum smiles on the
faces of both the band and the punters, from traditional twelve bar surprises to
unexpected left-turns where the set becomes a firework display of freewheeling impro,
giving the boys room to live a little and expand on the vibe ...
The Riotous Brothers ... not 'Woke Up This Morning', but 'Going Out Tonight'.
• THE FEEDBACK •
"You guys are freakin' awesome!" Bill Duffy, Portland, MN, USA
" Honest. Soulful. Not a cover band, an Undercover Band ..." Bruce Hensal, Orlando, FLA
